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Performing Arts Alumni

The national reputation of Stephens College’s Conservatory for the Performing Arts is built on the outstanding accomplishments of our alumni. Their work in theatre, film, dance, and beyond reflects the strength of our training and the enduring power of a Stephens education.

Alumni Accomplishments

The Conservatory’s legacy is reflected in the success of our alumni. Among the many accomplished Stephens performers, some of our notable graduates include:

• Becca Ayers: Actress (Broadway’s 1776, My Fair Lady, The Addams Family, South Pacific, Les Miserables, Avenue Q)
• Heather Ayers: Actress (Broadway’s Groundhog Day, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, A Little Night Music, Young Frankenstein)
• Stephanie Beatriz ’02: Actress (In the Heights, Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Short Term 12)
  • “The network of Stephens is strong. Don’t be afraid to reach out in your city! When I lived in New York, there were some amazing Stephens alumni who took me under their wings, fed me when I was struggling and celebrated with me when I began booking jobs. … My greatest and most rewarding friendships and collaborations have been with Stephens alums.” – Stephanie Beatriz ’02
• Savannah Bell: Lighting designer/Electrician Ballet Hispanico
• Patricia Berry: Actress (Twilight Zone: The Movie, For Keeps, Sea of Love, All My Children)
• Christopher Bowe ’12: Assistant Technical Director at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
• Carlos Carrasco: Broadway, television, film and video game actor
• Scott Cavin ’89, MFA Illinois State College. Assistant Professor of Theatre, Chadron State College; Scenic and Lighting Designer, Technical Director and Production Manager
• Alex Clayton ’13: Dancer, Paul Taylor Dance Co.
• Judith Chapman: Actress (As the World Turns, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives)
• Chris Cooper: Academy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
• Joan Crawford: Broadway, film and television actress
• Brandon PT Davis ’10, MFA University of California, Irvine. Scenic designer for more than 90 productions across the U.S.; Stephens College Guest Artist (2021-2022)
• Sue Delano: Choreographer, Actress (My Fair Lady, National Tour: Cabaret)
• Roger Desmond ’03: Staging Supervisor and Technical Director (Broadway’s Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, and NBC’s live productions of The Sound of the Music and The Wiz)
• Missy Doty: Actress (True Blood, Shameless, Sideways, American Horror Story)
• Brianna Firestone: Director of Marketing, Insights & Strategy at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
• Susan Flannery: Actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives)
• Alexander Freer ’11: MFA California Institute of the Arts. Lighting Designer
• Craig Gabrian: Executive Director, Young Dancers in Repertory, Brooklyn, NY
• Francisco Graciano: Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, Photographer, Paul Taylor Dance Co.
• Colleen Grate ’08: Actor (National Tour debut: My Fair Lady. New York: Camelot (Lincoln Center), Louisiana Purchase (Musicals Tonight!), Dangerous to Dance With (Dream Up Festival). Regional: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, KC Starlight Theatre, New Theatre Restaurant, American Heartland Theatre, Quality Hill Playhouse, Chestnut Fine Arts, Okoboji Summer Theater)
• Jennie Greenberry: Actor (Oregon Shakespeare, Guthrie Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis); Resident Artist at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA
• Tammy Grimes: Tony Award-winning actress and singer (The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Private Lives)
• Ashley Harrison ’05: Costume designer for film, dance and theatre; cutter/draper at Columbia Performing Arts Centre
• Brandy Lee Hatcher: Health and Safety Supervisor, The Walt Disney Company
• Cami Huebert ’12: Instructor of Costume Technology, University of Alabama; First Hand, Utah Shakespeare Festival
• John Lampe: New York-based actor and director
• Mariah Lee ’13: Actor (Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: I’m Sorry (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Kenny’s Tavern, Interior (59e59), HORSE GIRLS (the cell). Regional: Robin Hood (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Crimes of the Heart, The Liar (Okoboji Summer Theatre), Blithe Spirit (Southwest Shakespeare Company). Film: The Real American. TV: “City on a Hill”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Untitled Jenny Lumet Pilot.”
• Buffie Main: Director, Alley Repertory Theatre
• Katie McKellar: Production director, Theatre22 (Seattle, WA); has worked with Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders, Sound Theatre Company, Annex Theatre, Book-It Repertory and The Satori Group
• Susie McMonagle: Actress (Broadway tours and multiple productions of note in Chicago)
• Ginny McSwain: Voice director, voice actress, casting director, and television producer
• Karyn Meek ’95: Production Stage Manager (National Tours for Disney’s The Lion King, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles, The Drowsy Chaperone, and 9 to 5; Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812); Stage Manager (Broadway’s Rent, Fiddler on the Room, Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf, and Elf)

• Elizabeth Mitchell: Television, film and theatre actress (Lost, V, Revolution, Dead of Summer, Once Upon A Time, The Expanse, The Purge: Election Year, Answers to Nothing, Santa Clause)
• Herbert Moore ’08: Scenery technician at the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX
• Carrie Nye: Television and film actress
• Annie Potts: Actress (Best Medicine, Young Sheldon, Toy Story, Designing Women, Pretty in Pink, Ghostbusters)
• Mary Rotella: Actress (Jerome Robbin’s Broadway and Cabaret)
• Jacob Sampson ’13: Prop Shop Foreman and Carpenter/Fabricator, The Old Globe in San Diego, CA
• Daniel Schultz: MFA FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Acting Training. Writer, actor, director and arts administrator; former artistic director of the Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville.
• G. Benjamin Swope ’03: MFA NYU Tisch Design for Stage and Film. Lighting Design and Consultation for Theatre, Dance, Opera, Live Event, Corporate, Retail and Architecture
• Manny Tamayo ’98: Playwright, director and production manager; former artistic director, Factory Theatre, Chicago, IL
• Judy Doyen Taylor ’73: Senior vice president of casting and talent relations at the Disney Channel
• Mark Taylor ’73: MFA United States International University. Actor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; Innerspace; Arachnophobia; Homeward Bound)
• Jennifer Tilly: Film and television actress (School Spirits, Bride of Chucky and more in the Child’s Play franchise, Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Family Guy)
• Dawn Wells: Television, film and theatre actress (Gilligan’s Island, second national tour of Neil Simon’s Chapter Two, second national tour of They’re Playing Our Song)

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