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November 2011. Marisa Petroro stars in the comedy Life at the Resort, screening as part of the New York International Film Festival this upcoming Monday, November 21st at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan.

November 2011. Catch Louisa Krause‘s performance as Zoe in the much-talked about indie favorite, Martha Marcy May Marlene.

November 2011. Jennifer Berry and The Heights Players will perform She Loves Me, a musical adapatation of Miklos Laszlo’s Parfumerie. She Loves Me will run from Dec 2nd-Dec 18th, 2011.

October 2011. Robert Verlaque (T. Schreiber faculty) recently appeared on USA’s Suits and Lifetime’s Against the Wall. He has wrapped work on TNT’s upcoming Silent Witness alongside Judd Hirsch, Dermot Mulroney and Anne Heche.

October 2011. Jessica Osborne of You Never Can Tell stars alongside her fellow Rockettes in the famous holiday spectacular: The Rockettes Magical Journey at Radio City Music Hall this holiday season!

September 2011. Catch Trevor Kuhn and Christina Jun in the web comedy Speak American!

September 2011. Bill Mitchell currently appearing in the national campaign for Geico.  

September 2011. Lowell Byers and Jevon McFerrin of the NYIT Award Winning Balm in Gilead now appearing in The Birthday Boys through the ArtEffects Theatre Company (show closes September 25th).

September 2011. Anthony Cataldo and Kerri Kenny appeared in readings of Bars of Prey put on by Pâté Productions.

September 2011. Sam Banaee and Ticket to Eternity will be performing Disjointed Love Shorts: A Comedy in Pieces, this Thursday, September 22nd through Sunday, September 25th at Theatre Lab Studios. The show is a collection of comedic short plays about people trying to find love, rekindle love and make love in unusual places or ways.

September 2011. Patrick Truhler is performing in Chamber Theatre Production’s national tour of Encore! Aaron Zook is the Associate Director.

September 2011. See Amie Tedesco in the Keen Company’s production of Lemon Sky, written by the incomporable Lanford Wilson. Buy tickets here: http://bit.ly/phCaZO. Discounts available for T. Schreiber students, contact the office for details.

August 2011. Lily DePaula, Andrea Kristinsdottir, and Jillian Eichler will be performing in Backer’s readings of Sister Cities for possible future film project.

August 2011. Yukiko Miyawaki will appear in the upcoming feature Do You Like My Basement?, and the SAG short 8:46. She is also featured in several commercial campaigns for: New Jersey Tourism, Japanese Softwear Gangangansoku.jp, Verizon (print), State Street Bank (print), and Comcast (print).

August 2011. One Year Conservatory alums Jacob Storms and Stephanie Iscovitz will appear in the workshop presentation of Post Prom Depression, presented by Choice Films & Theatricals.

August 2011. Congratulations to all our TSS students who received honors at  The Strawberry One-Act Festival this weekend! Dennis Brito brought home the award for Best Actor for his work in Paid Off. Belle Caplis was named Best Actress for her performance in Unexpected Company. Unexpected Company also earned the top honor of Best Play thanks to a plethora of TSS talent: Meghan Jones (Best Director nominee),Wendy Mae Shelton (writer), Stephanie Seward and Sebastian Montoya (actors), and Geeta Pereira (assistant director).

August 2011.  Micki Weiner to appear in the international tour of the musical Zorro. Micki show is currently rehearsing in Tel Aviv, Israel and will soon head to China to tour all over the country.  Performances begin in Shanghai as part of the International Arts Festival. 

July 2011. This past Saturday (July 30th), Edward Norton was honored for his charitable works at the Art For Life benefit for the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation. Norton works with Friends of the Highline and the Enterprise Foundation, in addition to running the Solar Neighbors Program. Norton accepted the honor by saying: ”When you don’t invest in the inventors of tomorrow, the economists of tomorrow, the doctors of tomorrow, (they) won’t emerge because you haven’t taught people to think in their individual creative ways. Creativity fuels everything that makes America dynamic.”

July 2011. Samantha B. Northart will appear as Cindy Lou Huffington in the new hit musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. The show opens August 3rd at St. Michael’s Playhouse in Vermont.

July 2011. The Strawberry One-Act Festival presents Unexpected Company. Starring Belle Caplis, Stephanie Seward, and Sebastian Montoya. Directed by Meghan Jones, Assistant Directed by Geeta Pereira, and Written by Wendy Mae Shelton. July 31st, 2011 at 9pm at the Hudson Guild Theatre. Buy your tickets here.

July 2011. The Transport Group presents: David Greenspan in a double-header of his one-man shows The Patsy and Jonas* (*written by Greenspan). Buy tickets for one or both here. Previews began July 15th, show opens July 24th at The Duke on 42nd Street.

July 2011. This Fall, catch Maria Bello as Detective Jane Timoney, the lead role in the new NBC series Prime Suspect. Bello’s acclaimed film Beautiful Boy is now available on DVD, and she recently wrapped work on John Singleton’s Abduction (alongside TSS Honorary Board Member Alfred Molina). For more on the busy actress and her work, check out this NYTimes Profile.

July 2011. Mara Davi now appearing in Death Takes a Holiday. Based on the dramatic play by Alberto Casella, this world premiere musical is brought to the Roundabout by a team of Tony-Award winning artists. Currently in previews, the musical will officially open on July 21st. Get your tickets here.

July 2011. Bonnie Dennison stars in the Lifetime Original Movie: Born Bad.

June 2011. Summer Crockett Moore and Pat Patterson star in the Silver Ace Award winner A Younger Man, directed by John Howard Swain.

June 2011. Lowell Byers (of You Never Can Tell, The Changing Room, and Balm in Gilead) is also a playwright! He will be performing in a reading of his new play – Kriegsgefangenen (Prisoner of War) – at Shelter Studios on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00pm.  Cast includes: Ian Campbell Dunn, Esteban Benito, Seth James, Edwin Sean Patterson, and Tommy Buck. On July 19th, Byers can also be seen as Dr. Jake in the Playwrights Horizons production of the Relational Medicine Project through Columbia University (dir. John Henry Davis).

June 2011. Kevin David Thomas is Romeo in Northern Stage’s production of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ playing from September 28th-October 23rd.

June 2011. Julie Halston appears in the all-star, all-female rotating cast of ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore.’ Peformances support the non-profit Dress for Success.

June 2011. Peter Sarsgaard stars as Dr. Hector Hammond in the Summer Blockbuster, The Green Lantern, playing in movie theatres everywhere.

June 2011. Diamando Stratakos stars in the Spoon River Project at the Greenwood Cemetery. A Backstage Critic’s Pick, the show is also featured in the New York Times slideshow: Among the Dead. Hear her interview on 1010 Wins.

June 2011. William Charles Mitchell is Yates in this Summer’s family fun flick, Mr. Popper’s Penguin.

June 2011. Congratulations to Rebecca Spiro! Dame Factory, Inc won Best Experimental Film at the Brooklyn Film Festival.

June 2011. Colin Egglesfield stars alongside Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, and John Krasinski, in the Summer romantic comedy Something Borrowed.

June 2011. The comedic short film Marty and Doug’s New Religion co-starring, produced, and co-written by Greg Vorob, and featuring Ian Campbell Dunn, shows this month at the Harlem Film Festival.

June 2011. Up and coming actress Zoë Kravitz stars as Angel Salvadore in the Summer blockbuster X-Men: First Class. She can also be seen on the hit Showtime series Californication.

May 2011. Dame Factory, starring Rebecca Spiro, has been selected as part of the Brooklyn Film Festival. Check out the trailer here, and catch the entire film at the festival, running from June 3-12.

May 2011. This Saturday only (May 14th), see Bianca Christina Gallifuoco and Sean Gallagher in Random Access Theatre’s Something’s Not Quite Right Here: An Evening of New Work, directed by Amanda Donelan. Performances at 6pm and 9pm at Theatre 54.

May 2011. Laura Sisskin-Fernandez directs Jill Waters and Mary Monahan in Two Days Til Dawn from June 8-25 at The Gene Frankel Theatre. Monahan can also be seen in T. Schreiber’s upcoming  New Works Project winner, Big Country.

May 2011. Ivan Goris to star in Carry On. The show, presented by Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, is showing from June 1-June 26, 2011 at The Gene Frankel Theatre.

May 2011. Bud Stafford appears in a spot for an upcoming special exhibit at the STL Zoo.

May 2011. Lauren LoGuidice is featured in the Queen Gazette discussing her film When Harry Tries to Marry, a recently released romantic comedy. She is also in the process of staging her solo show about the life of Greta Garbo.

May 2011. Be A Good Little Widow, a new play at ARSNova starring Jonny Orsini, has been chosen as a NYTimes Critics’ Pick. The show is set to run through May 14th.

May 2011. See Nick Fesette in the revival of Christopher Fry’s scorching Broadway hit, The Lady’s Not for Burning. The production, presented by Parenthesis, is set to run from May 21-June 11 at Walkerspace

May 2011. Umi Shakti and Jevon McFerrin soon to appear in Tearing Down the Walls, a new musical directed and written by Obie award winner Daniel Beaty. Opens May 12th (previews this week) at The Riverside Theatre.

May 2011. Congratulations to Julie Halston for her Drama Desk nomination! Halston is nominated for her performance in Charles Busch’s The Divine Sister (Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play).

April 2011. Check out the new viral video at YouFluff.com to spot Mike Dazé, Marilyn Mineo, Bud Stafford, Esteban Benito, Lowell Byers, Luke Guldan and Yukiko Miyawaki.

April 2011. Chloe Sabin will star as Eliza Doolittle in the Cardinal Stage Company’s upcoming production of My Fair Lady.

April 2011. Jamie Neumann, Josh Sienkiewicz, and Laurence K. Cantor star in IDA’s upcoming Jack: The Original Human. Neumann also served as co-writer on the film.

April 2011. See Wynn Everett in her recurring role as Rachel on NBC’s The Event (full episodes online). She recently guest-starred on CBS’ NCIS: Los Angeles.

April 2011. Starting April 21st, Arley Tapirian can be seen in Fairy Tale: The Musical at the Laba Theatre at the 14th Street Y. The show is presented by (Re:) Directions Theatre Company and runs through May 1st. Click here to purchase tickets.

April 2011. Bill Mitchell can be seen as Pastor Blake on TNT’s Southland. This year he also appears on NBC’s Love Bites and Harry’s Law.

April 2011. David Greenspan’s new play Go Back to Where You Are is The New York Times Critic’s Pick! Buy tickets to the new hit through Playwright’s Horizons. Extended through May 1st at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater

March 2011. Alexei Bobrowsky and James Liebman to star in the upcoming political satire The Politics of Conflict, directed by Minos Papas. Bobrowsky will also star opposite Anthony Chisholm in The Exterminator, an independant film about an Iraqi war veteran in the debilitating throes of PTSD. Both films will be in festival circulation later this year.

March 2011. Luke Guldan of The Changing Room stars in the upcoming film The Watermen alongside Jason Mewes.

March 2011. Allison Strong will join the company of Mamma Mia! this Spring.

March 2011. Jonny Orsini won Outstanding Performance at the Florida Film Festival for the short film Cigarette Candy, which won Best Short Film at South by Southwest 2011.  He can be seen on-stage in Bekah Brunstetter’s upcoming new play, Be A Good Little Widow, at Ars Nova (previews start April 20th). Jonny also stars opposite Keanu Reeves in the upcoming Generation Um…

March 2011. The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players are now presenting Trial By Jury, featuring TSS alum Kimilee Bryant

March 2011. The critically acclaimed play with music by TSS Alum Angelo Parra, The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, is the season finale at Florida Rep in Ft. Myers, May 3 – 22.  Based on the turbulent life of the legendary Blues singer, the show was named one of the “Top Ten Off-Broadway Experiences” in 2001 by the NY Daily News.