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Celebrating 125 Years of Excellence. Founded in 1884, the First and Finest Acting School in America.
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The Alumni Office receives many updates. If you have sent us news and it does not yet appear here please look for it next month. We always love to hear from you. Send us your news
Los Angeles Class of 1989 - 20th Reunion
On July 24 and 25 The Los Angeles Class of 1989 is hosting a reunion chaired by Lisa Portolese and Julie Cunningham Alley at the Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles. Events include tours of AADA's L.A. campus and a complimentary Wine Social on July 24 and a Pool Party and White & Black Networking Social & Dinner on July 25 at $150.00 per person. The Class of 1989 will also be honoring Actor and Director James Luisi. Tickets for the White & Black Social should be purchased by May 31. Tickets purchased after May 31 will be $185.00 per person. Purchase tickets on PayPal to: jujuheels@aol.com.
The reunion committee has also arranged for a block of rooms at a reduced rate at the Hotel Palomar under the name "AADA." If interested please call the hotel directly at (424) 901-7270. Availability is limited so please call no later than May 20th.
For additional information contact lisaport@rogers.com or juliealleyevents@aol.com.
Daytime Emmy Awards:
Susan Haskell (1991) received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role as Marty Thornhart on One Life to Live.
1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's | Celebrating
1950's
Florence Henderson (1953) will be on a concert tour this summer with Shirley Jones.
1960's
William Devane (1961) will play the lead role, Frank Carson, in the upcoming television series The Dealership. He can also be seen in the film The River Why and in the next installment of the Jesse Stone TV movies, Jesse Stone: No Remorse.
Richard Zavaglia (1968) teaches acting in West Palm Beach, FL.
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1970's
Kim Cattrall (1974) will reprise her role as Samantha Jones in the sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie.
Margo Regan (Margaret Mary O'Flaherty (1973)) is active in local theatre in Saskatchewan, Canada where she has directed for the Riddell Centre in Regina and acted in the Spring Festival of Saskatchewan Playwrights.
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1980's
David Brian Alley (1989) recently finished his ninth season as an Artist-in-Residence and faculty member with the Clarence Brown Theatre Company at the University of Tennessee, where he played Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen.
Hélène Cardona (1989) is a poet who read selection of her work at the Poetry Series at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Nick Cassavetes (1980) was highlighted on AMC's Storymakers, a primetime series which features interviews with Hollywood's biggest names.
Michael Reid Carter (1983) appears in the season two finale of the FX series Damages.
Scott Dreier's (1989) most recent work includes a role on The Suite Life on Deck.
Stephen Peluso (1988) earned a Master's Degree in English Lit from Cal State Northridge.
Mary Ann Penzero (1985) is the director of internships at Group Theatre Too in NYC.
Kaime Sherman (1980) has a scene in the film Cutting for Stone in which she plays the mother of a teenage schizophrenic.
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1990's
Alexander Ameen (1998) wrote, produced and starred in the indie film Remainder.
Carmen Casanova (1990) plays the lead role in a Canadian TV mini-series called Dark Waters of Crime II.
Valerie David (1996) performed her original monologue at the Cornelia Café in NYC and also appeared in the Emerging Artists Theatre Company's reading series of new musicals.
Paolo De Paola's (1993) play Soleil Rose is being produced in Montreal and will feature AADA alum Franco Montesano (1993).
Danny Grossman (1992) is the co-founder of SoCal Film group. Their current project is Tossers, which Danny wrote, directed and acted in.
Taylor Mac (1996) was selected to develop a new work at the Sundance Institute's Summer Theatre Lab.
Rachel Sarah Murphy (1995) is living in Ireland where she has been working for nine years on the soap Fair City. She is the CEO and founder of the Irish Film Academy in Dublin.
Nancy Mannes (1996) is living in Norway where she is an acting coach and director.
Adam Scott (1993) stars in the television series Party Down.
Mark Shunock (1998) received a Helen Hayes nomination for his role in The Lion King at The Kennedy Center.
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2000's
Ashley Anderson (2007) recently performed in NYC in Will-A-Thon, a weeklong celebration of Shakespeare.
Jorge Blass (Summer 2008) is a magician who appeared on an episode of Masters of Illusion, a reality documentary series that airs on MyNetworkTV.
Ann Breitbach (2007) and Alec Head (2008) and were onstage in A Comedy of Errors at the American Theatre of Actors in NYC.
Melinda Doherty (2008) performed an evening of cabaret at Sardi's restaurant in NYC in April.
Chris Eckert (2006) has been studying improv and character development at the Groundlings School of Improv and he has recently passed into their final level of study.
Jenna Harder (2007), Sergey Nagorny (2006) and RJ Passetti (RJ Lewis (2006)) were in the Aeternalis Theatre Company's production of Refuge in NYC. Aeternalis Theatre Company was founded by Sergey and RJ in early 2009.
Yohanna Idha (2004) has the lead in the horror film Madness which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Madeleine James (Madeleine Pramik (2007)) was in the New Federal Theatre's production of Kernel of Sanity at the Abrons Arts Center in NYC.
Ricky Johnston (2006) spent several months in Branson, Missouri as one of the Twelve Irish Tenors, before joining the cast of Imagin by Le Grand Cirque and appearing onstage with Dolly Parton during the opening festivities at Dollywood's Festival of Nations.
Corey Macintosh (2007) is the founder and president of Vesper Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, the company performed One Fish, Two Fish for elementary children in Selma.
Miriam Morales (2002) has worked onstage at Theatre for the New City in NYC and is set to begin work on several indie films.
Eddie Peabody (2001) lives in Northern California where he is active in Community Theatre. This summer he will play Cyrano in a local production.
Alexis Peters (2004) recently did volunteer work at an orphanage in India and wrote about her experience for Backstage.
Melinda Prom (2005) produced the Algonquin Cabaret at the Algonquin Theatre in NYC in late April.
Michelle Rasmussen (2005) played Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Stages Theatre in Fullerton, CA.
Roxaneh Renton (2005) will perform in a production of Who Will Carry the World at the Courtyard Theatre in London this summer.
Catriona Rubenis-Stevens (2008) was in the new play PIMP at Wonderland Studios in Astoria, NY.
Gregory Woo (2003) is currently working on Jerry Bruckheimer's feature film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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Celebrating:
Jim DeMonic (Faculty) and Jennifer Smolos (Faculty) were chosen by Backstage readers as runners-up for favorite dialect coach and favorite vocal coach in the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards.
Kate White (2003) was married to Patrick Morris in New York City in December, 2008. Kate is the director of media and investment relations at Hagin Investment Management and 57th & Irving Productions.
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Remembering:
Carol Ilson, Ph.D. (1952) passed away earlier this year. Carol held degrees from Queens College, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She was a long-time member of the board of the Metropolitan Institute for Psychoanalysis and had been actively pursuing her psychoanalysis practice. Carol was the author of Harold Prince, A Director's Journey which went into 4 printings and she had, for many years, taught theatre and dance as an adjunct professor in the theatre department at Queens College.
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The Alumni Office receives many updates. If you have sent us news and it does not yet appear here please look for it next month. We always love to hear from you. Send us your news
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On July 24 and 25 The Los Angeles Class of 1989 is hosting a reunion chaired by Lisa Portolese and Julie Cunningham Alley at the Hotel Palomar, Los Angeles. Events include tours of AADA's L.A. campus and a complimentary Wine Social on July 24 and a Pool Party and White & Black Networking Social & Dinner on July 25 at $150.00 per person. The Class of 1989 will also be honoring Actor and Director James Luisi. Tickets for the White & Black Social should be purchased by May 31. Tickets purchased after May 31 will be $185.00 per person. Purchase tickets on PayPal to: jujuheels@aol.com.
The reunion committee has also arranged for a block of rooms at a reduced rate at the Hotel Palomar under the name "AADA." If interested please call the hotel directly at (424) 901-7270. Availability is limited so please call no later than May 20th.
For additional information contact lisaport@rogers.com or juliealleyevents@aol.com.
Daytime Emmy Awards:
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Susan Haskell
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1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's | 2000's | Celebrating
1950's
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Florence Henderson
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1960's
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William Devane
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Richard Zavaglia (1968) teaches acting in West Palm Beach, FL.
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1970's
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Kim Cattrall
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Margo Regan (Margaret Mary O'Flaherty (1973)) is active in local theatre in Saskatchewan, Canada where she has directed for the Riddell Centre in Regina and acted in the Spring Festival of Saskatchewan Playwrights.
▲ Back to top
1980's
David Brian Alley (1989) recently finished his ninth season as an Artist-in-Residence and faculty member with the Clarence Brown Theatre Company at the University of Tennessee, where he played Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen.
Hélène Cardona (1989) is a poet who read selection of her work at the Poetry Series at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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Nick Cassavetes
|
Michael Reid Carter (1983) appears in the season two finale of the FX series Damages.
Scott Dreier's (1989) most recent work includes a role on The Suite Life on Deck.
Stephen Peluso (1988) earned a Master's Degree in English Lit from Cal State Northridge.
Mary Ann Penzero (1985) is the director of internships at Group Theatre Too in NYC.
Kaime Sherman (1980) has a scene in the film Cutting for Stone in which she plays the mother of a teenage schizophrenic.
▲ Back to top
1990's
Alexander Ameen (1998) wrote, produced and starred in the indie film Remainder.
Carmen Casanova (1990) plays the lead role in a Canadian TV mini-series called Dark Waters of Crime II.
Valerie David (1996) performed her original monologue at the Cornelia Café in NYC and also appeared in the Emerging Artists Theatre Company's reading series of new musicals.
Paolo De Paola's (1993) play Soleil Rose is being produced in Montreal and will feature AADA alum Franco Montesano (1993).
Danny Grossman (1992) is the co-founder of SoCal Film group. Their current project is Tossers, which Danny wrote, directed and acted in.
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Taylor Mac
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Rachel Sarah Murphy (1995) is living in Ireland where she has been working for nine years on the soap Fair City. She is the CEO and founder of the Irish Film Academy in Dublin.
Nancy Mannes (1996) is living in Norway where she is an acting coach and director.
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Adam Scott
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Mark Shunock
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2000's
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Ashley Anderson
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Jorge Blass (Summer 2008) is a magician who appeared on an episode of Masters of Illusion, a reality documentary series that airs on MyNetworkTV.
Ann Breitbach (2007) and Alec Head (2008) and were onstage in A Comedy of Errors at the American Theatre of Actors in NYC.
Melinda Doherty (2008) performed an evening of cabaret at Sardi's restaurant in NYC in April.
Chris Eckert (2006) has been studying improv and character development at the Groundlings School of Improv and he has recently passed into their final level of study.
Jenna Harder (2007), Sergey Nagorny (2006) and RJ Passetti (RJ Lewis (2006)) were in the Aeternalis Theatre Company's production of Refuge in NYC. Aeternalis Theatre Company was founded by Sergey and RJ in early 2009.
Yohanna Idha (2004) has the lead in the horror film Madness which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Madeleine James (Madeleine Pramik (2007)) was in the New Federal Theatre's production of Kernel of Sanity at the Abrons Arts Center in NYC.
Ricky Johnston (2006) spent several months in Branson, Missouri as one of the Twelve Irish Tenors, before joining the cast of Imagin by Le Grand Cirque and appearing onstage with Dolly Parton during the opening festivities at Dollywood's Festival of Nations.
Corey Macintosh (2007) is the founder and president of Vesper Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, the company performed One Fish, Two Fish for elementary children in Selma.
Miriam Morales (2002) has worked onstage at Theatre for the New City in NYC and is set to begin work on several indie films.
Eddie Peabody (2001) lives in Northern California where he is active in Community Theatre. This summer he will play Cyrano in a local production.
Alexis Peters (2004) recently did volunteer work at an orphanage in India and wrote about her experience for Backstage.
Melinda Prom (2005) produced the Algonquin Cabaret at the Algonquin Theatre in NYC in late April.
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Michelle Rasmussen
|
Roxaneh Renton (2005) will perform in a production of Who Will Carry the World at the Courtyard Theatre in London this summer.
Catriona Rubenis-Stevens (2008) was in the new play PIMP at Wonderland Studios in Astoria, NY.
Gregory Woo (2003) is currently working on Jerry Bruckheimer's feature film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
▲ Back to top
Celebrating:
Jim DeMonic (Faculty) and Jennifer Smolos (Faculty) were chosen by Backstage readers as runners-up for favorite dialect coach and favorite vocal coach in the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards.
Kate White (2003) was married to Patrick Morris in New York City in December, 2008. Kate is the director of media and investment relations at Hagin Investment Management and 57th & Irving Productions.
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Remembering:
Carol Ilson, Ph.D. (1952) passed away earlier this year. Carol held degrees from Queens College, Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She was a long-time member of the board of the Metropolitan Institute for Psychoanalysis and had been actively pursuing her psychoanalysis practice. Carol was the author of Harold Prince, A Director's Journey which went into 4 printings and she had, for many years, taught theatre and dance as an adjunct professor in the theatre department at Queens College.
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