THE LAMPLIGHTER WILL NOW HIGHLIGHT FACULTY AND STAFF INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF ALLEN-STEVENSON.
JAISON CORREA-SPAIN ’97
After Jaison Correa-Spain ’97 graduated with a BA in Studio Composition with a focus in voice from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY-Purchase in December 2005, he auditioned for Broadway shows and plays around New York City. He was also an alternate for the traveling company of RENT. Still pursuing his dream of singing professionally, he performs in Hip-Hop shows and concerts on the Lower East Side as well as Brooklyn with other Allen-Stevenson Alumni. Jaison also auditions for shows and musicals around the City when his time away from Allen-Stevenson permits. Keep your fingers crossed, and hopefully, one day you will see his name in bright lights!
DANYA HABER
Danya Haber's theatre career did not start at Allen-Stevenson. While attending NYU, Danya interned for Andhow! Theater Company, an off-off Broadway company that produces plays with a particular focus on wonder and imagination. She worked as an associate producer at Andhow! for three years before becoming the literary manager. All of the submissions sent to Andhow! go through Danya, and she selects the few that the company presents in readings and performances. Andhow! has a strong developmental process in which the company members discuss unproduced works and make suggestions to the playwright. After completing a script, the company hosts free reading series allowing the audience to give feedback to the playwright. The New York Theatre Experience Press published Andhow!’s most recent production, which the company performed at The Flea Theater.
STEPHEN WARNER
Over Spring Break, Stephen Warner, his wife, Martha Haakmat, and their three daughters Kaila, Georgia, and Grace traveled to South Africa to volunteer with ArtWorks for Youth (artworksforyouth.org). The organization works to address the glaring needs of South African schools. Stephen, assisted by his Eighth Grade daughter Kaila, taught math to a group of eager Seventh Graders who had previously spent weeks without a math teacher. When they left, one of the students gave them a note that read, “…keep helping kids everywhere you go. You should be proud of yourself.” Stephen’s other daughters helped prepare meals, organize art supplies, and distribute clothes and shoes to students. Martha taught health classes to students and led a “girls’ group” for older girls. For Stephen, one of the highlights of the trip was teaching over 50 children to play baseball. Thanks to the generosity of many Allen-Stevenson families and teachers, he brought a supply of gloves, bats, and balls with him. By the end of two weeks, children with no baseball experience were fielding grounders, running the bases, making diving grabs, and crushing home runs. After returning from their trip, the Warner family realized that they learned so much about life through the love, goodwill, and hopefulness of the impoverished children they met.
JOHN ZUFALL
John Zufall had a radio show when he was in college at Holy Cross. It was a heavy metal show that started at midnight on WCHC (88.1 FM) and was popular with the youth of Worcester. John and his partner would allow their calls to air live. The FCC never caught them. In 1998, he completed his one and only NYC marathon, and he has no plans to do another. John also married Lower School teacher Jenn Zimmerman in 2001, and they have a three year-old daughter named Lily.
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