The Public Honors College
St. Mary's College of Maryland

Upcoming Events

  • August 30
    Classes begin.
  • August 31
    7:30 p.m. TFMS Open House, Bruce Davis Theater, MH. All welcome to attend.
  • September 1
    6:00-10:00 p.m. Auditions for Hay Fever, directed by Michael Ellis-Tolaydo, Bruce Davis Theater, MH.

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2010 - 2011
Season & Events

Box Office

For Reservations:
240-895-4243, or e-mail boxoffice@smcm.edu

For our assisted hearing patrons: The Bruce Davis Theater is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you would like assistance, please ask one of the Box Office managers for a receiver when you pick up and pay for your tickets. Students who require a receiver will be asked to leave their student ID at the Box Office until the receiver is returned; non-students will be asked to leave their driver's licence.

TFMS Alumni
Where Are They Now?

Megan Rippey

Megan Rippey (class of 2008, B.A. women, gender, and sexuality studies, minor in theater studies) will soon head to the California Institute of the Arts (fall 2010) to begin the M.F.A. program in acting (class of 2013).

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Site maintained by:
Mark A. Rhoda
For comments about this site or suggestions for its improvement, contact: marhoda@smcm.edu

Alumni Networking

This page includes the names and contact information of TFMS alumni who have agreed to be part of this network. To contact any of these alumni for further information about their careers post-graduation or to seek advice from them about careers in theater, film/media or in unrelated areas, click on their e-mail address below.

This page will be updated periodically, but will depend on information supplied by its users to keep information current. You may send updated information to Mark A. Rhoda at marhoda@smcm.edu.

Michael Boynton
e-mail: mjboynton@smcm.edu

Mel Bratz
Technical Director and Theater Manager, McDonogh School
e-mail: mbratz@mcdonogh.org
Web site: www.mcdonogh.org

Dan Cavanagh
still acting!
e-mail: dancavanagh@comcast.net

Heidi Castle
MFA, Set Design and Scenic Art, Rutgers University; Ph.D. student in Theater History, University of Maryland, College Park; scene designer
e-mail: hlcastle@aol.com

Jeremiah Chiappelli
lawyer, private practice, The Chiappelli Law Firm, LLC
e-mail: Jeremiah@Chiappellilaw.com

Allison M.C. Clapp
playwright/performance artist; fiber artist, teacher, tree climber, and treasure hunter
e-mail: smcmtreasure@yahoo.com

Amy Forsberg
horticulturalist; formerly costume shop assistant, costumer, Shakespeare Theatre and Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.
e-mail: amyforsberg@hotmail.com

Bridgette Gallagher
lawyer; Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, WA
e-mail: bridgette.maryman@gmail.com

Mark Garcia-Christie
Coordinator, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
e-mail: markgarciachris@yahoo.com
Web site:http://www.med.upenn.edu/rwjcsp/index.htm  

Pete Garvey
e-mail: petegarvey@hotmail.com

Kelly Germain
Artistic Director, ArtReach: A Division of the Children's Theatre (of Cincinnati); adjunct faculty, Northern Kentucky University; actor, Actors Equity; director; M.F.A., Acting, University of Wisconsin-Madison
e-mail: kelly@thechildrenstheatre.com

Bill Gillett
Head, Theater Program, Carroll Community College; freelance actor/director
e-mail: WGillett@carrollcc.edu

Kurt Heinlein
actor, director, playwright; M.F.A., Acting, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; Ph.D., Environmental/Social Theater, Louisiana State University; Associate Professor and coordinator of the BFA Professional Actor Training Program, Missouri State University
e-mail: kurtheinlein@hotmail.com

Kevin Hollenbeck
e-mail: khollenb@Glue.umd.edu

Heather Jackson
Public Relations Manager, CENTERSTAGE Theater, Baltimore, MD; freelance costume designer
e-mail: sabine4242@gmail.com

William (Bill) Jamieson
technical director, Everyman Theatre, Baltimore, MD
e-mail: wajamieson@yahoo.com

Brenna Jones
stage manager
e-mail: bstjones@aol.com

Aarati Kasturirangan
e-mail: arthropod4ever@yahoo.com

Marianne Koch
law student
e-mail: marianne_r_koch@yahoo.com

Cherish Lankford
legal assistant (litigation); formerly properties designer, art gallery manager
e-mail: cherish.lankford@piperrudnick.com

Christopher Layman
film, television, theatre, freelance grip/production assistant (PA), aspiring film director
Web site: captainchris.squarespace.com

Jack Levenson
former international NGO volunteer, Ecuador
e-mail: jack_levenson@hotmail.com
Web site: www.cenitecuador.org

Korinne Loynes
M.F.A. student, Acting, California Institute of the Arts
e-mail: kmloynes@hotmail.com

Nora Ludden
actor
e-mail: noraludden@yahoo.com

Erin Madden Ramirez
Consultant, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage
e-mail: erinmr@ak.net

Scott McCormick
actor, company member Rorschach Theatre
e-mail: scottymcc91@hotmail.com

Faith Moser Love
e-mail: faith@lusciousmango.com
Website: www.lusciousmango.com

Tony Nam
actor; M.F.A. student, Acting, University of Washington
e-mail: tonyknam@yahoo.com

Laura Otis-Franklin
actor, director, 4th grade teacher
e-mail: lauraotis@sbcglobal.net

Kimberly Owens
lawyer
e-mail: cuchiekto@starpower.net

Kevin Patrick
artist; teacher; M.F.A., Sequential Design, Savannah College of Art and Design; Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Alabama State University
e-mail: ioflyon@yahoo.com

Coya Paz
actor; producer; co-founder, Teatro Luna, Chicago; Ph.D. student in Performance Studies, Northwestern University
e-mail: coyapaz@yahoo.com
Web sites: www.coyapaz.com and www.teatroluna.org

Elizabeth Pickard
Gallery Theatre Program Coordinator, Missouri History Museum
e-mail: epickard@mohistory.org

Kerry Jo Richards
educational software (Blackboard)
e-mail: kjrl@yahoo.com

A. Lorraine Robinson
freelance director and dramaturg; producer, MuseFire Productions, a multimedia production company; teacher; M.A., Directing, Brown University
e-mail: Lorrainson@aol.com
Web site: www.musefire.org

Andrew Schwartz
independent filmmaker, producer, writer, steadicam work (HGTV, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, PBS, NBC, Retirement Living, Discovery Health, National Geographic, etc.).
email:andy@everlevelpictures.com

Christopher (Chris) W. Sheppard
Western Regional Manager, Higher Education, Blackboard, Inc.

Alana Smith
marketing, media, and web design
e-mail: kabukimask@gmail.com
Web site: www.thevalveswithin.blogspot.com

David (Dave) Smith
Assistant Technical Director, The Washington Opera, Washington, D.C.; CAD Drafting/Manager, Castle-Smith Designs; MFA, Set Design and Technical Direction, Rutgers University
e-mail: david@castlesmith.com or dsmith@dc-opera.org
Website: www.castlesmith.com

Karen Storms
stage manager
e-mail: karenstorms@hotmail.com

Tammy Swanson
publishing
e-mail: Tammy.Swanson@wolterskluwer.com

Steve Wannall
actor; member, comedy troupe, Shakespeare Skum; co-founder and co-member, The Pickled Punks
e-mail: wannall@hotmail.com

Natalie Wass
actor
e-mail: natalie0435@msn.com

Pete Welsch
MIS (Masters of Information Sciences) student, Indiana University; DJ; Net Tech
e-mail: pwelsch@indiana.edu
Web site: http://ella.slis.indiana.edu/~pwelsch

Tammy Lynne Wible
e-mail: tlwible@parlights.com

James Gayl Yamakawa
budding playwright
e-mail: roninpanda@hotmail.com

Aerial view of St. Mary's College of Maryland campus

St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
240-895-2000