Performing Arts Alumni
The national reputation of 91涩漫鈥檚 Conservatory for the Performing Arts is built on the outstanding accomplishments of our alumni. Their work in theatre, film, dance, and beyond reflects the strength of our training and the enduring power of a Stephens education.
Alumni Accomplishments
The Conservatory鈥檚 legacy is reflected in the success of our alumni. Among the many accomplished Stephens performers, some of our notable graduates include:
- : Actress (, My Fair Lady,聽The Addams Family,聽South Pacific,聽Les Miserables,聽Avenue Q)
- : Actress (Broadway’s Groundhog Day,聽On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, A Little Night Music, Young Frankenstein)
- : Actress (In the Heights, Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Short Term 12)
- “The network of Stephens is strong.聽Don鈥檛 be afraid to reach out in your city! When I lived in New York,聽there were some amazing Stephens alumni who took me under their wings, fed聽me when I was struggling聽and celebrated聽with me when I began booking jobs. … My聽greatest and most rewarding聽friendships and collaborations have been with Stephens alums.” – Stephanie Beatriz ’02
- : Lighting designer/Electrician Ballet Hispanico
- Patricia Berry: Actress (Twilight Zone: The Movie, For Keeps, Sea of Love, All My Children)
- Christopher Bowe ’12: Assistant Technical Director at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
- : Broadway, television, film and video game actor
- , MFA Illinois State College. Assistant Professor of Theatre, Chadron State College; Scenic and Lighting Designer, Technical Director and Production Manager
- : Dancer, Paul Taylor Dance Co.
- : Actress (As the World Turns, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives)
- : Academy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- : Broadway, film and television actress
- , MFA University of California, Irvine. Scenic designer for more than 90 productions across the U.S.; 91涩漫 Guest Artist (2021-2022)
- : Choreographer, Actress (My Fair Lady, National Tour: Cabaret)
- : Staging Supervisor and Technical Director (Broadway’s Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, and NBC’s live productions of The Sound of the Music and The Wiz)
- : Actress (True Blood, Shameless, Sideways, American Horror Story)
- Brianna Firestone: Director of Marketing,聽Insights & Strategy at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
- : Actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives)
- : MFA聽California Institute of the Arts. Lighting Designer
- : Executive Director, Young Dancers in Repertory, Brooklyn, NY
- : Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, Photographer, Paul Taylor Dance Co.
- Colleen Grate ’08: Actor (National Tour debut: My Fair Lady. New York:聽Camelot (Lincoln Center), Louisiana Purchase (Musicals Tonight!), Dangerous to Dance With (Dream Up Festival). Regional: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, KC Starlight Theatre, New Theatre Restaurant, American Heartland Theatre, Quality Hill Playhouse, Chestnut Fine Arts, Okoboji Summer Theater)
- Jennie Greenberry: Actor (Oregon Shakespeare, Guthrie Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Resident Artist at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA
- : Tony Award-winning actress and singer (The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Private Lives)
- Ashley Harrison ’05: Costume designer for film, dance and theatre; cutter/draper at Columbia Performing Arts Centre
- Brandy Lee Hatcher: Health and Safety Supervisor, The Walt Disney Company
- Cami Huebert ’12: Instructor of Costume Technology, University of Alabama; First Hand, Utah Shakespeare Festival
- : New York-based actor and director
- Mariah Lee ’13: Actor (Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: I鈥檓 Sorry (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Kenny鈥檚 Tavern, Interior (59e59), HORSE GIRLS (the cell). Regional: Robin Hood (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Crimes of the Heart, The Liar (Okoboji Summer Theatre), Blithe Spirit (Southwest Shakespeare Company). Film: The Real American. TV: “City on a Hill”, 鈥淟aw & Order: SVU鈥�, 鈥淯ntitled Jenny Lumet Pilot.鈥�
- Buffie Main: Director, Alley Repertory Theatre
- Katie McKellar: Production director, Theatre22 (Seattle, WA); has worked with Lucia Neare鈥檚聽Theatrical Wonders, Sound Theatre Company,聽Annex Theatre, Book-It Repertory and The Satori Group
- Susie McMonagle: Actress (Broadway tours and multiple productions of note in Chicago)
- Ginny McSwain: Voice director, voice actress, casting director, and television producer
- Karyn Meek ’95: Production Stage Manager (National Tours for Disney’s The Lion King, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles, The Drowsy Chaperone, and 9 to 5; Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812); Stage Manager (Broadway’s Rent, Fiddler on the Room, Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf, and Elf)
“When I first started, women in the technical fields were a rarity. However, at Stephens, there was never a question of what I could accomplish because of my gender. That fundamental premise allowed me to develop a strong sense of empowerment. The other thing that makes Stephens an incredible place is the personal attention that the faculty are able to give each student.”
-Karen Meek ’95
- : Television, film and theatre actress (Lost, V, Revolution, Dead of Summer, Once Upon A Time, The Expanse, The Purge: Election Year, Answers to Nothing, Santa Clause)
- Herbert Moore ’08: Scenery technician at the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX
- : Television and film actress
- : Actress (Best Medicine, Young Sheldon, Toy Story, Designing Women, Pretty in Pink, Ghostbusters)
- : Actress (Jerome Robbin’s Broadway and Cabaret)
- : Prop Shop Foreman and Carpenter/Fabricator, The Old Globe in San Diego, CA
- : MFA聽FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Acting Training. Writer, actor, director and arts administrator; former artistic director of the Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville.
- : MFA NYU Tisch Design for Stage and Film. Lighting Design and Consultation for Theatre, Dance, Opera, Live Event, Corporate, Retail and Architecture
- Manny Tamayo ’98: Playwright, director and production manager; former artistic director, Factory Theatre, Chicago, IL
- : Senior vice president of casting and talent relations at the Disney Channel
- :聽MFA United States International University. Actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Innerspace; Arachnophobia; Homeward Bound)
- : Film and television actress (School Spirits, Bride of Chucky and more in the Child’s Play franchise, Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Family Guy)
- : Television, film and theatre actress (Gilligan’s Island,聽second national tour of聽Neil Simon’s聽Chapter Two,聽second national tour of聽They’re Playing Our Song)
Conservatory for the Performing Arts
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