Alumni News -
2000-present2000
David Currier -
I am living in Portland and a member of Mad Horse Theater along
with Craig Bowden. We're both in shows quite often so if you want
to come let me know.
E-mail:
currier@wsitruss.com
Jeremy Leclerc - I’m currently TD at Playhouse Merced in Merced,
CA. Check out the website:
www.playhousemerced.com We hire interns
every year and I’ve already called Sandra looking for people. If
any of you are interested in a challenge for a year working in
theater, drop me a line or fill out and send the intern
application that can be found on the website. I just joined the
alumnitheater yahoo group thingy, so I can be reached there or at
www.myspace.com/jambam420 or here on this email address. Hope
things are well at the department. And all I can really say is, no
matter how kooky or crazy you think Sandra is, LISTEN TO EVERY
WORD SHE SAYS. She’s the bomb, and I wouldn’t be the person in
theater I am today without either thinking about, or applying
something she said to me in class.
E-mail:
jeremy@playhousemerced.com
Cheryl
Robitaille Murphy -
I am currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Theatre Education at
Emerson College in Boston, MA. drop me an email or check out at
www.myspace.com/crobimurphy. I would love to hear from you. I
live in Quincy with my husband Joe.
E-mail:
cheryl_robitaille@yahoo.com
2001
Telly
Coolong -
I most recently appeared in the Orono Community Theatre production of
"Murder on the Nile" by Agatha Christie and plan to
direct a show for the OCT as well. E-mail:
telly-productions@msn.com
Matt Grondin
- Matt Grondin was the 2000-01 President and 1999-2000 Treasurer
of the Maine Masque. He stage managed shows such as Cabaret,
Barefoot in the Park, and Hay Fever. He currently lives in
Boston, where he works at WGBH, the premiere producer of national
content for PBS. He is a member of Mayor Thomas Menino's Young
Bostonians Advisory Council, and cannot get enough of the Celtics
(even when they were terrible). He recently saw a production of
The Cherry Orchard that wasn't half bad. E-mail:
mattyg510@hotmail.com
Andy Hicks -
Andy Hicks is a DJ at The Rock of Boston, 104.1 WBCN (www.wbcn.com).
When not bloviating about the virtues of the latest Red Hot Chili
Peppers' single, he writes music (myspace.com/theplutotapes), and
has directed several youth theatre productions, including "The
Wiz" and "Peter Pan" in his hometown of Westford, Mass. Last
summer he assistant directed/TD'd "The Memory of Water" with
TribeBoston. Right now, though, he's seriously looking for a
full-time job. Oh, and Jeremy is pretty much right about Sandra.
E-mail:
deadcedric@gmail.com
2002
Hannah J. Barth
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www.hannahjbarth.com
Jeremy Towle -
Originally from Baileyville, Maine and a graduate of the
University of Maine with a BA in Theater and Dance in 2002, Jeremy
has studied everything from classical ballet to street hip hop,
gymnastics to modern dance. A head instructor for the National
Cheerleaders Association, he has coached cheerleading at the
college level both at Boston University and Elmira College in
Elmira, NY. He has studied with Ann Ross, Kelly Holyoke, Laren
Lynn, Janet Warner-Ashley, The Robinson Ballet Company, Boston
Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theater, and has performed with
Chiaroscuro Dance Company in Dallas, TX and Danny Swain Dance
Company in Cambridge, MA. And currently dances with Snappy Dance
Theater, an international touring dacne company based out of
Boston, MA. (www.snappydance.com)
UPDATE for Jeremy Towle:
So Yeah, I've been doing more than
just Snappy Dance Theater. I am currently doing "The Wild Party"
at the New Repertory Theater in Boston. And auditioning for shows
all over. Come to Boston, you'll love!!!!
E-mail:
amasa2@hotmail.com
2004
Amanda Eaton lives in Chicago, where she is in the
Conservatory at The Second City. The Second City somehow also let
her be an intern and that is where she is typing from right now.
Recently, Amanda started BORN NAKED THEATRE COMPANY with some
crazy kids and was just hired to be the Director of Children's
Theatre at GORILLA TANGO THEATRE. She just finished Marathon 33,
her second consecutive show with STRAWDOG THEATRE COMPANY. Look
for her as an extra in movies this spring you may just see her!
E-mail:
ladyminerva12@yahoo.com
Lindsey Harriman has stage managed for Abingdon Theatre Company in
New York City, Bakerloo Theatre Project in Troy, NY and Ten Bucks
Theatre Company in Brewer, ME. She is currently living in Bangor,
ME. While at U-Maine she stage managed The Marriage of Bette and
Boo, Taking Steps, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,
and True West. She also served as Historian of the Maine Masque in
2001-2002 and Vice President of the Maine Masque in 2002-2003.
E-mail: ljh126@aol.com
Dale
Knapp
is a Project Manager at Woodlot Alternatives, Inc.(http://www.woodlotalt.com/people/resumespdf/Knapp.pdf).
Strange isn't it, when not playing the role of scientist I sit at
home and wonder where I might be had I continued in theatre. I
look forward to the day that I can pursue the role of crazy old
man when the working world spits me back out. I now reside in
Chelsea, Me. If I am about and not on the road for work you will
find me involved with mountains, be it on, above, coming down,
going up, or just staring. I like snow and beer. Yep, me, a
highly respected professional. So don't think graduating with
this degree leaves you a starving artist. You can take on ANY
role you want. Never limit yourself to a stage, it can be
confining.
E-mail:
dknapp@woodlotalt.com
2006
Jason Poisson-
Jason Graduated from the University of Maine in May 2006 with his
BA in Theatre. Since that time Jason has moved to Boston and
has landed a job working for Randstad USA, the world’s third
largest staffing firm, in their flag ship office of the north east
located in the heart of the Financial District of Boston. He
works as an associate agent matching the right job applicant with
the right company in either temporary or permanent placements.
After four months of employment with the company Jason was one
of five employees selected to form a district wide committee to
strategize and support a more creative sales approach for the
Boston Metro offices. In his free time Jason has been involved
with community theatre in the greater Boston area. He recently
closed a production of “Drop Dead”, a fast paced murder mystery
farce, at the Curtain Call theatre of Braintree Ma. Jason played a
disturbed stage manager who kills off anyone standing the in the
way of the production being mounted. Currently he is working with
the North Quincy Community Theatre in their production of “Lie,
Cheat, and Genuflect” where he plays a quick minded gambler who is
scheming his way into his late grandfather’s inheritance. Jason
is enjoying post graduation life very much but will always have a
soft spot for the University of Maine and all the wonderful
experiences he had there.
E-mail:
Jason.Poisson@us.randstad.com
Michael Thayer - former Maine Masque Vice President, will
be touring the US with the National Theater for the Arts and
Education’s production of Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid. He’ll
be performing the role of Cleante.
E-mail:
mthayer814@gmail.com
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