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FMU Theatre Alumni - "Working In The Business"
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Dawn Alex (FMU 2001)

Currently: Technical Director, Lexington Children's Theatre, Lexington, Kentucky
"I have been in this position since July of 2004 and it has been keeping me very busy.  Currently we do 8 shows a year plus a Summer Family Musical.  Next season we are going to a 9 show season and the Summer Family Musical.  I do all of this with a Master Electrician and a paint and props intern during the season (September to May) and over the summer I hire two production interns to help me build part of the next seasons shows.  If you would like to see some of the work that I have been doing, please visit our website and the photo gallery."

Previously: Seaside Music Theatre, Daytona Beach, Florida (2 seasons)

Laura EnglemanLaura (Fitzsimmons) Engleman (FMU 2000)

Currently: Artistic Associate: Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
Treasurer: The League of Cincinnati Theatres

Previously:
Findlay Summer Theatre, Syracuse Stage (N.Y.)

Additional: Casting Associate - Feature Film: Paramount Pictures, Speak Film Inc., Northlight Films, Inc., Devito Productions, HKM Films, Inc.

Charles Foster (FMU 1998)

Graduate School:
MFA (Lighting Design), Boston University

Currently: Lighting Designer - Lightswitch, N.Y.

Member:
United Scenic Artist - Local 829

Bio:
Charles Foster's design credits include: The Front Page, Crimes of the Heart, Double Double, Lucy and the Conquest, Create Fate, The Blue Bird, Servant of Two Masters (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Laughing Wild (Huntington Theatre Co.); ATC 10x20 (Atlantic Theatre Company); She Said / She Says (National Tour); Subway Songs (National Tour); Limitless Joy, The Comfort and Safety of Your Own Home, Orphan on God’s Highway, The Bomb (International Wow!); Mario and the Magician (Center for Contemporary Opera); The Alvin Ailey School (Pope Auditorium at Lincoln Center); The Expense of Spirit (Ohio Ice Factory); Vincent (Wings); I Google Myself, Bald Diva (Theatre Askew); The Trojan Women (Sarah Lawrence College); The Tempest, Fetes de la Nuit (Columbia Univ); La Boheme (Boheme Opera NJ).  
 
Charles is entering into his fifth year as a designer for Lightswitch, a design consortium committed to the continuing pursuit of excellence in all aspects of the lighting and projection design process.
The Front Page
A scene from The Front Page -- view Charles Foster's portfolio at CharlesFosterDesign.com.

Vanessa Gregg (FMU 1998)

Graduate School:
MPA (Costume Design), Oklahoma City University

Recent work: Actor/narrator with OKC Players children's theatre, 1999 season.
Writer, director and costume designer for Greenroom, staged in Oklahoma City at the University and also at an outdoor theatre venue in 2000.
Freelance designer working for Bill Whiten Designs, Burbank, CA, 2001.  Drafted patterns and designed items for all the Dixie Stampedes.  (Whiten was a designer for Vogue in the 1970's, and also designed for Neil Diamond and Michael Jackson (during the Jackson Five through Thriller period -- he was responsible for the one glove phase). 



Karen Grooms (FMU 1997)

Previously:
Extra - Dawson's Creek

Dana Harrell (FMU 1999)

Currently: Shop Carpenter (3rd season) - Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Rob Jones (FMU 2001)

Currently: Actor - Patchwork Players, Columbia, S.C.

Kendall Kiker (FMU 2000)

Currently: Actor (6th season) - Unto These Hills, Cherokee, N.C.

Previously:
Rags to Riches Theatre Co., Durham, N.C.

Marcia Kunkel (FMU 1999)

Graduate School:
MFA (Vocal Performance), New York University

Currently: Actor (5th season) - Mac-Haydn Theatre, N.Y.
Kunkel and Kiker in 1990 FMU production of
            Catfish Moon
Kunkel and Kiker in rehearsal for 1999 FMU production of Catfish Moon

Ashley Leamon (FMU 2012 summa cum laude - Theatre Arts Award 2008-2009)

Graduate School:
Masters of Theatre, Villanova University, Philadelphia. Ashley attended with a Costume Assistantship and focused on costuming, dramaturgy, and playwriting.

Currently: Office Manager for the Theatre and Studio Art departments at Villanova University. She is also working as a freelance dramaturg in the Philadelphia area.


Michael Linteau (FMU 1993)

Currently: Actor - The Yes Show, Stone Street Theatre, N.Y.
Various "extra" work including Law and Order

Previously:
Actor and Co-Founder - Rags to Riches Theatre Co., Durham, N.C.

Buck Linton (FMU 1997)

Graduate School:
MFA (Scenography and Technical Production), Virginia Tech

Currently: Assistant Technical Director - McCarter Theatre Co., Princeton, N.J.
Resident Designer - Westminster Choir College, Princeton, N.J.
Resident Designer - Jeykell Island Musical Theatre Festival, Jeykell Island, GA.

Previously:
TheatreVirginia, Dogwood Dell, Unto These Hills
Radon Scenic Design
Radon! premier scenic design by Buck Linton

C J Miller (FMU 2012)



CJ Miller served as the dramaturg for multiple FMU productions including And Baby Makes Seven and The Fourth Wall. He has also performed numerous times on stage in Back, Back, Back, Five Women the Same Dress, Our Town, and many others. He has been part of production teams for community theatre shows and was the dramaturg for an equity production of Miss Saigon at the Western Playhouse summer theatre company at Missouri Western State University. A former member of the United States Air Force, CJ performs standup comedy and has produced, written, and directed numerous of his own productions.  CJ Miller in Back Back Back


Matt Miller (FMU 1993)Matthew Miller

Graduate School:
MFA (Technical Production), University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Currently: Associate Professor of Design/Technology, Department of Theatre, Temple University

Previously:
Assistant Professor/Production Manager - San Francisco State University
Technical Director - Santa Rosa Repertory Theatre

La Grange College, Playmakers Repertory, Utah Shakespearean Festival, California Theatre Center, The Asian American Theatre Company, New York Fringe Festival, Natchez Festival of Music, Loyola McMannus Theatre
Matt Miller technical direction
mbradfordmiller.com

Kyle Rea (FMU 2003)

Currently: Technical Director - Multi Image Group
Production Manager - Cirque Productions

Previously:
Crew Chief - Unto These Hills, Cherokee, N.C.
Carpenter/Electrician - StageWorks Lighting Ltd., Raleigh, N.C.
Stage Hand - various roadshows/national tours
Kyle Rea
Multi Image Group




Sarah Thorowgood Daniels (FMU 2003)

Currently: Resident Scenic Designer - Stray Dog Theatre, Saint Louis, MO.
STD set design for Stray Dog Theatre
Sarah Thorowgood Daniels' Fall 2007 set design for Tennessee William's
Suddenly Last Summer
at Stray Dog Theatre.


David Veitch (FMU 1992)

Currently: Actor - Disney World, Orlando, FL.

Member: Actors' Equity Association

Previously:
Flatrock Playhouse, Hendersonville, N.C.


Jessica Willis (FMU 2003)

Graduate School:
MFA (Scenic Design Candidate), Virginia Tech

Currently: Scenic Artist - East Carolina Summer Theatre Co.

Previously:
Findlay Summer Theatre Co., Spoleto Festival
Jessica as Lenny in Crimes of the Heart
Jessica Willis as Lenny with rest of cast in 2003 FMU production of Crimes of the Heart

Timothy Young (FMU 1996)

Graduate School:
Additional training at the Oxford School of Drama and as a production intern for Sesame Street

Currently: Creator of Puppetry Arts Theatre, New York City

Previously:
Exhibitor and performer in NYC area galleries; production assistant, script coordinator, cameraman, etc. for a variety of entertainment and production companies.


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