CSUB Theatre Graduate Accomplishments

We are proud of the many and varied accomplishments of our students!

(Are you an alum and want to be included on this list?? Please contact the department and we’ll proudly add you.)

Shawn Anto— MFA Program in Creative Writing, Columbia University

Alessandra Banducci— Nursing Student, CSUB

Heather Bennett— MFA Program in Stage Management, UC Irvine

Jessica Boles— Intern in Dramaturgy: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA); Graduate Program in Theatre, San Diego State University

Jacob Brown— MFA Program in Scenic Design at Ohio University

Robert Chan— Performer, Room 101: Improv and Sketch Comedy; Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Los Angeles

Taylor Clark— MFA Program in Acting, Western Illinois University

Henry Echeverria— MFA in Design: CSU Humboldt; Performing Arts Technician CSUB

Lisa Eckman— University of Arizona, Graduate Program in Costume Design

Leia Espericueta— MFA in Acting: University of Wisconsin, Madison; American Players Theatre

Jonathan Frigillana— Costume Dresser: Universal Studios Hollywood

Kayl Frayre— San Francisco State University, MFA Program in Creative Writing, emphasis on Playwriting

Gabriel Garcia— Cornerstone Theater

Leigh Bolding Golling—Executive Director, Arts Council of Taft; Instructor, Taft College; Lecturer CSUB

Ty Halton— MFA Program in Playwriting, Antioch

Adriana Gonzalez Hernandez—Stage Management Program, PCPA (Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts)

Justin Gordon— MFA in Acting: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Actor at the Utah Shakespeare Festival; Member Actor’s Equity Association. Stage and film actor, film producer, writer and painter, as well as co-founder of FallBack Plan Productions. He is also known for his work on Mike Flanagan's films Absentia, Oculus, and Before I Wake.

Cristina Goyeneche— University of Iowa, MFA Program in Acting

Danvir Grewal— UC San Diego, Graduate Program in Acting

Drew Hallum— English Teacher at Stockdale High School

Marcy Dow Jacobs— Intern in Stage Management: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA)

Kayleigh Jacobs— MFA in Theatre Arts with a Concentration in Directing, Long Island University, Post Campus

Max Jacobs— Theater and Drama Director, Garces Memorial High School

Anthony Jauregui— student at The Groundlings Theatre and School, Los Angeles

Judd Johnson— MFA in Acting: University of Florida; Adjunct Faculty Cypress College and CSUB

Toni Kerley— Stage Manager, Central Coast Shakespeare

Jeff Lepine— Artistic Director of The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) in New York City; Intern Actors Theatre in Louisville

Matthew Lindsay— Professional Actor: Hippodrome Theatre, Florida; MFA in Acting: University of Florida

Kevin Patrick Lohmann— Marketing and Public Relations Manager at San Diego Repertory Theatre; MBA in Business, San Diego State University

Missy Lonsinger— English Teacher at Stockdale High School; Masters Program in Teaching and Single Subject Credential, Point Loma Nazarene University

Lisa Nemeth— MFA in Lighting Design: Northern Illinois University

Robert Long— Drama Director, Highland High School; Center for Improv Advancement

Kara McDonald— Peace Corps

Michael Mejia— Television Development Assistant at World of Wonder Productions; Tisch School of the Arts Asia: MFA in Playwriting

Laquette Milner— Director of LQ's Performing Arts Center, Dance Instructor, Playwright, and an EBI Educator (in both Academics & Life Skills) for men and women incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jails.

Rovi Ann Moren— Social Service Worker, Kern County

David Milazzo— Founder and Principal Consultant, Macroscopic; IT Director for Milazzo & Associates; co-founder and executive director of the Bakersfield Marathon; studied at The New Actors Workshop in NYC

Michael Pawloski— Social Worker; Counselor at North High School

Angela Poncetta— Box Office Manager, Spotlight Theatre

Kelly Potaczala Morris— Performing Arts Teacher, Taft Union High School

Tiffany Pounds— MA in Theatre Education: Emerson College; Doctoral Student at Tufts University

Lisa Riccomini— Lecturer in English, CSU Northridge

Kama Ruby— MFA in Acting, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Jon Sampson— MFA in Acting: The Old Globe/University of San Diego; Member Actors’ Equity Association (AEA); Member Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA); Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors

Mariela Sanchez— Universal Studios, pyrotechnics and show technician

Robert "Goose" Scott— Mt. Saint Mary's Graduate program for Film and Television

Carla Stanley— Drama Director, Shafter High School

Paul Sosa— Member Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)

Miguel Torres— MFA in Acting, CSU Fullerton

Beigher Taylor— IT Manager at Klassen Corporation

Susannah Vera— Assistant Director at Theatrics Kids

Rebecca Worley— English Teacher, North High School