The Department of Drama and Dance manities and the Arts in Queens; dancing for the Underground Dance Project which performs regularly at Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NYC; plans to begin attending NYU for master’s degree. Kahn, Madeline (’64) - deceased; starred with Bill Cosby in TV sitcom, Cosby, and in Mel Brooks’ film, Young Frankenstein. Kaiser, Amy Joyce (’97) - Director of Operations for the Yale Alumni Chorus Foundation, whose mission is to promote harmony through the universal language of music through international choral events, outreach, and supporting the creation of new choral work (www.yalealumnichorus.org); is excited to be singing again and have the opportunity to travel internationally, especially since she can’t seem to stay in one place for any length of time; prior to the chorus, spent a year as the Managing Director of the Orlando Shakespeare Festival and five seasons with The Pearl Theatre Company in NYC, ending her last two and one-half years there as the Managing Director. Kakiya, Nami (’97) - dancing with Rod Rodgers Dance Company. Kalinowski, Charles (’83) M.S., Brooklyn College; teaching science at Automotive High School, Brooklyn; took a school administrator certification program; lives on Long Island. Kane, Kevin (’84) – M.F.A. (Dance Choreography) UCLA; is currently a Ph.D. doctoral candidate in Cultural and Performance Studies at Claremont University; also holds an M.F.A. (Dance Choreography) from UCLA; with Monica Horan, co-founded and is the executive director of The Flourish Foundation—a nonprofit that supports arts and educational programs for youth in Los Angeles area; also with Monica, visited and spoke with Hofstra students in fall ’08; on faculty at UCLA in the Department of World Arts and Cultures where he designed and continues to direct the summer dance theater intensive program which brings high school youth from all over country to UCLA to study dance, theater, performance and social activism; also teaches Movement for Actors at The Atlantic Theatre Company Conservatory. Also recently: teaching residencies in performance and dance theater in Ghana and Hong Kong, and has presented papers in academic conferences in Hawaii, Washington. D.C., and Estonia. (www.kevinkaneonline.com) Kaplan, Leslie (’97) - completed professional writer’s program at USC. Kaplan, Steven (’73) - Artistic Director of The Punch Line, LA; founder New York's acclaimed Manhattan Punch Line; taught at UCLA, NYU, Yale; created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program; taught Two–Day Comedy Intensive in NYC. Karatnytsky, Christine (’82) – Master’s in Library Science, St. John’s University ’84; Scripts Librarian in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library since 1984; lives in NYC and works often as a stage manager and production assistant; is always at the service of Hofstra faculty and students, should they need something from the NYPL. Karlya, Tom (’81) - appeared in New York production of Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding for 10 years; appeared in Exiled, NBC TV movie, The Bill Cosby Show, Spin City; wrote novel, Code 10-13, But They Don’t Fall Down; is Executive Producer of dLifeTV, which has garnered one Emmy Award nomination, thirteen Telly Award wins and three Freddie Award nominations in the last three years; married with 3 children.
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Katz, Lisa (’90) – M.F.A. in Lighting Design, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music; living in Los Angeles. Katzman, Hal (’84) - living in NYC; working for a recording studio in Manhattan. Kaufman, Heather (’01) – Account Director at YARD (Marketing and Advertising), NYC.
Heather Kaufman (photo from Linkedin)
Kauffman, Kathryn (Seay) (’82) - lives in Dallas; produces reality shows, TV spots and videos for David Seay Productions with husband, David Seay; teaches acting and directs theater in Dallas; has served as a consultant on Jimmy Neutron. Kazan, Lainie (Levine) (’60) - singer, actress; appeared with fellow alum, Robert Davi, at Hofstra Playhouse (fall ’08); appeared on TV show Boston Legal ; performed “old standards” at Adams Playhouse; appeared in last episodes of King of Queens ; appeared in TV movie, The Engagement Ring ; played Fran Drescher’s mother on TV sitcom, Living With Fran; appeared in the film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Kearsley, Barry (’70) - deceased. Keats, David (’83) did NY Theater and independent film acting; recently moved to LA and was cast as the intern discovering Jet Li’s true identity in The One; won an Ensemble Acting Award from the LA Theater Critics for his starring role as Herbie Stemple in Night and Her Stars. Keigwin, Lawrence (’94) - founded Keigwin + Company in 2003; as artistic director has created 12 groundbreaking dances and led the company as it performed at theaters and dance festivals throughout New York City and across the country, including the Joyce Theater, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, New York City Center’s Fall For Dance Festival (Sept. ’10); created Keigwin Kabaret, a fusion of modern dance, vaudeville and burlesque presented by the Public Theater at Joe’s Pub and by Symphony Space.
Newsday entertainment article spotlighting Larry Keigwin, 7 March 2011
Keller, Heather (’98) - Currently on the webseries The Reel Housewives of Theatre West (http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWHR6klkDTI); booked and shot Behind the Fake Music: (http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEo7aVXS1c) which was on the cover of Best Week Ever; won Best Actress Award for Theatre American Season; won Best Actress from the Hollywood 24 Hour Film festival for her performance in Hattie Needs Rehab; had two plays she wrote produced at Theatre West in Hollywood, CA;. married on the beaches of Malibu CA (May ’09) to Brian McCarthy, writer and producer for such shows as Fear Factor, Wipeout, Tommy Lee Goes to College; just bought a new home in the hills of Los Angeles, CA; to send a message or to keep up with what Heather’s up to check out: www.heatherkeller.net Kelly, Dee-Dee (’83) - spokesperson (Nestle’s, et al); former co-host, Lifetime cable network show Attitudes. Kelly, Jennifer (’03) - toured with ARTSPOWER in The Little Engine That Could; married. Kelly, Lisa (’98) - played “Cassie” in A Chorus Line in Pensacola, FL. Kleen, Jenny (’94) - Master’s in Special Education, Fordham University; married Greg Keigwin in June; teaching in New York City. Klausen, Ray - set design for Broadway musical, Brooklyn. Kleiner, Sarah (’92) - married; living in New York. Knowles, Suzette (’90) - married to a musician and living in Tulsa, OK; is considering film school and would love to come back to NY; worked as a television producer and is now writing and performing music with her husband at area cafes and making an album. Koenig, Stuart H. (’61) - retired from teaching grades 5 and 6 after 35 years with the Bellmore School District. Kopie, Jeffrey (’86) - works for estate of the deceased artist, Donald Judd, in NY and Marfa, TX. Kraft, Ken (’74) - deceased. Krieger, Lynn (Wackstein) (’77) - Retired VP from Citibank and now lives in rural Hawaii on a Macadamia Nut Orchard. Kwanza, Kim (Huber) (’03) - married August ’08 to Brian Huber; teaching drama and English at Wantagh Middle School (LI), coaching a dance team, and directing the school musical. LaFrennie, Lisa (’88) - living in NYC; appeared in Guiding Light, Law and Order and has performed in many Off- and Off-Off-Broadway productions. Lanzarone, Megan (’08 ) - appeared in Treasure Island with Literally Alive Children’s Theatre, NYC (May ’09) , about which the New York Times said “. . . (she) makes a delightful hero.” LaPorte, Jennifer (’96) - pursued a Master’s degree in Health Administration at Hofstra. LaRussa, Salvatore (’00) - is a native New Yorker; premiered his first NYC season in 2004 which marked the start of his company, Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre; SLDT has performed extensively in New York City in traditional and nontraditional spaces, including Merce Cunningham Studio, the Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Auditorium, DEEP, Green Space, and Knitting Factory, and has been part of numerous festivals and symposiums in NYC and across the country, including the Emerging America Festival at the A.R.T. / Harvard University, Masculinity and Embodied Practice/ Movement Research & Urban Research Theater, Blooms Dance Festival, and the Queens Art Express; commissions and residencies have included Joyce Foundation/ Andrew W. Mellon Founda-