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Look
carefully and you'll see current THDA student Lee Mattox in a
promotional vignette for the Fox show
"So you Think You Can Dance."
The entire clip can be viewed
here (Lee is at
the 1:32 mark.) A slow motion
clip of Lee can be viewed
here.
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Kendahl Ferguson '03 will be joining the
Danzare Internationale Dance Company
for their 2008-2009 dance season.
(5/8/08) |
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Elizabeth (Libby) Stevens '05 is currently performing in the new musical
"13" at the
Goodspeed Opera House
in East Haddam, CT. This production will move on to Broadway next
year.
(4/29/08) |
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John Furey
Moynihan '07 will be performing in the
Leddy Center For The Performing Arts
production of "Sense and Sensibility", running April 18-22. A
review of the production was printed in the
April 24, 2008 edition of Showcase
(Fosters Daily Democrat). (4/24/08) |
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2001 UNH Graduate
Michael Graziadei
will be appearing in the April 30th episode of
Criminal Minds on CBS.
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Veronica
DiPerna, class of 2005, will be performing in "The Producers" at
North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA from May 13th-June
1st. Veronica will also be performing in "The Producers" at the
Ogunquit Playhouse,
July - August. (4/15/08) |
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Greg
Kalafatas '03 will be playing the role of the "Big Bopper" in "The Buddy
Holly Story" at the
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, June
17 – July 27. (4/15/08) |
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Sean Quinn
'05 is scheduled to appear in "42nd Street" at the
Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City.
After that, Sean is very excited to be a part of the Asian tour of "Cinderella"
starring
Lea Salonga. The show will open
in the Philippines and from there will tour China, Japan, and Korea. (4/15/08) |
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Laura Halzack, a
2003 graduate of UNH and Dance minor, is currently performing with the
Paul Taylor Dance Company. The company just finished a
two-week run at the
NY City Center. (3/31/08) |
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Husband and
wife team Ian Hannan '03 and Sara Desmarais '01 have founded a touring
theatre group entitled
NEETT (New England Educational Theatre
Tours). Several THDA graduates are involved with this group.
They are currently looking for people who might be interested in their
mission and working as actors or behind the scenes in production,
management, or administration. (2/14/08) |
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Megan Reilly
'00 and
Travis Bedard '99 have recently mounted Megan's original series
of design-driven performance art pieces called "Transformations,"
inspired by the poetry of Anne Sexton, at Salvage Vanguard Theatre in
Austin, TX. For this project Megan contacted artists from all over the
United States, including Mark and Trish Vaillancourt ('98) and their
five year old daughter, who contributed her fingerpainting talents to
the performance. Other artists involved include LA independent recording
artist Terami Hirsch, NYC-based actress Amy Kersten, UNH graduate Kim
Bird, NovaArts artistic director Amy Hopper and Houston filmmaker Julia
Shackleford. Megan received national recognition last winter in
Excellence in Design as Performance by USITT for one of the
"Transformations" pieces, "Rapunzel." "Rapunzel" was also invited to be
performed at the 2007 Prague Quadrennial before it became part of the
full production of "Transformations." (2/6/08) |
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Steve
Freitas '07 is headed to Richmond, VA, touring the eastern part of the
country this January - April with "Harriet Tubman and the Underground
Railroad", a
Theatre IV Production. Recently Steve
worked as an intern at
Peterborough Players with shows
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", "The Long Christmas Dinner" and "The
Man Who Came to Dinner". (12/21/07) |
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Mike
Davidovich '07 spent the past summer performing in the Seacoast
Repertory Theatre. He has since moved to St. Paul, MN where he
will work with
CLIMB
Theatre in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Mike's first production is a
play entitled 'Shattered.' The play will tour throughout
Minnesota, the Dakotas, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
(11/7/07)
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Johnny
Blaze Leavit '97, Chris Keating '97, Jeff Love '96 and Melanie Kuchinski
Rodriguez '99 are all founders of
Point of You
Productions in NYC,
where they have just revived an audience favorite called "Hurt So Good"
(Originally produced in 2006 and written by Johnny Blaze Leavitt).
Johnny, Chris and Melanie are performing in the show and Jeff designed
the lights and is stage managing. "Hurt So Good" is an accessible S&M
romantic comedy that aims to enlighten as it entertains. The show
ran from Oct 11 through Oct 27. Read a review of the production
here.
(10/26/07)
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Kate Feerick '04 is currently performing in the national tour of
"Beehive the 60's
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(10/17/07) |
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'Theatre
& Dance Minor Brittany Moore '03 is a featured extra in the new Julie
Taymor film "Across
The Universe."
(10/10/07) |
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Tatum
Harvey '05 placed first in a singing competition on September 14th,
which awarded her a $2,500 cash prize and a chance to sing at Symphony
Hall with the
Cross
Borders Orchestra on November 3rd! Tatum will also be singing
with the orchestra at their opening concert in Dublin at
The Helix.
(10/8/07) |
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Joshua
Clement '06 will be playing the role of "Chino" in The
Palace Theatre's
production of "West Side Story" in Manchester, NH. The production
runs weekends October 12-20.
(10/5/07) |
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Liam Billingham '05 has been quite busy as of late. He recently
finished assistant directing the
New Repertory Theater's
production of "A Streetcar Named Desire." Liam's own theatre
company's production of "Exception and The Rule", which starred fellow
UNH alums Ben Gettinger '05 and Harmony Stempel '05, was well received
at the Prague Fringe Festival. This fall, Liam will be directing a
Chekhov/Beckett evening and a production of a new Irish play in Prague.
In the spring, he will be assisting directing "King John" with
Actor's Shakespeare Project in Boston.
(9/25/07)
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Mike
O'Malley '88 stars in the award-winning movie "On
Broadway", which is coming to Portsmouth on October 12, 2007 as part
of the
New
Hampshire Film Festival. The film also stars Joey McIntyre,
Eliza Dushku, and Jill Flint.
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Harmony Stempel and Ben Gettinger, both 2005 graduates of the Theatre &
Dance Department, star in the independent film "Dribbles."
The film was recently named an official selection to the
New Hampshire
Film Festival to be held in Portsmouth, NH from October 11th through
the 14th.
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Kim
Lemieux, THDA Minor and Veronica DiPerna '05 are currently performing in
the Asian tour of "42nd Street." There are several clips of the
tour on Youtube.com, including
one
from a TV show called MyShow.
(9/21/07) |
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Tommy
Labanaris, a 2002 graduate of the UNH Theatre & Dance Department, just
finished his third summer at
Bristol Valley
Theater. Since graduating, Tommy has toured the US and Canada
with 'The Full Monty', 'Copacabana', 'I Get a Kick Out of Cole,' and
'RENT' in Japan. This Fall 2007, Tommy will be heading out on the road
with the National Tour of 'A Year with Frog and Toad' which plays the
Portsmouth Music Hall October 27th!
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Maryann
Plunkett '76 is currently performing in "The Autumn Garden" at the
Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, MA. The production
was reviewed in the August 22 edition of the
New York Times.
(9/9/07) |
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Jon Wells, a 2006
Theatre & Dance graduate, performed in an aerial dance show at
Canobie Lake Park in Salem,
NH during the 2007 Summer months.
(8/16/07) |
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Sean Quinn '06 has joined the national tour
of
Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels. Sean will be a member of the ensemble in
addition to being an understudy for one of the leads in the show.
(8/16/07) |
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Jaci Adams, a 2004 UNH graduate, received a
minor in Musical Theatre. She can currently be seen in the new
film "Balls of
Fury." (8/15/07) |
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Alexis Dascoulias, a 1995 graduate of the
UNH Theatre & Dance Department, has recently become the new executive
director of
Maui
OnStage.
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In the Fall, Jamie Marcotte, a 2006 graduate
of the UNH Theatre & Dance Department, will begin teaching English and
Drama at
Pinkerton Academy in Derry, NH. In addition to teaching
sophomore and Junior English as well as Intro to Drama for Juniors and
Seniors, Jamie will have access to Pinkerton Academy's state-of-the art
Stockbridge Theatre. Jamie is also an alumni of the school and
is thrilled to become part of the faculty.
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Megan Reilly,
a 2000 graduate of the UNH Theatre & Dance Department, recently
completed her MFA in theatrical design and will be graduating from UT
Austin this month. She is a also freelancing in the Austin area.
This past year, Megan designed lighting for UNH's production of "X
Factor" and will be returning in October to design lighting for "A
Doll's House."
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Mike O'Malley, a 1988 graduate of our
program, recently finished working on the movie "Leatherheads"
starring George Clooney. Mike's next project is a supporting role
in "Starship
Dave", starring Eddie Murphy. He and his wife are expecting
their third child.
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Kimberly Lemieux, a member of the UNH Dance
Company for many years, will join the touring cast of "42nd Street."
This production will tour throughout Asia.
(4/23/07) |
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Brittany
Moore, a 2003 graduate of UNH, is currently a lead in the PBS children's
show "Dittydoodle
works." A live, stage version of the show is set to tour the
east coast in the near future. Both Brittany and fellow THDA
Dancer Karl Maier will be participating in this tour.
(4/23/07) |
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Sara
Antkowiak-Maier, THDA class of 2004, has been hired by the
Media Theatre
in Media, PA. She will play the part of Dream Laurie in their
production of "Oklahoma!." Sara will also be part of the ensemble.
(4/2/07) |
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Robyn
Hurder, a THDA student in 2000-2001, will star in the Broadway revival
of "Grease." She will be playing the part of Marty Maraschino.
The show opens in June 2007. This production has gained
considerable media attention because of it's association with the NBC
reality show
"Grease: You're the
One That I Want."
(3/19/07) |
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Karl
"Los" Maier, who graduated in 2003, will be dancing in Turandot with the
Metropolitan Opera. The production opens March 30 and runs
through May 8.
(2/26/07) |
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While at
UNH, David O'Brien '04 studied technical theatre and design. Since
leaving UNH, he has worked in Boston as an Audio Visual Technician.
He is now the TV Studio Technician at Everett High School in Everett,
MA. David runs the local access cable TV station (EHS-TV15) for
the school.
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Chris
Bean, a 2000 graduate of the UNH Theatre & Dance Department, is set to
perform in the
Actor's Playhouse production of "La Cage Aux Folles." The
production runs March 9 - April 8, 2007 in Miami, Florida.
(2/21/07) |
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Laurie
Ewer, a 2006 graduate, is performing in the world premiere of
Academy-Award winning playwright Ernest Thompson's "Ax
of Love." Thompson, known critically for the play and Oscar-winning
play-turned-movie "On Golden Pond," directs this five person cast as the
piece spans the thirty year history between four college roommates who
meet in 1970. Laurie's play “Happy Girl” will make its world
premiere in London, 2008.
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Bunty
Thakkar, a 2005 graduate, is currently working for Walt Disney World as
a character performer. Bunty dances in the Disney parades as well
as their stage shows.
(1/15/07) |
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Jon Wells, a 2006
Theatre & Dance graduate, performed solo at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and
Casino in Uncasville, CT on
New Years Eve. Jon performs with the group "Nimble
Arts" from Brattleboro, VT. Watch a video of Jon's performance
HERE.
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Natalie Lynch, a 2004 graduate,
recently finished a summer stock season in Macon, MI working as the
Stage Manager at
City of Maples
Repertory Theatre. She is currently working as Assistant Stage
Manager for the
Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt
Lake City, UT. One of the shows she will be working on is the
Regional Theatre Premier of Les Miserables.
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Liam Billingham, a 2005 graduate, is currently living
in The Czech Republic, teaching English. This fall he will be directing a
series of short plays with an international cast.
(added 9/12/06) |
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Brittany Lynch, a 2003 graduate of the UNH Theatre
& Dance Department, recently toured throughout Europe as part of
the "Exchange Project 2", presented by
Jana Hicks and The Next Stage
Project. Brittany visited The Netherlands, Germany, and Norway as part of this
experience.
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Jennifer Vento, a 1998 graduate of the department, will
be receiving her Masters in Theatre Education from Emerson College this December. Jennifer's degree includes
advanced coursework in directing, playmaking and licensure to teach theatre K-12. Jennifer also directs small works
in the Boston area. In 2003, she received a Spotlight on the Arts Special Achievement award for co-creating and directing
"With Love", an original musical based on life in New England during World War II.
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Krystal Rowley, a 2005 graduate of the department, is
playing the part of "Maria" is Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's
Lost", directed by Nicholas Martin and being performed at the
Huntington Theatre in
Boston. Performances begin May 12 and run thru June 11.
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Andrew
Penney, a 2005 graduate of the department, is currently working as a
lighting technician on the national tour of
Cirque Du Soliel's "Quidam."
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Kimberly Lemieux, a
member of the UNH Dance Company for many years, is currently performing in the national
tour of "Cats." Kim joined the
cast in July 2005.
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Karl "Los" Maier and Sara Maier, both
graduates of the UNH Theatre & Dance Department, have been offered contracts
for a touring production of "Pippin."
After it's run in the
Goodspeed Opera
House in East Haddam, CT, the show will go on a national tour. Both Los and Sara are busy these
days. Sara just finished the Broadway-preproduction of "The Pirate
Queen" and Los is currently an understudy in
"L'Elisir d'Amore", being produced by the
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2001 UNH Graduate
Michael Graziadei has
been nominated for the second year in a row as Outstanding Younger Actor in
a Daytime Drama for the
2006 Daytime Emmys. Michael plays
Daniel Romalotti on "The Young and The Restless."
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Michelle Doucet and Tommy Labanaris, both 2002 UNH
graduates, performed in an equity reading of a new musical entitled "The Man in the Iron Mask."
This reading was directed by another UNH graduate, Brian Swasey, and was presented at the
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John W. Hurney, a civil litigator in California, is
running for an open seat on the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Hurney graduated from UNH in 1989 with a degree in Theatre
& Dance. Click
here for more info
regarding Hurney's election bid. (added 2/13/06)
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UNH Senior Sean Quinn won the award for "Best
Actor" at this year's
New
Hampshire Theater Awards. The awards ceremony took place on Friday, February 3 at the Palace
Theater in Manchester, NH. Sean won the award for his performance in "Dames At Sea", which was
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Brittany Lynch, a 2003 graduate of the UNH Theatre
& Dance Department, will be participating in the "Repertory/Choreography Performance Workshops
2006", sponsored by
Jana Hicks
and The Next Stage Project. The
workshop will take place in Maui, Hawaii in February
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Karl "Los" Maier, a 2003 graduate of the UNH
Theatre & Dance Department, has been hired by the
Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City. His first
production with the company,
"Mazeppa",
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On October 30, 2005, THDA Major Krystal Barry was
crowned
Miss New Hampshire USA.
The pageant took place in
Merrimack, NH at the Radisson Hotel and Conference
Center. Krystal, a Junior at UNH, is currently studying dance.
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Professor Raina Ames' first book,
A
High School Theater Teacher's Survival Guide, hit the shelves this October. It is a
practical guide for theatre teachers of all levels of
experience, both for curricular and extracurricular drama activities in the high school.
The extended appendix offers everything from course syllabi to sample rehearsal schedules.
The book is published by Routledge Press.
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In August 2005, Professors David Kaye and David
Richman, along with over a dozen THDA students, presented William
Shakespeare's "The Tempest" on Appledore
Island. This unique presentation was sponsored by the UNH Theatre & Dance
Department, Cornell University, and the Shoals Marine Laboratory. Click
here for more information.
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