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Career Paths

Jobs Acquired by LC Theatre Majors

  • Theresa McKenzie '10, Scenic Artist, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, Tenn.
  • Matt Akers '08, Licensing agent for Samuel French Plays, Inc., New York, N.Y.
  • Philip Milone '08, Technical Director of Sycamore Rouge, Petersburg, Va.
  • Amy Burg Gibson '03, Agent, Donna Baldwin Talent, Denver, Colo.
  • Richard "Trevor" Anderson '00, Technical Director, Wake Forest University, N.C.
  • Adam Kauffman '96, Actor, Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Loving Leah
  • Deirdre Quinn '93, Actress, Heroes television show and the movie Miss Congeniality

Summer Theatre

Many of our students participate in summer theatre, gaining professional experience between their undergraduate years. Recent examples include:
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  • Jennifer "Gato" Fuentes '13 - General Technician, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Winchester, Va.
  • Jason Smith '12 - Carpenter, Porthouse Theatre, Kent, Ohio
  • Melissa Porcaro '11 - Teaching Artist, Lexington Children's Theatre, Lexington, Ky.
  • Derek Arey '11 - Actor, Blue Ridge Summer Theatre, Amherst, Va.
  • Amanda Warriner '10 - Ewing Theatre Foreman, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Normal, Ill.
  • Sara Richardson Tempe '10, Dancer, Lost Colony Outdoor Drama, N.C.

Internships

Internships allow students to gain practical experience and a focused perspective on the professional world of theatre. Students normally intern through summer theatre opportunities, or with professional companies after graduation. Recent internships include:

  • Derek Cooper '11, Intern, Community Outreach, Center Stage, Baltimore
  • Stephanie Harms '09, Disney World, Orlando, Operations
  • Dyanna Sorvillo '08, Acting intern, Rocky Hock Playhouse, Washington, N.C.

Graduate and Professional Education

Some of our graduates continue their professional education and are accepted into excellent schools and conservatories:Is He Dead?

  • Stephanie Harms '09, M Ed. Theatre for Youth, Emerson College
  • Dyanna Sorvillo '08, M. A. Theatre Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Ashley Walter '04, M.A. Media and Performing Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Michael Miller '03, M.F.A. Acting, Temple University
  • Christina Rodriguez '00, Masters in Educational Theatre from New York University
  • Jenny Sandman Boomershine '96, Master of Fine Arts in Dramaturgy, Columbia University, New York