who shot the film, welcomed a baby boy named Oscar Henry. Jennifer Lim ’04 was featured in the Signature Theatre’s 2012 production of Golden Child by David Henry Hwang ’83, directed by Leigh Silverman, along with Christie Evangelisto ’03, Anita Yavich ’95, and Matt Frey ’96 (Faculty). Kevin Rich ’04 joined Illinois State University as assistant professor of acting and artistic director of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Highlights of his first year include launching a new play initiative to nurture contemporary verse plays, redesigning the MFA acting program with a strong focus on civic engagement, and writing/directing an interactive play for young audiences. On August 3, 2012, Tijuana Ricks ’04 married Anthony Pirro of Huntington, NY, an assistant principal at PS 503 in Brooklyn. They were thrilled to have so many Yalies make it down to New Orleans for the wedding and the legendary amount of partying that went down afterward. After the wedding Tijuana went to work on episodes of 666 Park Avenue, Deception, The Big C, Blue Bloods, Law and Order: SVU, and The Carrie Diaries. Besides enjoying marital bliss, the new Mrs. Pirro shot the Jerry Bruckheimer film Beware the Night with Eric Bana. Amanda Leigh Cobb ’05 had a great time in 2012 playing Sibyl in Private Lives at The Pittsburgh Public Theater, and then two characters—both pregnant—in Clybourne Park in San Diego. Amanda has also started pitching and producing television shows. As of April 2013, Christopher Sanderson ’05 has been working on sending actors into space and remounting his long-running environmental production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with his New York City company, Gorilla Rep. He is also producing I Hope They Serve Beer on Broadway, by Tucker Max. May Adrales ’06 (Faculty) is looking forward to an exciting 2013–14 season. She directed the world premiere of Luce by J.C. Lee at Lincoln Center Theater (LCT3), and will next direct a co-production of David Henry Hwang’s ’83 Chinglish at Portland Center Stage and Syracuse Stage, and Daniel Beaty’s Breath and Imagination at the Cleveland Play House. Last April, as part of the 2013 Mentor Project season, the Cherry Lane Theatre produced a workshop of Nastaran Ahmadi’s ’06 Exile. Kia Corthron mentored, Stephanie Ybarra ’08 produced, and Lisa Peterson yc ’83 directed. Nastaran’s play is about an Iranian-American video game developer whose new project
YSD design department romance leads to nuptial spectacle: Kate Cusack ’06 and Burke Brown ’07 were married June 23, 2012, in Brooklyn, NY. (front) Joanna Romberg ’07, Sarah Bierenbaum ’05, yc ’99, Nelson T. Eusebio III ’07, Kate Cusack ’06, Burke Brown ’07, and Cat Tate Starmer ’06. (back) John Starmer ’06, Thom Weaver ’07, Ola Braten ’08, Zane Pihlstrom ’06, Christina Bullard ’07, and Michael Walkup ’06, dfa ’11.
At the wedding of Tijuana Ricks ’04 and Anthony Pirro, August 3, 2012: Carlos Tesoro ’04, Rey Lucas ’04, LeRoy McClain ’04, Christie Evangelisto ’03, Casey Reitz ’03, Tijuana Ricks ’04, Anthony Pirro, Stefani Tomczak ’04, Vicki Shaghoian (Faculty), and Elena Whittaker ’03.
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