Alisha Seaton BA ’98 recently appeared on an episode of Criminal Minds. She was nominated for Best Actress of the Year for the Independent Short Awards and is in development for a horror feature.
Nikki Hyde BA ’07 was the production stage manager for Carmen, Three Decembers and Rigoletto at the San Diego Opera. She was also calling stage manager for La Traviata at the LA Opera, production stage manager for Little Black Shadows at South Coast Repertory and taught a unit on opera stage management at University of California, San Diego, this past spring.
Jennifer Seifert BFA ’97 has produced three CRxEATIVITY festivals, which combine visual art, films and storytelling, and is produced at her art studio/courtyard in Altadena, Calif.
Donald Jolly MFA ’08 saw his play Baby Eyes premiere at Playwrights’ Arena.
Anthony Sparks BFA ’94 was promoted to showrunner, executive producer and head writer of the critically acclaimed drama Queen Sugar. He has also signed a pilot script development deal with Warner Horizon Television Studio. Stephanie Temple BA ’95 directed the New Conservatory Theatre Center’s Family Matinee Series’ production of Snow Queen. CL ASS OF 20 0 0s Megan Densmore BFA ’05 co-stars on an episode of New Amsterdam, which stars Ryan Eggold BFA ’06. She also co-stars in season two of Happy! on SYFY. For the last 10 years, she has been working exclusively in voiceover doing TV and radio commercials including national spots. Danielle Faitelson BA ’07 is the head of a teaching artist program at the Classic Stage Company in New York City. Shiloh Goodin BA ’06 performed Cassie in A Chorus Line at Gallery Players in Brooklyn and in the new musical Paradise Square at Berkeley Rep, directed by Moises Kaufman and choreographed by Bill T. Jones. Briga Heelan BA ’09 stars in the new CBS comedy To Whom It May Concern, premiering this season.
Vivian Kerr BA ’05 wrote, produced and starred in the 20-minute short film SCRAP, opposite Anthony Rapp (Rent, Star Trek: Discovery), which played in festival throughout 2019. Phil Kong BFA ’08 was the associate lighting designer for Cambodian Rock Band at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the light designer for Bonnaroo and Outside Lands festivals. Eric Ladin BA ’01 can be seen in the television series Impulse and Bosch. Elise Lamm BA ’06 is celebrating the 15th anniversary of her nonprofit Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company, which she launched her freshman year at USC. The nonprofit has grown from producing one show every summer for youth performers to offering classes, camps and performance opportunities year round. Kelli McNeil BA ’03 teamed up with Meghan Finn BA ’02 to produce a staged reading of McNeil’s acclaimed play Borderline at The Tank Theatre in New York, where Finn is co-artistic director. Joe Sofranko BFA ’09 guest starred in the POP comedy series Swedish Dicks with Keanu Reeves and the CBS drama series Scorpion. Andrea Syglowski BFA ’06 performed as Beth in Theo at the Two River Theater.
Elissa Weinzimmer BA ’07 recently launched the new course “Release Your Voice” for performers or professionals who are suffering from muscle tension and vocal fatigue as a part of her business, Voice Body Connection. Caro Zeller MFA ’09 performed in Mother Road and La Comedia of Errors at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. CL A S S OF 201 0s Claire Adams BA ’15 performed as the titular character in Violet at the Actors Co-op, receiving an Ovation Award nomination for lead actress in a musical. She originated the role of Hannah in Mutt House, a world premiere musical at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. She played Medium Allison in Fun Home at the San Diego Repertory Theatre and finished out the year playing Amalia in She Loves Me at the Actors Co-op. She also wrote and performed her first solo cabaret at Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal and has moved to New York to continue pushing herself in her career. Cesar Azanza BA ’14 produced and performed in the dark comedy Psicomania, which is in its fourth season. He also wrote and developed a sketch comedy channel for YouTube and was awarded the grant for the Muestra Nacional de Teatro (National Theatre Presentation), an annual theatre festival in Mexico where the most acclaimed theatre productions take place. Brandon Baer BA ’14 directed Be a Good Little Widow at the Odyssey Theatre.
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