YSD Annual Magazine 2012

Congratulations to our newest alumni— the Class of 2012!

Master of Fine Arts/ Certificate in Drama Acting William Cobbs Hallie Cooper-Novack William DeMeritt Lucas Dixon Laura Gragtmans Christopher Henry Miriam Hyman Brian (Lewis) Wiles Seamus Mulcahy Fisher Neal Lupita Nyong’o Michael Place Jillian Taylor Alexandra Trow Adina Verson Design Kristin Fiebig Sidney Johnson Julia Chichieh Lee Hyun Seung Lee Mark Nagle Matthew Saunders Rebecca Welles Yi Zhao Sound Design Elizabeth Atkinson Kenneth Goodwin Junghoon Pi Directing Lileana Blain-Cruz Alexandru Mihail Luisa Proske

Playwriting John Jeppson Martyna Majok Caroline McGraw Stage Management Maria Cantin Catherine Costanzo Brandon Curtis Gina Odierno Technical Design & Production Shaminda Amarakoon Shaina Graboyes Eric Lin Michael Rohrer Christopher Russo Robert Shearin Joseph Stoltman Andrew Wallace Katherine Wicker Theater Management Matthew Gutschick Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll Diana Jacobs Komisar Jaeeun Joo Technical Internship Certificate Emily Erdman Allison Jackson Nathan Jasunas Courtney Mills Jacob Riley Greta Schmitt Kenyth Thomason Jennifer Timms Jacqueline Young

Shaina Graboyes ’12, Mikey Roher ’12, Chris Russo ’12, Joe Stoltman ’12, Kate Wicker ’12, Andrew Wallace ’12, Rob Shearin ’12, Eric Lin ’12; (bottom) Shaminda Amarakoon ’12

GRADUATION PRIZES Prizes are given each year to members of the graduating class as designated by the faculty.

ASCAP Cole Porter Prize John (Jake) Jeppson ’12 Edward C. Cole Memorial Award Eric Lin ’12 John W. Gassner Memorial Prize Alexandra Ripp ’13 Bert Gruver Memorial Prize Catherine Costanzo ’12 Gina Odierno ’12 Allen M. and Hildred L. Harvey Prize Karen Walcott ’13 Morris J. Kaplan Prize Jaeeun Joo ’12 Julian Milton Kaufman Memorial Prize Lileana Blain-Cruz ’12 Jay and Rhonda Keene Prize Rebecca Welles ’12

Leo Lerman Graduate Fellowship in Design Mark Nagle ’12 Dexter Wood Luke Memorial Prize Shaminda Amarakoon ’12 Mentorship Award Shaminda Amarakoon ’12 Michael Rohrer ’12 Donald and Zorka Oenslager Fellowship Julia Chichieh Lee ’12 Yi Zhao ’12 Pierre-André Salim Prize Lileana Blain-Cruz ’12 The Frieda Shaw, Dr. Diana Mason OBE, and Denise Suttor Prize for Sound Design Kenneth Goodwin ’12 Oliver Thorndike Acting Award Michael Place ’12 George C. White Prize Matthew Gutschick ’12 Herschel Williams Prize Lupita Nyong’o ’12 Lucas Dixon ’12

Dramaturgy Delilah Dominguez Kee-Yoon Nahm Elliot Quick Anne Seiwerath Cheng-Han Wu

Junghoon Pi ’12, Elliot Quick ’12, Cheng-Han Wu ’12

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