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Amy Abrigo
Amy (she, her, hers) (’20) is an actor, director, writer and much more currently located in San Antonio, Texas. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, Amy holds an MA in Theatre and Certification in Nonprofit Management from Villanova University and a BA in Theatre from Concordia University – Saint Paul. Currently, Amy is a…
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Angela Rose Longo
Angela (’21) (she, her, hers) is a theatre producer, director, actor, writer and currently serves as Producing Artistic Director at Eagle Theatre in Hammonton NJ. Angela received her MA from Villanova University in 2021 and a BA in Theatre from Rowan University in 2018. At Villanova, Angela received the Belle Masque Scholarship, the Brian and…
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Asaki Kuruma
Originally from Japan, Asaki (’20) (she, her, hers) is a multi-disciplinary artist who has been working professionally with many theater companies and artists in the Philadelphia area over a decade as a performer, deviser, stage manager, administrator, cultural consultant, and educator. Her recent focus has been costume design. Costume design credit: Backing Track (World Premiere- Arden Theatre Co.), Marisol…
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AZ Espinoza
AZ Espinoza (’18) (they, he) makes plays as a playwright, performer, director, dramaturg, and more. Playwriting credits include exxx…stasis, exxx…hale… (Villanova Theatre), HOMERIDAE (Theatre Exile Studio X-hibition 2020), and PERIL’s ISLAND, commissioned by Shakespeare in Clark Park in residence at Harrowgate Park in North Kensington. In 2020 they directed the Philadelphia premiere of Angelina Grimké’s 1915 anti-lynching play Rachel at Quintessence Theatre.…
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Brishen Miller
Brishen Miller (’18) originally hails from Kalamazoo, MI where he was a Managing Partner of Fancy Pants Theater from 2010-2014. He received a BA in Theatre from Wayne State University in Detroit in 2007, where he was seen onstage as Bynum in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and served as Score Composer/Arranger of Othello and…
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Casey Berner
Casey Berner (’18) (she, her, hers) is a PhD student at the Graduate Center, CUNY in New York City, teaches Theatre at Brooklyn College, and is also the Director of Development at Maestra Music. Her research focuses on musical theatre, audience and spectatorship, and memory, and her artistic practice includes stage management, dramaturgy, and arts…
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Chris Monaco
Chris (he, him, his) (’17) holds a BA in Theatre from Temple University, as well as an MA from Villanova University. His time at Villanova was wonderful – he got to act in some excellent shows, including Eurydice, Translations, Lagan, and Little Women. He also met his wife at Villanova! While still a working actor…
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Christen Mandracchia, PhD
Christen Mandracchia (she, her, hers) (’15) earned a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, where she studied the impact of theatre practitioners on the period known as the “Disney Renaissance.” She is a senior lecturer in Theatre History at University of the Arts and has taught Production and Design at Penn State Abington and…
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Eva Kay Noone
Eva Kay Noone (’93) (she, her, hers) has a BA in Theatre with a Dance minor from Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music (now Shenandoah University) and a MA in Theatre from Villanova University. A faculty member at the William Penn Charter School since 1994, Eva Kay teaches Costume Design, Documentary Film, and various other…
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Jessica Bedford
Jessica Bedford (she, her, hers) (’10) is a Philadelphia based actor, director, dramaturg, playwright and teacher. She has been seen onstage at McCarter Theatre, Walnut Street Theater, Lantern Theatre Co, Montgomery Theatre, Act II Playhouse, Tiny Dynamite, Theatre Horizon, People’s Light and Theatre Co. and other stages in the Philadelphia area. Recent directing credits include…
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K. O’Rourke
K. O’Rourke (’09) (she/her) Proud member AEA/SAG-AFTRA. Fulbright Student Scholar Semifinalist for the 2021-2022 season. Recent theater season: “Cabaret”(Bristol Riverside Theater), “Dot” (People’s Light). Barrymore nominations for Best Featured Performance, “Detroit” (Philadelphia Theater Company) & “Taming of the Shrew”(Lantern Theater). Barrymore nominations for Outstanding Choreography, “Emma” (Lantern Theater) “It Girl” (Simpatico Theater Company), “Anna” (EgoPo).…
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Kathryn MacMillan
Kathryn MacMillan (’01) (she, her, hers) Kathryn MacMillan is a director of more than 50 productions in the Philadelphia region, off-Broadway, and across the East Coast, including Unraveled (Off-Broadway); Arcadia, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Betrayal (Lantern Theater); Fully Committed (Delaware Theatre Company); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in Clark Park); The Comedy of Errors (Dram…
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Kimberly S. Fairbanks
Kimberly S. Fairbanks (she, her, hers) (’18) is a professional actor, proud member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA, and a dedicated advocate of new plays. Kimberly’s work can be seen and heard regionally, nationally, and internationally across the performance mediums of television, film, theatre, and voice over. Kimberly holds a Masters Degree in Theatre from Villanova University and is the recipient of…
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Laura Barron
Laura Barron (she/her/hers) (‘17) is currently the Programs Director at Wolf Performing Arts Center in Bryn Mawr. She started working there as a teaching artist in the Summer of 2016 and is now a part of the full time staff; managing classes, private lessons, and the visiting artist program. She continues to teach voice lessons,…
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Lexa Grace
Lexa Grace (she, her, hers) (’17) is a Philadelphia based director and costume designer. Previous Philadelphia directing credits include: Plays With Friends, Destiny is a Careless Waiter, The ROI Experience (Juniper Productions), A Manayunk Mystery Tour, ShakesBEER Roulette (Manayunk Theatre Company), Clown Sex Ed (Tribe of Fools), A Doll’s House (asst. director/Arden Theatre Company), Bedtime Stories, We Must Share Everything (Villanova…
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Lora Margerum
Lora Margerum (she, her, hers) (’21) is an actor, singer, dancer, director, (who’s gaining confidence in writing) and theatre artist based in New York City. She grew up in Indiana, but moved to New York to pursue her Bachelor’s in Theatre from Wagner College, and headed directly to Villanova to obtain her Master’s. Lora has…
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Marcie Bramucci
Marcie Bramucci (’07) (she, her, hers) is an artist, arts producer, champion for inclusion, and mother of three. She is Executive Artistic Director of Hedgerow Theatre in Rose Valley, PA, a 99-year-old resident professional theatre with a robust slate of year-round offerings. Previously Marcie served as Director of Community Investment for People’s Light in Malvern, PA, where she supported…
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Meghan Winch
Meghan Winch (she, her, hers) (’15) is a Philadelphia-area dramaturg, actor, and playwright. She is the artistic associate and dramaturg at Tiny Dynamite, where she also cowrote The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged and Georgiana Recovered in Time. She is the resident dramaturg at Lantern Theater Company, and has also dramaturged shows at Shakespeare in Clark Park, Tiny…
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Michael Roche
Michael Roche (’99) (he, him, his) received a Musical Theater degree from CUA and Masters in Theatre from Villanova University. A member of SAG/AFTRA, he has appeared in commercials, film and stage productions. Most recently, he had a concert reading of his musical “Monster” at Footlighters Theater in Berwyn, Pa., and directed/filmed/edited the Grammy nominated…
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Nikitas (Nik) Menotiades
Nik (’18) (he, him, his) is a proud Villanova alumni and professional actor. He holds a BA in Theatre from Point Park University and an MA in Theatre from Villanova University. He is an adjunct professor of Fundamental Principles of Acting at Villanova. When receiving his master’s degree his notable roles included Mr. Marks in…
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Peter Danzig
Peter Andrew Danzig (’14) (they/them) LSW, MSS, MA, CCPT, CPT is a Senior Leadership Strategist, Therapist and Diversity and Inclusion Professional in the Greater Philadelphia region. Peter’s research and practice interests are invested in community mental health, theories on adult play and the ways it frames our social interactions, and trauma informed work with clients…
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Polly Rose Edelstein
Polly Rose Edelstein (’14) (she, her, hers) has been living and working in the Philadelphia region since 2010. She is the Founding Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival and works as a freelance theater director, teaching artist, and nonprofit administrator. Polly received her BFA in Theatre Arts from Stephens College in Columbia, MO.…
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Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez
Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez (she/they) (’17) is a Philly based poet, actor, comedian, trauma informed teaching artist and facilitator. They are the Program Coordinator of the Wilma Theater’s Portable Studio program and has worked with many companies over the years such as Power Street Theatre, Delaware Shakespeare Theater, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Simpatico Theatre Company, and…
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Ty Furman
Dr. Ty Furman MA (’96) is a nationally recognized, progressive leader in arts in higher education. Furman currently serves as the Director of the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College, serving previously as Managing Director of the BU Arts Initiative, a position he has held since it was created in 2012. A collaborative and…
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