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Thank you for a successful LA Showcase!

See you next year!

 

 

ABOUT THE EAST and WEST COAST SHOWCASES

Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama is the oldest actor-training program in the country. The School has prepared an enormous pool of well known and highly respected actors since 1914.
(For more information about the School of Drama please visit: http://www.drama.cmu.edu)

A vital part of the careers of the young performers has been their presentations at the New York and Los Angeles Showcases. For decades this event has been attended by the country’s most notable talent agents, casting directors, personal managers and directors, who have been integral in establishing emerging careers.

Carnegie Mellon actors such as Ted Danson, Cherry Jones, Ming Na, Laura San Giacomo, Patrick Wilson, Holly Hunter, Rene Auberjonois, James Cromwell, Charlie Haid, Jack Klugman, Judith Light, Blair Underwood and many others had seminal professional guidance through the industry contacts made at the showcases on either coast.

Our recent alums have launched careers on such impressive productions as you see below.  Many of these opportunities came as a direct or indirect result of the showcase exposure.

 

Recent Carnegie Mellon Actors in
starring, leading or featured roles

In Feature Films:

ALEX CENDESE (04) – GARDEN PARTY
KATY MIXON (03) – STATE OF PLAY, ALL ABOUT STEVE, THE INFORMERS FOUR CHRISTMASES
JOE MANGANIELLO (04) – BEHIND ENEMY LINES 3: IMPACT POINT, I LOVE THE NEW MILLENNIUM, 'TIL DEATH
JOSH GAD (03) – THE ROCKER, MARDI GRAS, CROSSING OVER
MICHAEL McMILLIAN (02) – DIMPLES
JACK CARPENTER (06) – I LOVE YOU
BETH COOPER, HELD UP
ANTHONY CARRIGAN (06) – THE UNDYING
KATE ROGAL (06) – THE NARROWS
MIKE DUNAY (05) – THE OPEN DOOR

In Television:

JOSH GAD (03) – BACK TO YOU
AARON STATON (04) – MAD MEN
MATT BURNS (07) – GOSSIP GIRL
ALEX COLE (08) – LAW AND ORDER
ALEX CENDESE (04) – ONE LIFE TO LIVE & LAW AND ORDER: SVU
PABLO SCHREIBER (00) – FEAR ITSELF
ABBY BRAMMELL (01) – THE UNIT
COTE DEPABLO (00) – NCIS
CHRIS HENRY (06) – ALL MY CHILDREN
VAN HANSIS (04) – AS THE WORLD TURNS (Emmy nomination)
KATY MIXON (03) – HBO’s EAST BOUND AND DOWN (HBO)
MEGAN HILTY (04) – SHARK
RHYS COIRO (99) – ENTOURAGE, 24
ROBERTA VALDERRAMA (00) – 10 ITEMS OR LESS
ANTHONY CARRIGAN (06) – LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT
PATINA RENEA MILLER (07) – ALL MY CHILDREN
TYLER POELLE (04) – SCRUBS
GRIFFIN MATTHEWS (03) – CASHMERE MAFIA
CASEY SPINDLER (04) – LAW AND ORDER: SVU
DEMETRIUS GROSSE (05) – E.R., BONES
PABLO SCHREIBER (00), ALEX CENDESE (04) and JORDAN DEAN (07) – LAW AND ORDER
AUDRA BLASER (04) – LOVEBITES
GAIUS CHARLES (05) – FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, LAW AND ORDER
ANTHONY CARRIGAN (06) – LAW AND ORDER: SVU
JOE MANGANIELLO (04) – ONE TREE HILL, TILL DEATH, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
DEMETRIUS GROSS (05) – HEROES
TYLER POELLE (04) – CSI: NY
JORDAN DEAN (07) – GUIDING LIGHT
CHUCK HITTINGER (05) – NUMB3RS

In Theater:

PATINA MILLER (06) stars in SISTER ACT in the West End
THEA BROOKS (07) – DIRTY DANCING, national tour
JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD (07) – Goodman Theatre’s EMMIT TILL
PETER MOSES (10) and ERIKA STRASBOURG (10) – Vineyard Theatre’s LAST FIVE YEARS
KARA LINDSAY (06) and SARA JEAN FORD (05) The Guthrie’s LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
SETH FISHER (04) ALIENS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS;
CHRIS HENRY (05) – Origin Theatre Company’s THE ASH FIRE LEA COCO (01) – Chicago Shakespeare Company’s LION IN WINTER;
PERRY SHERMAN (12) – SPRING AWAKENING, national tour
STEPHEN SCHELLHARDT (05) – FULL MONTY & LITTLE WOMEN (Jeff Nomination) in Chicago
RHYS COIRO (02) and PALOMA GUZMAN (06) – Second Stage’s BOYS LIFE
PATINA MILLER (06) – City Center’s ROMANTIC POETRY
TELLY LEUNG (02), MICHAEL MCELROY (90) and RENEE GOLDSBERRY (93) – RENT, final cast
ANDREW KOBER (06), PATINA MILLER (06) and TOMMAR WILSON (99) – HAIR
MEGAN HILTY (04) NINE TO FIVE, WICKED
DAVID LARSEN (02) – BILLY ELLIOT
ALEX COLE (08) – A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
WILL TAYLOR (03) – A CHORUS LINE
MATT SCOTT (04) – CATERED AFFAIR
KIRSTEN BRACKEN (07) – HAIRSPRAY
BOB LENZI (08) – SOUTH PACIFIC
BARRETT DAVIS (08) – MARY POPPINS
JORDAN DEAN (07) – THE NEW CENTURY
SETH FISHER (04) – ROCK’N ROLL
JORDAN DEAN (07) – CYMBELINE
ANDERSON DAVIS (06) – DAMN YANKEES
CHRIS HOCH (98) – SHREK, SPAMALOT
TRO SHAW (08) – WEST SIDE STORY
SUSAN GOODWILLIE (07) - MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA

 

 

 

 

 

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