Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni.
Walter Olkewicz ’71
Is a sitcom and film actor. His work includes The Last Resort and Steven Spielberg’s 1941
Cynthia Stokes ’81
Is a Director of Opera in Los Angeles and Minneapolis. She also teaches acting and directing at the University of California in San Diego.
Warren Sherril ’82
Is currently employed by Paragon Theatre in Denver. He was awarded the Denver Post Ovation Award in 2006 for the Best Supporting Actor in Drama.
Scott Shattuck ’83
Director of the School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Lesli (Pushkin) Kay ’87
Currently plays Felicia on CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful. She recently appeared as a guest star on episodes of CSI: New York, Law and Order and Dancing with the Stars. She was the winner of the Daytime Emmy award for As the World Turns. Her film appearances include, Guarded Secrets and just completed, The Shadow People.
Wende Curtis ’87
Owns Comedy Works in Denver.
Mark Liermann ’87
Is the head of the directing program at the University of Western Michigan.
Kurt Muensterman ’90
Teaches in the Colorado public schools.
Nick Stabile ’92
Performs regularly on a number of television series including, Sunset Beach, Boston Common, CSI: Miami, and Saints and Sinners. He also performed in the film The Beach Boys: An American Family and is currently working on Sheltered.
Jeremy Holm ’93
Is currently acting in New York City. In 2006 he returned to CSU as a guest artist to perform a title role in the CSU production of Cyrano.
Frank Caeti ’95
An alumnus of the Second City Comedy Club in Chicago, he is currently working as a writer/ comedian for MADtv Network.
Ric Lantz ’95
Received his MFA at Carnegie Mellon. He is the producer of The Bricks Theatre in Madison, WI. He is also the Technical Director of the Children’s Theatre of Madison.
Crystal Martinez ’95
Received her MFA at Carnegie Mellon. She is a painter for Epic Systems in Madison, WI.
Holly Harrison Kerkes ’96
Is pursuing her Ph.D at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Kevin Linehan ’96
Is working as a national commercial actor.
Matt Renoux ’96
Currently works for Channel 9 News-Denver/ Northern Bureau. In 2007 he was awarded 2nd place for the Best of TV Photojournalism.
Tresa Waggoner ’96
Works for the Children’s Outreach Program at the Tulsa Opera Company.
Meridith Crosley ’98
Is one of the producers of the Wrecking Ball Theatre Lab in Boulder.
Dana Hughes ’98
Was the recipient of the CSU Alumni Association’s GOLD award (Graduate of the Last Decade) in 2004. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Dana is an ABC News Digital Reporter for Africa.
Laura Tessman ’98
Teaches acting and directing at the University of Colorado.
Lee Tomjack ’98
Teaches bilingual theatre education at Teikyo University in Denver.
Richard Sonnen ’99
Is currently a professional computer consultant.
Jade Winters ’99
Teaches costume design and construction at the University of California, Santa Monica.
Marie Davis Green ’00
Teaches at University of Northern Colorado and received her MFA from The Yale School of Drama.
Jennifer Hunt ’00
Is currently a member of the Alabama Shakespeare Company.
Cody Lyman ’00
Is currently on a national tour of a one man show entitled, Defending the Caveman.
Suzanne Scott ’00
Is pursuing her MFA at the California Institute of the Arts.
Caroline Freedman ’02
Works with Teach for America in New York City.
Shannon Maguire Walsh ’02
Is pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She earned a doctorate in Theatre Historiography from the University of Minnesota in September 2011.
John McKellar ’02
Is the lighting designer and master electrician for the Kings of Leon (opening act for Pearl Jam and Bob Dylan).
Erica Walthall ’02
Is currently a freelance costume designer for film and television.
Sandra Kroll ’03
Is pursuing her MFA at the University of California in San Diego.
Ronnie Chamberlain ’04
Is pursuing his MFA at Mississippi State University.
Kerrie Lovercheck ’04
Is pursuing her MFA at the University of Miami in Ohio.
Sara Sheafor ’04
Is currently a freelance costume designer for film and television.
Gemma Aguayo-Murphy ’05
Is an educator in Denver public schools. She married Matt Murphy ’05 in the summer of 2011.
Candice Andrews ’05
Received her MFA at the University of California in Davis. She teaches in Colorado public schools.
Jessie Anna Wilton ’05
Is pursuing her MFA at the California Institute of the Arts.
Jennifer Chan ’05
Is currently a professional computer consultant.
Liz Droge-Young ’05
Is pursuing a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology at Syracuse University, received a Rosemary Grant Award from the Society for the Study of Evolution to support her dissertation research.
Matt Murphy ’05
Won the 9Teachers Who Care award from Denver 9News in December 2011.
Rachel Singer ’05
Works for the Hillel Foundation at the University of Chicago.
Elliot Cooper ’06
Was a member of the Peace Corps in South America.
Christine Tawfik ’07
Lives in Chicago and performs with Second City.
Tait Zach ’07
Is the SM for the Off-Broadway production of Sleep No More. He has been living in and around New York for over three years working in theater.
Matthew Block ’08
Is enrolled in the graduate program at Central School in London for Screen Acting.
Judd Farner ’10
Is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Theatre Education and Teacher Licensure at University of Northern Colorado. Currently he is a Bas Bleu Theatre Company Development Associate and a member of the Music, Theatre, and Dance Alumni Relations Advisory Committee at Colorado State University.
Meghan Gray ’10
Is enrolled at University of California, Irvine in the graduate Lighting Design program on full scholarship.
Deidre Raph ’11
Works for Disney Cruise Lines as an electrician upon one of their cruise ships.