Anathan Theatre
at
The Franciscan University of Steubenville
Students
OUR GRADUATES
In recent years, our students have commanded acting jobs in several professional companies including Ohio's oldest outdoor theatre, TRUMPET IN THE LAND, Cincinnati's MAD CAP THEATRE, the MR. WIZARD national touring one-man show, and the prestigious ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE acting apprenticeship program. Graduates have also held positions with the Pittsburgh Public Theatre and Cincinnati's Ensemble Theatre, as well as holding positions as drama instructors and coordinators at various high schools. We have also had students accepted to the Professional Actor Training programs at Case Western (full tuition scholarship and stipend) and Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music Drama program (full tuition scholarship) and to the Doctoral programs at Bowling Green State University, the University of Pittsburgh and St. Andrews in Scotland. Read below for more graduate accomplishments.
Quick email links to our grads:
Tina Quintana
Zoey (Drogin) Schoemmer
Debbie (Green) Mendoza
Maura Cronin
Becky Webster
Miriam Brown
Donna Hrezo
Tim Perfect
Mike Charbonneau
Joanna Bratten
Mara Cota
Gretha Omey
Shannon Smith
Bryan Mercier
Angela Norse
Elizabeth Parks
Suzanne Fortin
Rebecca Springer
Brooke Evans
(Associates Degree)
Cat (Egan)
Hodge
Alana Antolak
Jubilee Blossom
Lisa
Chmielecki
Sarah
(Robbins) Del Castillo
Jennifer
Regan (Associates Degree)
Angie Zylla
(Associates Degree)
2002
STUDENT POST GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT, SCHOOLING
AND HONORS
Tina Quintana
| ? | Casting Agent in California |
| Current | Loving mother of one handsome son |
Zoey (Drogin) Schoemmer
| ? | Directed and starred in a homeschool production of "Cheaper by the Dozen" 2000 |
| Current | Loving mother of four darling children |
Directed and starred in a homeschool production of
"Cheaper by the Dozen" 2000
Loving mother of four darling children
| 1991-1993 | Director of Parcel Players Summer Program, Towngate Theatre, Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV |
| 1993-1995 | Front of House Staff, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1994-1998 | Director of Theatre, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, Coraoplis, PA |
| 1998-1999 | Board of Directors, Stages of Steubenville (community theater group), Steubenville, Ohio |
| 1998 | All-Star Educator Award, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh School of Education and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| currently | Loving mother of three beautiful girls |
| summer of 1993 | Acted in "Trumpet in the Land" – outdoor summer stock |
| 1995-1997 | Acting for Madcap Productions (touring children’s puppet theatre) |
| 1997-1998 | Earned an MA in English Literature at Xavier, graduated with 3.934 |
| 1998-1999 | Teaching English and Theatre for Archdiocese of Cincinnati – Mount Notre Dame |
| 1999-00 | Univ of Pittsburgh PhDTheatre Program with a full stipend |
| 1993 -1994 | Touring Mr. Wizard Performer |
| 1999 | Married to Albert ? - will need to get this!!! |
| summer of 2001 | summer production of a musical called "Give Thanks America" with her 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. |
| 1994-1997 | MFA in Acting Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (full tuition scholarship) |
| 1995 | Acting with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival |
| 1996-1997 | Acting Apprenticeship at Actors Theatre of
Louisville. Pictured in promotional material and in ad in American Theatre Magazine "Paroid Stories" directed by Jon Jory |
| 1997-1998 | Acted in NYC premiere of "The League of Semi-Superheroes" |
| 1998-Present | Present Acting and film work in Vancouver, Canada Twice nominated for the Jessie Richardson Vancouver Theatre Award Television credits include X-files, The Sentinel, First Wave and Wrongfully Accused Film work - "Duets" |
| Co-founder of the St. Genesius Society in Vancouver |
| Summer of 1994 | "Trumpet in the Land" outdoor musical drama |
| 1994-1995 | Front of House staff at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre |
| 1995-1997 | Founder and Executive Director of Stages of Steubenville community Theatre (This was Donna's Thesis Project) |
| 1997-1998 | Professional acting work with Theatre IV’s Art Reach in Cincinnati |
| 1999-2000 | Studying
Lessac training Pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles Developing a one-woman show on the life of Mother Theresa |
| 2000-Current | Self-employed Organizer specialist |
| Summer 1994 | "Trumpet in the Land" outdoor musical drama |
| 1994-1997 | MFA Acting program at Case Western Reserve (full
tuition scholarship) Professional Acting work at the Cleveland Playhouse Cleveland Play House children's series Next Stage Festival of New Plays |
| 1997-1998 | "Much
Ado About Nothing" – Cleveland Playhouse Oedipus in "Oedipus" - Ecclesia Theatre "As You Like It" – Cleveland Public Theatre "The Importance of Being Earnest" – Bowdin Portable Theatre "Henry V" – Shakespeare and Company "Merry Wives of Windsor" – Shakespeare and Company |
| 1998-1999 | 1998 – 99 Co-founder and Executive Director of Cleveland
Shakespeare Festival Directed "Taming of the Shrew" and "Henry V" Instructor with the Cleveland Curtain Pullers Program - country's oldest theatre instruction program |
| 1999-Current | Senior Network Provisioner with ATI communications in Minneapolis, MN |
| summer of 2000 | Guest Director with Shakespeare and Company |
| Current | Proud father of two very red-headed girls |
Mike Charbonneau
| 1997-1998 | Masters in Literature in Shakespeare and 20th Century theoretical and stage practices from St. Andrews in Scotland |
| 1998 - 2001 | PhD in modern British fiction from St. Andrews in Scotland – fully funded by the British Board of University Governors ($20,000 per annum) |
| 2001-Current | Teaching in London |
Mara Cota
| 1997 | Publicity Intern at San Diego
Repertory Theatre Stage Management Internship at The Globe Theatre, San Diego |
| 1998 - Current | Master program in History at San Diego State University |
| 1997-1998 | Acting apprenticeship at Actors Theatre of Louisville |
| 1998-1999 | Worked for a casting agent in NYC |
| 1999 | Opus Dei run inner city academic and character enrichment program |
| 2000 - 2001 | Work with wife of Bill Bennett on a Teen Chastity Program |
| 2001-Current | Playing is Spain |
| 1997 - Current | Teaching
in New Orleans Head of the drama program Summer theatre camp with over 400 kids |
Bryan Mercier
| 1999-Current | Outdoor
Educator for a Catholic Outdoor Recreation Facility Developing a drama program that will begin in the Summer of 2000 Presentation at the National Catholic Youth Ministry Conference in St. Louis on the benefits of experiential education in a Catholic environment (this was Sarah's Thesis topic) |
Emily Snyder
Emily's
Personal Website
| 1999-2000 | Chorus for the Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta - Ruddigore |
| 2000 | Acting Classes in England Directing Stations of the Cross for Life Teen Short Story Published |
Brooke Evans
(Associates Degree)
Cat (Egan)
Hodge
Alana Antolak
Jubilee Blossom
Lisa Chmielecki
Sarah
(Robbins) Del Castillo
Jennifer
Regan (Associates Degree)
Angie Zylla
(Associates Degree)