In the Wings
Congratulations to our newest alumni— the Class of 2008! Doctor of Fine Arts Gordon Anthony Carver Rachel Madeline Rusch
Master of Fine Arts/ Certificate in Drama Acting Nicole Berger Ashley Leanne Bryant Brian Robert Burns Nicholas Carrière James Qing-Ren Chen Caitlin E. Clouthier Christopher Grant Alexander Louis Major Gamal Jason Palmer Joseph Parks Brooke Annette Parks* Aubyn Dayton Philabaum Bryce A. Pinkham Jamel S. D. Rodriguez* Amanda Warren Design Ola Bråten Paul Philip Carey, Jr. Yuri Cataldo Ji-youn Chang Brenda Davis Anya Klepikov Miu Chi Lai Michael Locher Melissa A. Mizell Nicholas Ashley Rastenis Lauren E. Rockman Melissa Ellen Trn Sound Design Jana Lynn Hoglund Veronika Anna-Nina Vorel Sarah J. Pickett Directing Shoshana Ela Cooper Snehal R. Desai Michael Morgan Donahue
Dramaturgy Joseph Paul Cermatori Jason Thomas Fitzgerald Lydia Genoveva Garcia Drew Lichtenberg Playwriting Lauren Michele Feldman Dorothy Fortenberry Justin Sherin Jennifer Ann Tuckett Stage Management Danielle Louise Grace Federico Joanne Elizabeth McInerney Sarah Hodges Olivieri Lisa-Marie Shuster Technical Design & Production Christopher Parker Brown Jason Grant John Fremont Hilley Justin Lee McDaniel Steven Wells Neuenschwander Christopher Michael Peterson Brian Michael Swanson Aaron H. Verdery Jonathan Larimer Willis Theater Management Paola Allais Hannah Grannemann-Isaac Heide Lisa Janssen Jacob G. Padrón Roberta Maia Pereira Da Silva David Jordan Roberts Rachel Louise Smith Stephanie Andrea Ybarra Technical Internship Certificate Sarah Beata DeLong Bona Lee Nicholas John Pope Melissa A. Sibley Kathryn Jane Sirco Patricia Rose Sorbi
*Certificate recipient
Yale School of Drama’s graduating class of 2008. Photo by Debbie Ellinghaus.
GRADUATION PRIZES Prizes are given each year to members of the graduating class as designated by the faculty.
The ASCAP Cole Porter Prize Dorothy Fortenberry ’08 The Edward C. Cole Memorial Award Justin Lee McDaniel ’08 Brian Michael Swanson ’08 The John W. Gassner Memorial Prize Miriam Felton-Dansky ’09 The Bert Gruver Memorial Prize Joanne Elizabeth McInerney ’08 The Allen M. and Hildred L. Harvey Prize Justin Lee McDaniel ’08 The Morris J. Kaplan Award Hannah Aileen Grannemann-Isaac ’08 The Dexter Wood Luke Memorial Prize James Qing-Ren Chen ’08 The Julian Milton Kaufman Memorial Prize Shoshana Ela Cooper ’08 The Jay and Rhonda Keene Prize Melissa Trn ’08 The Leo Lerman Graduate Fellowship in Design Anya Klepikov ’08
The Donald and Zorka Oenslager Travel Fellowship Miu Chi Lai ’08 Ji-youn Chang ’08 The Pierre-André Salim Prize John Fremont Hilley ’08 Frieda Shaw, Dr. Diana Mason OBE and Denise Suttor Prize Sarah J. Pickett ’08 The Oliver Thorndike Acting Award Bryce A. Pinkham ’08 The Herschel Williams Prize Brooke Annette Parks ’08
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to Yale students to provide opportunities to work on behalf of economic development, human development, and neighborhood revitalization with public sector and nonprofit organizations in the City of New Haven. Jorge Rodríguez ’10 (2008–2009)