CFCC STARS

You may have noticed the latest true-crime miniseries “Candy” while browsing Hulu, but did you notice CFCC’s Drama Instructor, Jack Landry? The series stars Jessica Biel as the real-life Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the axe murder of her neighbor. Landry plays Candy’s best friend’s husband, appearing often in the show. While Landry’s “Candy” feature is one of the many acting gigs he’s tacked to his resume, his career didn’t start quite so glamorous.

With a packed U-Haul and a Master of Fine Arts in tow, Jack Landry pulled out of Pennsylvania with his sights set on Los Angeles. Then, an opportunity popped up and he ended up taking a detour down the east coast to film a commercial, which led to a recurring role in the TV series, “Surface,” and prompted Landry to settle down in “Hollywood East” or Wilmington, NC. As “One Tree Hill” was reigniting the Wilmington film scene, Landry began striking sparks in the industry.

Flash forward, Landry has an extensive list of his works on imdb.com, including “Contraband” starring Mark Wahlberg, Netflix original “Outer Banks,” and the soon-to-be-released Netflix TV series “Florida Man.”

“I tell all my acting students that auditions are like a baseball pitch. If you’ve done your homework, did the batting practice, know how to swing, you go in and take a giant swing. What you don’t want to happen is you get a chance at a pitch and your bat is on your shoulder.”

“The theater program at CFCC is such a unique place with these professionals,” commented recent Associate of Fine Arts–Theater graduate Quentin Proulx. “Jack is a real example of that. He doesn’t just teach acting, he teaches real world aspects of becoming a working actor.”

The Wilson Center Studio Theater boasted two successful CFCC productions:

Fall 2021

“These Shining Lives”

by Melanie Marnich

Spring 2022

“Our Leading Lady”

by Charles Busch

Before COVID, Jordan Dively was working as an assistant stage manager for the Shakespeareinspired Quill Theatre in Richmond, VA. When the pandemic hit, she found herself out-of-work. Although she has a Bachelor’s degree in History, she fell in love with the theater, and after some research, she found CFCC’s Fine Arts – Theatre program. Dively chose CFCC’s technical track of study and is learning techniques of stage management, sets, costuming, and stage props. Dively was proud to display her props skills in CFCC’s recent production “These Shining Lives.”

• 3 teams won the Region X Conference Tournament and went to the NJCAA Tournament Championships

• 3 coaches named Region X Coach of the Year

• Dave Martin: Women’s Soccer

• Colby Rosser: Volleyball

• Trae Bryant: Women’s Basketball

• 31 Academic Award recipients (GPA of 3.0 or higher)

• 26 Region 10 All-Academic Team recipients (GPA 3.0 or higher)

• 12 NJCAA All-Academic Team recipients for the Fall 2021 Semester (GPA 3.6 and higher)

• Volleyball 4

• Men’s Soccer 3

• Women’s Soccer 3

• Men’s Basketball 2

• Finished 13-12

• AJ Thompson: 2nd Team All-Region

• JaJuan Carr: 2nd Team All-Region

• Talton Jones: 2nd Team All-Region

• Finished 18-7

• Jada Nowlin: 1st Team All-Region

• Rashauna Grant: 2nd Team All-Region

• Akyia King: 3rd Team All-Region

• Trae Bryant: Region 10 Coach of the Year

• Finished 2-6-2

• Caleb Woodard: 2nd Team All-Region

• Finished 10-2-1

• Kristarae Poell: 1st Team All-Region, NJCAA All-American Honorable mention, NJCAA Championship All-Tournament Team honors

• Natalie Haldeman: 1st Team All-Region

• Hannah Miller: 1st Team All-Region

• Alex Dompier: 2nd Team All-Region

• Dave Martin: Region 10 Coach of the Year

• Finished 21-5

• Kara Walker: 1st Team All-Region, Region 10 East Division Player of the Year

• AB Averett: 1st Team All-Region

• Naomi Pegues: 1st Team All-Region

• Grace Pulido: 2nd Team All-Region

• Colby Rosser: Region 10 Coach of the Year

“It’s so exciting to be a part of this group of coaches, athletes and staff. We’ve achieved so much on and off the field of play this past year and I couldn’t be more proud of all the hard work and dedication it took from everyone to make it happen.”

Ryan Mantlo, CFCC Athletic Director