September 2018 College News

Trevor Roderick (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2013) is in the ensemble and covering Lun Ta in the frst national tour of Bartlett Sher’s Te King and I . Paula Rodriguez (B.F.A. Teacher Certifcation) has been named the new State Director of Teatre in charge of the UIL One-Act Play contests. Liliana Rose (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2018) played Anne in La Cage Aux Folles at Red House Arts Center in Syracuse, NY and then joined Norwegian Cruise Line’s “Pride of America” ship, sailing to Hawaii. Mitch Slan (B.F.A. Acting 2015) worked for Black Eyed Kids flms in Atlanta, on their flm, Balloon , which has won over 70 awards. [8] Te flm is about Penny who battles her phobia of balloons through psychological experimentation. However, it’s not the balloon itself... it’s the clown-like serial killer it represents. Balloon will soon be made into a feature flm. Teir short flm, Maestro , is being shown on CryptTV. Ben Toomer (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2018) was part of Te Lexington Teatre Company’s summer season, and received an Austin Critics’ Table Citation for Best Actor as Colehouse Walker in Ragtime . Annie Wallace (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2014) is an original cast member of the frst national tour of Aladdin and is completing her second year in the ensemble and covering the lead role of Jasmine. David Weynand (M.F.A. Directing) has started a tenure- track teaching position at Northern Arizona University. Anna Uzele (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2018) graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2018 and two days later, she auditioned for agents and casting directors in New York, receiving sixteen ofers. Te next week, she was rehearsing for her frst Broadway production, the Tony Award- winning revival of Once on Tis Island . [9] Gianna Yanelli (B.F.A. Musical Teatre 2014) is currently in the ensemble of Mean Girls on Broadway. Alex Zeto (B.F.A. Musical Teatre) has been certifed as a One Voice Master. Matilde Bernabei and Natalie Rankin (also BFA Musical Teatre) have been certifed as One Voice Coaches. VICE PRINCIPALS Edi Patterson (B.F.A. Acting 1997) has been named one of TVLine’s Emmys 2018: Supporting Actress, Comedy – Dream Nominees for her work as Jen Abbott on Vice Principals (another McBride endeavor). Te online publication noted “Yes, Abbott was nuts. But, as Patterson quietly, deftly reminded us time and time again, her madness was fueled by heartbreak.” Edi has recently been cast in Amazon Studio’s Troupe Zero . Te flm, which follows a group of elementary school students who start a Girl Scout troupe, stars Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Jim Gafgan, and Mike Epps. In addition, Edi will join John Goodman to co-star in Danny McBride’s comedy series Righteous Gemstones on HBO. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 23