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Fine Arts Division

Our Graduates

Here is what some of our graduates are doing now:

Amanda Carungi 2009, theatre arts, acting

  • MA: Drama Studio London.
 

Ashley Campbell 2009, theatre arts, acting

  • Recently toured the United States and New Zealand with her father, Glen Campbell, playing banjo and keyboard as well as providing vocals.
  • She currently is performing with her band, Instant People, Myspace.com/InstantPeople

Alex Fthenakis 2008, theatre arts, acting

  • MA as an actor on the Classical and Contemporary Text course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Mari Parks Bell 2007, theatre arts, directing

  • Founded the MAP Foundation- the Magic Art Provides.

Tyler Haygood 2007, music and theatre

  • Recently recorded and released his first single, Handle My Scandal, available for download on iTunes.
  • Tyler has also been a choreographer and back-up dancer for Charlie Demos.

Amanda Allen 2007, theatre arts, acting

  • MFA: Mary Baldwin College/ the American Shakespeare Center.

Tanner Redman 2006, theatre arts, acting 

  • THEATRE: LA Shakespeare Co.; Knightsbridge Theatre, Silverlake, CA; MUNY, St. Louis, MO;. TV: Swingtown, Greek, The Man (pilot), The "L" word.
  • FILM: Burlesque, Iron Man 2, The Roommate, The House Bunny, Unchained Melody, Surfer Dude.

Sean Lyons 2006, theatre arts, acting

  • MFA National Theatre Conservatory, Denver, CO.

Zac Hoogendyk 2006, theatre arts, acting

  • MFA: Case Western Reserve Univesity, Cleveland, Ohio.
  • THEATRE: Texas Shakespeare, Kilgore, TX; The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, NYC, NY; Times Square Performing Arts Center, NYC, NY; Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Shakespeare Festival, Neuss, Germany.
  • Founder of This Bridge Theatre Co., a theatre group comprised mainly of Pepperdine Alumni that has performed in Arizona, Ohio, Scotland and Germany.

Laura Cook 2006, music and theatre

  • MFA in Acting at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
  • THEATRE: Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson, WI; Arundel Playhouse, Kennebunk, ME; Porthouse Theatre, Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Millbrook Playhouse, Loch Haven, PA; Actor's Summit Theatre, Hudson, OH; Barn Theatre, Cleveland, OH; Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, NY.
  • National Tour with AIM Management.
  • www.LauraCookNYC.com

Mason McCulley 2005, theatre arts, acting

  • TV: Without a Trace, Cameraman (pilot)
  • FILM: Alice's Birthday Wish (Directed by Kristin Hanggi), Hollywood Motorcycle.
  • THEATRE: The Blank Theatre Co., LA, CA.
  • NEW MEDIA: PILLARS written and directed by Scott Ludden.
  •  www.MasonMcCulley.com
  • Assistant to the theatre department, Pepperdine University
  • Los Angeles, CA

Chapman Maddox 2004, theatre arts, acting

  • Director of Development at Six Point Harness Animation in Hollywood, CA, developing cartoons for Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, Spike, Nickelodeon, Disney and Cartoon Network.
  • www.sixpointharness.com

Brian Jones 2004, theatre arts, acting

  • TV: I'm in the Band, Three Rivers, Romantically Challenged, Community, Campus Ladies, Las Vegas, Girlfriends, Joan of Arcadia.
  • FILM: Unstable Fables, An Americal Carol, Finding Amanda, Crazy, Splitting Hairs.
  • THEATRE: El Portal, North Hollywood, CA; The MET, Hollywood, CA; Theatre Asylum, Hollywood, CA; The Falcon, Toluca Lake, CA; The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, CA; North Coast Rep, Del Mar, CA; Livery Theatre, Ventura, CA; Epcor Centre, Calgary, Canada; For Mason Center, San Francisco, CA; National Comedy Theatre, Hollywood, CA; Acme Comedy Theatre, Hollywood, CA.

Jason Martin 2004, music and theatre

  • Columbia University's MFA program in Acting 2010.
  • FILM: You Can't Kill Stephen King, Brothers, Without Moving. TV: Onion News Network on the IFC Channel.
  • THEATRE: NY Fringe Fest, 45th Street Theatre, New York, NY; American Family Theatre Tour, Bard Summerscape Fest, Mocks Crest Productions, La Comedia Theatre, Brooklyn Lyceum, Classic Stage Company, NY, NY; Quantum Theatre, The Performing Garage.

Cristina Dohmen 2004, theatre arts, acting 

  • THEATRE: Sacred Fools Theatre, LA, CA; Paul Gleason Theatre, LA, CA; Stella Adler Theatre, LA, CA; The Hudson Theatre, LA, CA: The MET, LA, CA.
  • TV: Curb Your Enthusiasm
  •  FILM: Dures

Lauren Lewis 2004, theatre arts, acting

  • TV: Inside Jokes, Glory Daze, Funny or Die Presents…, Entourage, CSI:NY, NCIS, Two and a Half Men, Ugly Betty, Valentine, Lincoln Heights, Cavemen, Mind of Mencia, Rules of Engagement, Undercover Cheerleaders, Business Class, Days of Our Lives. FILM: A Kiss at Midnight.
  • THEATRE: Theatre Asylum, Hollywood, CA; The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, CA; Theatre of the Arts, Hollywood, CA; North Coast Rep, Solano Beach, CA; Epcor Centre, Calgary, Canada.

Miranda Jackson 2004, film, TV, and theatre

  • Associate production manager at Starz Animation in Toronto for the latest animated film being produced by Elton John and David Furnish: Gnomeo and Juliet.
  • Projects she has assisted with  include: Over The Hedge, Horton Hears A Who, and Ice Age 3.

Lee Martindel 2003, theatre arts, technical

  • Black Walnut (www.blackwalnut.tv)
  • Recent projects include: John Stewart's set for Rally to Restore Sanity in DC, a news set in Nairobi, Univision Studio in Miami, Olympics with CCTV, The Colbert Report, Ebay's National Conference and the MLB Network.

Hillary Rushford 2002, english/drama

  • National touring company,
  • 42nd Street

Pete Deutschman 1997, theatre arts, technical

  • Executive Vice President
  • VPI.Net (web design)
  • Laguna Hills, CA

Chanda-Lyn Hildebrand 1996, theatre and TV

  • Assistant Art Coordinator
  • 20th Century Fox / Dreamworks

Joel Bryant 1996, theatre arts, acting

  • TV: Criminal Minds, Suspect Behavior, The Defenders, Monk, Eleventh Hour, Cue to the Chase, Las Vegas, E-Ring, Threshold.
  • FILM: Ashes, One by One: Death's Door, Valkyrie, Deadly Impact, Baby Blues, Loaded, The Heartbreak Kid, Music Within.
  • THEATRE: Coachella Valley, Rep, Hermosa Beach Playhouse, Hermosa Beach, CA; Hudson Theatre, Hollywood, CA; The Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood, CA; Texas Shakespeare Festival, COLSAC Repertory Theatre, Knightsbridge Theatre, Silverlake, CA.
  • NEW MEDIA: Suck & Moan (actor and producer), After Judgement (Streamy-nominated – Best Actor in a Dramatic Web Series), The Temp Life, Betty Bowers: America's Best Christian, Life from the Inside, Jericho.
  • www.JoelBryant.net

John A. Lewis 1992, theatre arts, technical

  • Chief Software Architect, Unicon, Inc.,
  • Gilbert, Arizona

Lisa Hadley 1992, theatre arts, acting

  • Actress
  • General Hospital, Gilmore Girls, Port Charles

Vanessa Capozzi 1991, theatre arts, acting

  • Stage Technician
  • Tennessee Performing Arts Center
  • Nashville, TN

Richard Force 1989, theatre arts

  • Stage Manager
  • CATS & AIDA, Disney Theatrical
  • Los Angeles, CA

Wayne Spellman 1985, theatre arts

  • Costume Designer for Annie, The Camelot Company
  • NY

Christina Ajalat 1983, theatre arts

  • Director of Creative Advertising
  • MGM Studios
  • Santa Monica, CA

Jorge Jarrin 1978, theatre arts

  • KABC Talkradio
  • Airborne Traffic Reporter