Temple High School Alumni who are involved in theatre-related businesses or activities.
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Anne Adams (Class of 1999) graduated from Emerson College in Boston and lives and works in Chicago. Steppenwolf Artist Bio Also a member of the WildClaw Theatre Company (horror theatre). WildClaw Company Page
Rachel Aker (Class of 2003) became the Assistant Director and Children's Theatre Director in the Temple High School Theatre Arts Department in of August 2008.
Adrienne Andang (Class of 2003) works for MTV.
Robert Bastron (Class of 2002) works in New York City and is a published playwright.
Pamela (Kopriva) Bowmer (Class of 1971) is the Technical Director at Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park TX. Pam moved to another school in Fall 2009.
Joe Brindley (Class of 2005) is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston and is a recording/live sound engineer in Austin.
Paul Brindley (Class of 2003) is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, lives in Los Angeles and is one of the three main characters in the webisode series about life in L.A. (with zombies) "I Am Not Infected." http://www.iamnotinfected.com Click for IMDb profile
Chris Burrow (Class of 2009) is studying to become a theatre teacher at Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX.
Dr. James Bush (Class of 1971) is an Assistant Professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance, at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He was previously the Production Manager for The United Spirit Arena (a 15,000-seat multi-purpose facility), a position he had held since the facility's opening. He had served as a guest lecturer in the Department of Theater and Dance, teaching both Directing and Cinema. Prior to returning to higher education he was President of The Pacific Staging Company, Vice President of Sunbelt Scenic Studios and Production Manager for the Tony-Award winning Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California.
Leslie Cowan (Class of 1999) graduated from Texas State University (2003) and the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (2006) and is currently practicing entertainment law at Pierce Law Group LLP in Beverly Hills, CA with an emphasis on representing independent producers in television and film.
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Zach Dixon (Class of xx) graduated in 2009 as a lighting design student from the University of Texas at Austin.
Lauressa English (Class of 2002) is a theatre teacher at Austin High School, Austin TX. Lauressa has now moved to another school.
Michael Evans (Class of xx), known as Evan Randall Scott, graduated from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA) and worked some in Los Angeles. Michael moved back to Texas in July 2010 and appeared in "Salado Legends" in the summer 2010.
Allen Glover (Class of 2005) moved to California in Summer 2008 for his final year from Emerson. During the final year, students work an internship in the Los Angeles area, and Allen's internship is working on the television series "My Name Is Earl." In the summer of 2010, Allen was working on "Undercovers," a new NBC American action spy television series.
Nathan Graham (Class of 2009) is a technical theatre major at the University of Texas at Austin. Summer 2009, Nathan served as technical director for Temple Civic Theatre's production of Bye Bye Birdie. Nathan worked as an intern in the summer of 2010 building Broadway sets. He helped create the set used by Lady GaGa during her "Today Show" appearance in summer 2010.
Mitchell Greco (Class of 2006) is a May 2010 musical theatre graduate of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville TX. He served a summer 2008 internship at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre in Clinton, Iowa. During summer 2009 he directed two shows.
Chris Greene (Class of 2008) is a directing student at DePaul University, Chicago.
Victoria (Tori) Hanks (Class of 2009) is a theatre student at Temple College.
Sara Harris (Class of 1999) works for the opera department at Louisiana State University. Sara previously taught choir in Temple at Boham Middle School.
Becky (Miller) Henderson (Class of 1971) is the theatre teacher at Rockwall High School, Rockwall, TX
Corrie Hermans (Class of 2009) is an opera major at the University of Oklahoma. Summer 2009, she starred as Kim MacAfee in Temple Civic Theatre's production of Bye Bye Birdie.
Melissa Hurta (Class of xx)
Joey Jaworski (Class of 2009) is a theatre major at Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX.
Kara Kasberg (Class of 2009) is a vocal performance major at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX.
Adam Kennard (Class of 2004) was a technical theatre major at Mississippi State University and graduated in December 2008. He served as a student teacher at Tupelo (MS) High School under Debby Gibbs, the incoming president of the Educational Theatre Association. In August 2009, Adam became a teacher and the Technical Director of the newly-renovated auditorium at Temple High School.
Mary Jacq Kirchhoff (Class of 2005) is a dance major
Emily Kleypas (Class of 2009) is a theatre major at Emory University in Atlanta.
Cory Kosel (Class of 2008) is a theatre student at Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christi. As an incoming freshman, he was cast in The 1940s Radio Hour, with performances November 14-16, 2008. Summer 2009 he appeared as Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie at Temple Civic Theatre. In summer 2010, Cory was part of the Lab Company at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, an intensive summer theatre training program for young professionals in acting, directing, design and playwriting. Lab Company artists were selected via a competitive national search.
Elliot Koss (Class of 2003) Graduated from NYU and is now Vice-President of Acquisitions and Marketing at film distributor Palisades Tartan. www.palisadestartan.com
Brad LaMotte (Class of 2007) was a theatre design student at McLennan Community College in Waco. Served a 2009 summer intership in Indiana. Now attending Baylor University.
Andrea Lindzey (Class of 2005)
Audrey Lorea (formerly Audrey Thweatt, Class of 2004) was last seen performing as Donnie in the new play Black Meat, which was put on by The Company. She is currently shooting the short film "Gotta Go!" which will be screening in December 2009. In addition to acting, one of her original plays will be produced in January 2010 in the 'Drift In, Act Out' festival. You can view more updates on her website: www.audreylorea.com.
Matt Major (Class of 2006) graduated and moved to New York City in the summer of 2010.
Kathy Maxwell (Class of xx)
Elizabeth Pasichnyk (Class of 2009) is studing music at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX
Eric Paslay (Class of 2000) is a professional singer and songwriter in Nashville TN. ericpaslay.com
John Patterson (Class of 2009) is a theatre major at Baylor University in Waco.
Christina Ramos (Class of xx) is a costume design student at the University of Texas at Austin.
Scott Ray (Class of 2009) is a film major at Emerson College in Boston.
Mark Reeb (Class of 1994) works in the film industry. markreeb.com
Andy Reed (Class of 1996) was the theatre teacher at Killeen High School (Killeen TX) and moved to McLennan Community College (Waco, TX) in August 2009. In Fall 2010, he begins a new job at a college in Monroe, Louisiana.
Corey Rushing (Class of 1997) graduated From Texas A&M University in 2002 with a degree in secondary education. Directed four musicals (sang in one) and two plays for Camp Waziyatah in Waterford, Maine in the summers of 2005 & 2006. Signed a recording contract under the name "Corey Rushing Band" with an independent label, New West Records, in the fall of 2005. Recorded two cover-albums for New West which included songs "I'll Be," "Statue of a Fool" and "Some Gave All" among others. Corey also was granted one original song for each album which he either wrote or co-wrote. Corey had a minor hit in Texas with "I'll Be," an Edwin McCain cover, peaking as high as #32 on the Texas Country Music Charts. He also gained radio air-play in Texas and even as far away as North Carolina, Georgia and Illinois. Between 2005 and 2007, Corey traveled all over the country and opened up for acts such as Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean and Pat Green. During this time he was asked to sing a back-up track on one of Akon's songs which never made it on the final CD. Now Corey lives in Temple and is an Assistant Manager and the DJ at Denim & Diamonds Night Club. You can find some of Corey's music on Myspace. www.myspace.com/coreyrushingband
Tom Robenault (Class of xx) graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a theatre degree.
Trenton Schneiders (Class of 2010) will be a freshman at University of Evansville (Indiana) in the Fall 2010 and is studying theatre performance.
Samantha Sheffer (Class of 2010) will be a freshman at the University of Houston in the Fall 2010 and is studying stage management.
Brian Smith (Class of xx) works as an entertainment industry publicist in New York City.
Alexandra Tolleson (Class of 2009) is a theatre business major at the University of Evansville in Indiana.
Darren Trumeter (Class of 1998) is a member of the comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U Know" whitestkids.com
Sarah Jo White (Class of 2009) is a costume design major at DePaul University at Chicago
Sarah Van Wettering (Class of 2006) graduated and moved to New York City in summer 2010.
Gabe Waxman (Class of 2005) is a film student at NYU.
Shalyssa Wright (Class of 2009) is a theatre major at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Thespian troupe members were excited to see Shalyssa in the production of The Arabian Nights, which they attended while at the Texas State Thespian Festival in Corpus Christi in November 2009.
Jesse Wyman (Class of 2006) worked as a technical theatre intern at Temple Civic Theatre while attending Temple College. He then attended Texas State University in San Marcos and works at Temple Civic Theatre when in Temple.
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