Three young alumni have found that it pays to pursue their passions, that loving their work is an absolutely essential ingredient in both their professional success and personal satisfaction.
finding For some, the professional path forward is clear from the get-go. Take Chris Ghaffari ’08. Barely out of toddlerhood, Ghaffari made a circus out of his family living room in Riverside, Conn. Mom made a tent striped in red and white; young Ghaffari cast himself as the ringmaster, with his brother as the strongman. By 5th grade, Ghaffari was wrestling with Shakespeare in a G-rated Much Ado About Nothing. High school brought him to Brunswick, where he warmed his pipes in Pippin under the direction of Brunswick’s new theater teacher, Seth Potter. It’s a path that has led this onetime Bruin directly to “Go,” as it were. With Princeton behind him, he’s now in his second year at Yale School of Drama, honing the craft he loves in the shadow of some of the greats. Paul Newman, Henry Winkler, Stacy Keach, Meryl Streep, and Chris Noth are among the many who have passed through the school — all on their way to prolific careers in theater, film, television, and beyond.
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