Theatre Alumni
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Rocky Sansom, '03
Rockford Sansom is currently an actor and theatre artist based out of New York City. After his time at UWF, Sansom gained admission and won a fellowship to attend the highly selective Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre program at the University of Central Florida. Sansom has worked as a resident Associate Artist at Seaside Music Theater-one of the South's largest and most respected regional theatres. At Seaside, he performed numerous principal roles; his favorite shows include "The Threepenny Opera," Singin' in the Rain," and "Sunday in the Park with George." All the while, Sansom was the Assistant Director for the south's regional premiere of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," and he served as a faculty member in Seaside's Educational Program.
In all of his program biographies, which have been seen by hundreds of thousands of audience members across the world, Sansom proudly acknowledges his training at UWF.
Brent A. Denison, '01
A 2001 BA Theatre Arts graduate and member of the Alpha Psi Omega Omicron Theta cast of 2001. I continued my education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with a graduate assistantship in their Theatre Department Stage Management Graduate program. While working toward my MFA degree at UNLV, I worked as Box Office Supervisor for the Celine Dion A New Day production at Caesar Palace in Las Vegas. I obtained my M.F.A degree in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Stage Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on December 2004. I relocated to the state of California shortly after graduation with my MFA degree, where I currently work as the Box Office & Patron Services Manager for the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons in the county of Los Angeles. I am also the Production Stage Manager for the Santa Clarita Regional Theatre mainstage productions. I have also participated as an actor or Stage Manager in several productions of the Theatre Department at College of the Canyons including South Pacific and Cabaret. A member of INTIX. GO Argonauts!!
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David MacDowell Blue, '85
David MacDowell Blue is currently a playwright, director and theatre critic in Los Angeles. He was recently featured as a panelist at a "Meet the Critics" forum for the Los Angeles Theatre community. His current work can be found on his website.
Martha Cooper, '70
A tenured Associate Professor of Costume Technology at FSU. A theatrical costumer for over 30 years, Martha has worked as a designer, draper, and shop manager at many professional theatres, including Seaside Music Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Jekyll Island Summer Music Theatre Festival and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. She trained as a young draper at Opryland U.S.A., helped open and managed the costume department at Fiesta Texas Theme Park and headed up the costume team at the Coca Cola Olympic City Theme Park for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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Class of 2018 |
Caitlin Artrip - Actress & Educator, Emerald Coast Theatre Company, Miramar Beach, FL Michele Barber Alexandra "Alex" Brookins Timothy Colee - Oberon/Theseus, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" & Snowball, "Animal Farm" Classic Repertory Company at New Rep Theatre, Watertown, MA (Spring 2019); Cassio, "Othello" & Sebastian, "Twelfth Night", Camden Shakespeare Festival (summer 2018) Hope Englestad - Drama Teacher, Alamo Junior High School, Midland, TX Dylan Garofalo - Actor, Blue Gate Musicals - Shipshewana, IN (Summer/Fall 2018) Kira Houser - Scareactor, Universal's Halloween Horror Nights (Fall 2018) Jericka Hunter Aletta Kemp - Actor, "Romeo & Juliet" - Florida Shakespeare Theatre (Dec. 2018/Jan. 2019) Elaina Keyes Elise Money Cherry Rendel - Acting Apprentice - New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS Mason St. Germain - Adolfo, "The Drowsy Chaperone" The Tent Theatre, Springfield, Missouri (Summer 2018); Actor, Blue Gate Musicals (Fall 2018) Garrett Summitt Eleanor Sweeney - MA Mental Health Counseling - Specialization in Play Therapy - University of Holy Cross (Fall 2018) |
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Class of 2017 |
Thamara (Tammy) Babich Jorquera - Utah Festival Opera & Music Theatre - Assistant Company Manager (Summer 2018); Juilliard - Stage Management Apprenticeship (Fall 2017-Spring 2018) Emily Carff Chantelle Cognevich - Freelance Actor - New York, NY Kendall Dayton - Grad School - Cincinnati Conservatory of Music - MFA Costume Design candidate; Des Moines Metro Opera, Wardrobe Supervisor (Summer 2018) Mallory Maiberger Nastassia (Renee) McGee Alexa McKnight - Associate, Digital Partnerships - IPG Mediabrands Garrett Metzler - Freelance Actor - Chicago, IL Will Patrick Joshua Thomas - Freelance Actor - New York, NY Cory Tucker - Resident Technical Director, Emerald Coast Theatre Company Raymond Vervoort - Sterling Renaissance Festival Elizabeth Watson |
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Class of 2016 |
Sara Bond - Performer, Hong Kong Disneyland Kayleigh Campo - The New London Barn Theatre - Director of the children's show & Camp Counselor Darian Canton Jason Choate - Scareactor, Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, Orlando (Fall 2018) James Eisman - Freelance actor, Chicago, IL Gabriel Esmurdoc - International Coordinator, Univ. of West Florida Gabriella Fernandez - Freelance Actor, Chicago, IL; Lifeline Theatres National Tour "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" (Fall 2018) Annastasia Fiala - MFA - Acting, The University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Graduate Assistant - Academy of Creative Media and Theatre Department (current) Jared Gibson - Actor - Tecumseh! Outdoor Drama (Summer 2017 & 2018); Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre (Fall 2017-Spring 2018) Kathleen (Kat) Gold - Freelance Actor - South FL (2018 - Carbonell Award nomination; 2017 - Silver Palm Award - Outstanding new talent) Hayley Heath - Law School, George Washington University (current) Michaela Jones - Project Coordinator, Shirley Home Pro (Seattle, WA) Melissa Lashbrook Kieannah Marshall Kayla May - Theatre Teacher, West Florida High School; Actor/Camps Director - New London Barn Playhouse Kimberly McCroan - Entertainment, Universal Orlando Resort Kerry Sandell - MA - Strategic Communication/Leadership, UWF ('18) Matthew "Matty" Schnitker - Freelance Actor, Chicago, IL; "Man of La Mancha" Madkap Productions (Fall 2018), "Bunnicula" Lifeline Theatre (Fall 2018) Baron Simmons - Lighting Lead - MABE Production and Installation Andrew Terwilliger - Firefighter/EMT - Panama City Fire Department Joanna Warner - Actor - Sterling Renaissance Festival, Sterling, NY Christopher "Topher" Warren - Company Member, The Basement Theatre - Atlanta, GA |
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Class of 2015 |
Ashlee Ballew - Theatre teacher, Manatee School for the Arts Shanaya Dixon - Operations Coordinator, Modis Melissa Ezell - Youth Staff, Royal Caribbean International Amy Fenicle - Actor, Thingamajig Theatre Company, Pagosa Springs, CO Allison Horton Dominic Johnson - Assistant Designer/Technical Director - Ballet Pensacola Zach Kuhl - Technical Director, University of Central Arkansas Robin Lawshe Heather Lee John Marks (IH-Arts Admin) - CFPA Coordinator, University of West Florida Emily Merritt - MA in Theatre Education, Tiffany Nelson - Fashion Institute of Technology - Full Scholarship Jean-Michel Newberg John Rawlings - Technical Director, North Port High School David Sandford Destinee Steele - MFA, Wig/Makeup Design, North Carolina School of the Arts ('18) Nethaneel Williams - Actor/Dance Teacher - Venice Theatre (Venice, FL) Sam Yelverton - |
| Class of 2014 |
Jessica Abney Cayman Bone - freelance Actor, Los Angeles, CA Aileen Cleaver - Master Electrician, Weston Playhouse (summer 2018); Asst. Master Electrician, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Amanda Cook Heather Edelman Larissa Gonzalez Lauren "Nikki" Hartung - MA, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London ('15) Jonathan Maisel - Guest Experience Manager Entertainment - Disney's Hollywood Studios Rebecca Moeller - Music Teacher, Sherwood Elementary School, Melbourne, FL Chelsea Sorensen - Costume Designer, Creede Repertory Theater, Creede, CO James "Alex" Squires - freelance Stage Manager, NY, NY; Production Assistant, Arkansas Rep Kearney Starr - Wardrobe Supervisor - Weston Playhouse (Summer 2018); Wardrobe Manager - Weston Playhouse Theatre Company; Costume Coordinator - Fort Worth Opera Keegan Stull - Performer - Universal Studios Japan - Osaka, Japan (2+ years) Alexa Teebo - Freelance Actor, NYC & NJ; Education Coordinator - Luna Stage Company; Theater Consultant - WAE Center Christian Williams - Teaching Artist, Children's Theatre of Charlotte |
| Class of 2013 |
Taryn Bagdasarian - Freelance Actor/Dancer, Los Angeles, CA Katherine Bollone Toni Bonaccorso Nicole Castro Alexander Cihanowic - Freelance Actor, NYC Lisa Eash - Costume Designer/Shop Manager - Chattanooga Theatre Centre; MFA - Costume Design/Technology, University of Florida ('16) Maygan Eldridge Erin Finnegan - Prop Shop Supervisor, PCPA - Pacific Conservatory Theatre Christopher Frazier - freelance actor, Orlando, FL Kyle Golden Jordan Irvine Lauren Johns Joshua Kolapo Ashleigh-Dawn Kriegh-Fleming - Resident Stage Manager, Rose Theater, Omaha, NE - MFA - Stage Management, University of Missouri-Kansas City ('15) Barbara Koha Marquez Linder - freelance actor, Los Angeles Jenna Luchkiw - Scenic Painter, SRO, Associates Cassie Martinez Michael McCoy - Performing Arts Assistant, Pyramid, Inc., Pensacola Melissa Moore Sean Taylor Sydney True - freelance actor, Los Angeles Daniel Williams William Shannon Williams |
| Class of 2012 |
Caroline Atkinson - Drama Teacher, Lemon Bay High School, Englewood, FL Linda Barnhart - Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL Jessica Benitez - freelance actor, Atlanta, GA Colin Cook - Costumer, DisneyWorld Kelley Finn - freelance Designer, Los Angeles, CA; MFA - Lighting Design, SUNY-Purchase ('14) Annie Godwin - Patron Servies Associate, Pensacola Opera Emily Haggerty - crafts artisan - Utah Shakespeare Festival; MFA- Costume Design, The University of Alabama ('16) Brandy Hooper - M.A. Vocal Performance, LIU Post (current) Kelly Milligan - Christopher Sanders - Swing - PJ Masks National Tour; freelance actor, New York, NY; Past: actor, Nebraska Theatre Caravan (tour) Savannah Simerly - freelance actor, Orlando, FL Joshua Taylor Nathan Toepfer Leonar Elaina Walton - MFA, Univ. of Florida ('20) Nick Wilson |
| Class of 2011 |
Jason Daw Nicole Dickson - freelance actor Daniel Emerson - Scene Shop Foreman - South Dakota University; MFA- Scenic Design, Temple University ('14) Rashawnda Foster - Sr. Fraud Analyst - Bank of America Ashley Macko (IH-Arts Admin) - Board President - Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre; Stage Manager/Props - Jacksonville, FL Shelia Mettetal - Volunteer Engagement Coordinator - Hands On Greenville, Greenville, SC Leighann Miller Michael Patrick Laura Rondinelli Laura Sebastian - Adjunct Professor, Pensacola State Colle; MFA - Acting, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Rachel Shepard Shaun Sizemore Nathan Simmons - Musician, The Offer Corey Stano - Scenic Painter - Universal Studios Orlando Elizabeth Timan |
| Class of 2010 |
Serjevah Davis Mark Duggar - freelance Sound Designer Bianca Gomez - freelance actor, Chicago Martin "Randy" Hozian Andrew Hubbard - freelance actor, Los Angeles - MFA- Acting, Roosevelt University ('13) Ashley McGlothren Meghan Miller - MFA-Costume Design/Technology, University of Memphis ('13) Kyle Morrison - Lighting Operator, Norwegian Cruise Lines Meagan Parker, freelance actor, New York Katherine Pursell - Production Manager - Opera Omaha; Technical Director/ATD Atlantic Theatre Company, New York City Brittany Rappise - Wig & Make-up Specialist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg; MFA-Wig/Make-up Design, North Carolina School of the Arts ('16) Mary Katherine Tanner Ashley Turner Tara Whalen |
| Class of 2009 |
Tiffany Eddins Lamar Edwards Ashley Elliott Jessica Godwin Tristian Luysterburg- Private Voice/Piano Teacher, New York, MTCA Tammy Mills Stevie Neale - Teaching Artist, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Will O'Donnell - Carpentry Department Manager and Install Manger-Artistic Entertainment Services Andrew Pascoe Lynsey Price - Choreographer, Studio Playhouse, NJ Lorelie Sandberg Jaira Torchia |
| Class of 2008 |
Chris Blackmon Laura "Lanie" Camferdam Heath Carroll - Drama Teacher, Ponce De Leon High School, FL Alex Dagg - freelance actor, New York, NY Justin Dickieson Gabrielle Glaze - MA-Theatre, Missori State University ('11), Ph.D.-Theatre, Texas Tech Barbara Krantz (Martinez) - Teacher, Parkway Middle School of the Arts, Ft. Lauderdale; MA - The Royal Centeral School of Speech & Drama (London), Arabella Spotts |
| Class of 2007 |
Victor Aminger - freelance actor, Los Angeles; English Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District Jennifer Bossa Christina Curtis Courtney Fell Nicole Luciana Samantha Strom Natasha Ticotin Heidi Warriner - Costume Designer, Pensacola Children's Chorus Toni Weaver |
| Class of 2006 |
Brian Guerrero Christina McAlpine Harrison "Riso" Straley |
| Class of 2005 |
Wendell Colston Laura Crolla Christien Fontaine - MFA - Theatre, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Cindy Kawasaki Catherine "Katie" Mack - Performing Arts Faculty, The Harbour School, Annapolis & Baltimore, MD Christine Tebo Rachel White |
| Class of 2004 |
Helen Abell Marie Fink Jamie Lynn Gouthro Deirdre Grizzell Rebecca Gross Tony Gunn Kelley Turnbow |
| Class of 2003 |
Elizabeth Fulghum-Riegle Michael Hutchison Erica Lamb Rockford "Rocky" Sansom Heather Showerman David Sousa |
| Class of 2002 |
Robert Brown Janet Cook Sarah Farmer Linda Kubitz Leslie Richardson Taunya Shelton Michele Taveirne |
| Class of 2001 |
Theresa Culbertson Brent Denison Tierney Hinch Darcy Jamison Anna Lee |
| Class of 2000 |
Lillian Cassidy James Earley Irene Hansell Robin Lowe Jason Lucas Darryl Thompson Teresa Van Ess |
| Class of 1999 |
Philip Barnhart Andrea Boccanfuso, MFA - SUNY, Purchase (Lighting Design), Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies - Brevard College Amy Jessup Charnette Messe Karen Meyer Nancy Phillips Sarah Sever |
| Class of 1998 |
Robert Bechtol Mary Dedge Linda May Matthew Myers |
| Class of 1997 |
Selena Ambush Hrefna Hallgrims Nicole Paulina Jennifer Waters |
| Class of 1996 |
Robert Thompson Eden Whited |
| Class of 1995 |
Kamlyn Atteberry Jennie Kinsey John Kuhn Stacy Phillips Mallory Scarritt |
| Class of 1994 |
Patricia Burch Jennifer Carl Dorothy Doerrer Norma Fields Robert Holder - Talent Manager, The Talent Express, NYC |
| Class of 1993 |
David Edgar Ladonna Williams |
| Class of 1992 |
Claudia Ansbro Jacqueline Bennett Cindy Fain Sandra Lutes |
| Class of 1991 |
Mary Berry Billy Buff - Theatre Teacher, West Florida High School Bonnie Clark Peggy Carnley Crystal Walker Waylon Wood - Playwright |
| Class of 1990 |
Candice Barber Charles Newton Thomas Roush |
| Class of 1989 |
Stacey Albaugh Patricia Brown James Pettis Scott Winn Heidi Workman |
| Class of 1988 |
Sophia Kerrigan Alicia Rodwell |
| Class of 1987 |
Fred Baldwin Amy Bruner |
| Class of 1986 |
Desa Lindsey Bobby Mathis Elliott Stegall |
| Class of 1985 |
Macdowell Blue - Playwright, Director & Theatre Critic - Los Angeles, CA Therese Hunter John Jackson |
| Class of 1984 |
Shelly Adcox James Farrell Susan Flake Eleanor Lukitsch Andrew Rogers John Sweet Phyllis Taylor Judith Warthen Toni Whitfield |
| Class of 1983 |
James Bowden Marvis Wilson |
| Class of 1982 |
Cheryl Catalano Keith Fox Angela Shepherd |
| Class of 1981 |
William Bertram Rebecca Castle Linda Hamel Wendy Manderson Barbara Marsh Stephanie Mathis Nan Wells |
| Class of 1980 |
Paul Delo Janis Dickinson Roger Garman Meghan Jones Terry Jones Brenda Poucher Candace Stein Troy Taylor Michael Turner David Westcott |
| Class of 1979 |
Amelia Broome Thomas Ferrin Gregory Frye James Kay Gerard Longe Deborah Lord David Matthews L Mauldin |
| Class of 1978 |
Douglas Brown Joseph Crews Clay Davis Henry Davis Kenneth Kay Richard Lees Michael Moore Roger O'Neal Arthur Riley |
| Class of 1977 |
Nancy Brady George Buck Patricia Golob Karol Gorman Jonathan Jackson Patricia Thomas |
| Class of 1976 |
Stuart Byham Diane Sipala Bruce Smock Monica Snyder Larry Spann Kay Wieder Mona Williamson |
| Class of 1975 |
Carolyn Hart Mary Kemp Tancy Trammell Miriam Williams |
| Class of 1974 |
Barry Angevine William Gibson Nancy Hasty - Playwright Michael Kilhefner Barbara Macon Lydia Mahan Jennifer Miller Elizabeth Taylor Wanda Unterspan Lawrence Westfall Theodore Whitmore |
| Class of 1973 |
Alita Brooks - Theatre Teacher, Pensacola High School Edward Ciolfi Priscilla Cooper Edward Douglas James Holler Melvin Gragido Judith Peeler |
| Class of 1972 |
Kerin Ashley John Averyt Edward Murphy Teresa Solomon Nelda Taylor Bette Vondracek James Zachow |
| Class of 1971 |
Robert Bell Rickey Cotton Stanley Dean Donna Flournoy Marie Fuller Cheryl Hein Sheryl Hughes Donovan Silvest Brian Winfield |
| Class of 1970 |
Joyce Bliss Martha Cooper - M.A. Univ. of Illinois, Champagne - current: Florida State University, Associate Professor of Costume Technology Stephen Sheetz |
| Class of 1969 | Dolores Monaco |
| Class of 1968 | Kathleen Hirsch |