Five More to Watch Post-graduation and post-production, these Buckhead phenoms shine bright
All Grown Up My, they grow up fast. Check out what Buckhead’s highly successful sons and daughters have been up to since graduation. W. Lamar Chesney Jr.
The Lovett School graduate W. Lamar Chesney Jr. says his passion for innovation was influenced by Atlanta’s strong business community. The MBA grad, who recently graduated with honors from Mayor Kasim Reed congratulates W. Lamar Chesney Jr.
Rollins College’s Crummer Graduate School of Business, won Nestlé-Nespresso’s Sustainability MBA Challenge, along with three teammates. Chesney’s team proposed a sustainability plan that will positively impact thousands of Latin American coffee growers, and they’ve traveled to Colombia to present it to development agencies, government officials and more.
Troy Schumacher
Buckhead native Troy Schumacher began studying ballet with the Atlanta Ballet in 2000. After spending summer sessions at the Chautauqua Ballet Program—where he worked with ballet’s bigwigs like Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride and Violette Verdy—the talent knew he was New Yorkbound. By 2002, Schumacher had become a fulltime student at the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. After first becoming an apprentice in 2005, Schumacher joined the Company as a member of the corps
Troy Schumacher attended Woodward Academy.
de ballet in December 2005. “It’s amazing being able to dance and choreograph in New York City,” Schumacher says. “But every chance I get, I fly back down to Atlanta, listening to Allison Krauss’ ‘Oh Atlanta’ on my iPhone. I visit my family and friends at the Atlanta Ballet, and Sam’s BBQ1.”
Stay Tuned As Atlanta’s film industry booms, pint-sized movie stars are popping up all over town. Keep an eye out for these little locals who are starting to see some serious screen and stage time. Left: Anna Rappaport is gifted in Tae Kwon Do, dance and acting.
Anna Rappaport
Don’t mess with Anna Rappaport: The aspiring actress is a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. A freshman at North Springs Charter High School, she’s also a dancer with the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company and has appeared in the Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker production at the Fox Theatre. She fell in love with acting at a young age and has been in numerous commercials, movies and television shows, including a recent episode of “Necessary Roughness.” The intelligent ingenue also writes, films and edits scripts and videos—and recently produced a PSA on Asian Flush and its dangers.
Annie Laurie Daniel
Ansley Park resident Annie Laurie Daniel begged for acting lessons as a child. For her 11th birthday, her wish was to have her own agent (wish granted!). The worldly 16-year-old spends summers studying in France and flying off to far-flung destinations like Thai-
Right: In commitment of her acting passion, Annie Laurie Daniel finished 10th grade at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. Bottom Right: Mary Stewart Sullivan’s résumé includes work on television and Broadway.
some upcoming Wal-Mart commercials, which she filmed a few weeks ago.
Mary Stewart Sullivan
land, New Zealand and Africa (where she climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro). Though Atlanta is home, Annie Laurie went to L.A. in January for “pilot season” and decided to finish 10th grade at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles (whose alumni include Jodie Foster and Molly Ringwald). Keep an eye out for her in
Mary Stewart Sullivan began her acting career when she was 5 years old at the suggestion of her preschool teacher, who found her quite dramatic. The now-sixth grader at Pace Academy appeared in her first commercial when she was 6, and made it to Broadway when she was just 8 (she appeared in Enron.). Most recently, Mary Stewart appeared as young June Carter in Lifetime Network’s “Ring of Fire” and as young Louisa in the Alliance Theatre’s North American premiere of Zorro: The Musical.
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