Posts by hmccormick | Today at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ | ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ /u/news Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:14:42 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Acting Alumni Return to Campus /u/news/2016/03/17/acting-alumni-return-to-campus/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:25:00 +0000 /u/news/2016/03/17/acting-alumni-return-to-campus/
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Several acting alumni have returned to campus during the past couple of weeks to conduct internship interviews and auditions for their respected companies

Jay Briggs ’06, resident teaching artist at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Va., came to audition students for their Summer Apprenticeship. Lyndsay Burch ’13, an artistic associate for B Street Theatre in Sacramento, Calif., made an appearance just a few days later to audition and interview seniors for their 10-month long internship.

Lyndsay Burch '13
Lastly, Anna Weis ’15, casting assistant at Karge + Ross Casting in Chicago, came back with Casting Director Marisa Ross to work with the senior BFA acting majors, doing mock-auditions and helping prepare them for life after graduation.

Anna Weis '15
]]> Acting alumna cast in dream role /u/news/2016/03/15/acting-alumna-cast-in-dream-role/ Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:40:00 +0000 /u/news/2016/03/15/acting-alumna-cast-in-dream-role/ BFA acting alumna Claire Manship ’13 will be appearing this summer at STAGES St. Louis as Jenny in It Shoulda Been You.

This has been a dream role of Manship’s and the Department of Performing Arts is thrilled to see dreams come true for alumni. If you are in the St. Louis area June 3 – July 3, 2016, you can catch what is sure to be an awesome show. Tickets go on sale April 4. Call (314) 821-2407 to order yours or visit for more info on the show. For more info on Manship, visit

]]> BFA Acting Alumna performing with Orlando Shakespeare Theater /u/news/2015/09/11/bfa-acting-alumna-performing-with-orlando-shakespeare-theater/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:35:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/09/11/bfa-acting-alumna-performing-with-orlando-shakespeare-theater/

BFA Acting alumna Kimmi Johnson ‘15 opens Monty Python’s Spamalot tonight at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Kimmi is an Acting/Education Intern for their 2015-2016 season. This is the first of a multitude of productions she will be a part of over the next nine months as a part of their program. Spamalot runs through October 11th.

]]> BFA Acting alum Kabby Borders '12 in upcoming films with BooBoo Stewart and Michael Keaton /u/news/2015/09/04/bfa-acting-alum-kabby-borders-12-in-upcoming-films-with-booboo-stewart-and-michael-keaton/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:45:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/09/04/bfa-acting-alum-kabby-borders-12-in-upcoming-films-with-booboo-stewart-and-michael-keaton/

She is currently filming the comedy, Pitching Tents, opposite BooBoo Stewart and directed by Jacob Cooney. She also just wrapped up The Founder, starring Michael Keaton, directed by John Lee Hancock, and produced by the Weinstein Company. Both films are due out next year.

 

]]> BFA Acting alumni connections working for current majors /u/news/2015/09/02/bfa-acting-alumni-connections-working-for-current-majors/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:25:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/09/02/bfa-acting-alumni-connections-working-for-current-majors/

The BFA Acting alumni network is a strong one. This past summer, Christine Lane, a second-year in the program, worked on two different projects started by alumni. In June, she was a cast member in “Moving Pieces,” a walking play written by Logan Sutton ’13 with the Seed Art Share company in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The other was “Trapped in a Room with a Zombie” with Raleigh Room Escapes, LLC, started by Rebecca Carmichael ’13.

]]> Alumna in national tour of Click, Clack, Moo /u/news/2014/11/04/alumna-in-national-tour-of-click-clack-moo/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:30:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/11/04/alumna-in-national-tour-of-click-clack-moo/ Acting alumna Claire Manship ’13 is touring the country with Theatreworks USA’s Click, Clack, Moo. 

Since graduation, Claire has appeared in Signature Theatre’s Miss Saigon, Since We Last Spoke at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, and Hello My Name Is… at 54 Below.

To get tickets, visit .

]]> Brandon Curry '12 to co-star on 'Law & Order: SVU' /u/news/2014/11/04/brandon-curry-12-to-co-star-on-law-order-svu/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:55:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/11/04/brandon-curry-12-to-co-star-on-law-order-svu/ BFA acting alumnus Brandon Curry ’12 co-stars on NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” in an episode premiering Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 9 p.m.

Since his 2012 graduation, Brandon has been in the national tour of “Ghost” and has appeared off-Broadway in “Piggy Nation.“

]]> BFA acting alumnus to appear on CBS drama 'Criminal Minds' /u/news/2014/11/04/bfa-acting-alumnus-to-appear-on-cbs-drama-criminal-minds/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:40:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/11/04/bfa-acting-alumnus-to-appear-on-cbs-drama-criminal-minds/ BFA Acting Alum Benjamin Seay ’03 co-stars this week on CBS’s “Criminal Minds.” The show airs Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 9 p.m.

Since graduation in 2003, Ben has guest-starred on TV shows such as “Mad Men,” “Veronica Mars” and “Broad Strokes.“

]]> Acting alumna to appear on CBS /u/news/2014/09/30/acting-alumna-to-appear-on-cbs/ Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:00:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/09/30/acting-alumna-to-appear-on-cbs/ The episode airs Wednesday, October 1st at 9 p.m. Don’t miss it!

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