PENNSBURY DRAMA ALUMNI
PENNSBURY DRAMA ALUMNI
NOTE: We are extremely proud of all of our alumni's accomplishments. Realizing that it's hard to keep up with everyone, and also to keep this site current, please feel free to send any additions/updates to us for inclusion at pdpphs@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!
CLASS OF 2010
CLASS OF 2010
Megan Fulmer
Megan Fulmer
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- B.F.A Musical Theater from Montclair State University
- Dancer, Actor, Singer, Model based in NYC
- Straight Outta Oz (first tour) starring Todrick Hall (2016)
- The Female Swing in national tour of Shrek the Musical (2012)
- Ensemble of The Bodyguard Musical Papermill Playhouse/First National Tour starring Deborah Cox (2016-2018)
Dara Orland
Dara Orland
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- NYU Tisch: School of the Arts ; Drama Major, Psychology Minor (2014)
- Dancer, Actor, Singer in NYC
- Choreographer with Off-Broadway and International credits
- Performed in multiple cabarets and reading of New Musicals
CLASS OF 2009
CLASS OF 2009
Kory Geller
Kory Geller
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- NYU Tisch: School of the Arts; Dance Major
- Choreographer in NYC
CLASS OF 2008
CLASS OF 2008
Max Cove
Max Cove
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Northwestern University
- Acting in Philadelphia
Patrick McTamany
Patrick McTamany
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
CLASS OF 2007
CLASS OF 2007
Katie Grubb
Katie Grubb
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
Ryan Nunn
Ryan Nunn
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Northwestern University
- Episode of The Big C
- Film
- Chicago Theater
CLASS OF 2006
CLASS OF 2006
Kirk Kelly
Kirk Kelly
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Production Company
Matt South
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 2006Matt South
- Thespian Troupe 830 Board Member 2003/2004 (Induction Chair)
- Teaches Music at Charles Boehm
- Directs PHS Musical & Boehm Musical
- Teaches private lessons in Lower Bucks
Siri Nelson
Siri Nelson
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
Chelsea Viacava
Chelsea Viacava
- Winner of Pennsbury's Got Talent
- Singer, Songwriter Pop and Rock
CLASS OF 2005
CLASS OF 2005
Colin Aarons
Colin Aarons
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Swarthmore, 2009
- Washington in We the People (Theatreworks, 2011)
Maggie Langtry
Maggie Langtry
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Gettysburg
- New York TV Production
- In LA for 2.5 Years
Whit Leyenburger
Whit Leyenburger
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- NYU Tisch: School of the Arts (2009)
- Royal Academy of London (2012)
- Plays Richard III in Shakespeare's Richard III at the Adirondack Theater
- Recently performed in Shakespeare in the Park
- Directed the Bohemians Numerous Plays
Lisa Weiner Mindelle
Lisa Weiner Mindelle
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Cincinnati College Conservatory
- Part of the National Cast of In Ragtime (Nebraska)
- Avenue Q, Rainbow Valley
Tim Popp
Tim Popp
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Muhlenberg College
- Dancer, Actor, Choreographer, Instructor, Director
- Wolf PAC Children's Theater in Narberth, PA
- Butterfly Project
CLASS OF 2004
CLASS OF 2004
Christy Altomare
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 2004Christy Altomare
- Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (2008)
- Actor, Singer, Dancer, and Songwriter
- Jerusha Abbott in Daddy Long Legs (2011)
- Daughter Sophie Sheridan, Daughter in Mamma Mia! (2012, Broadway)
- Toured as Wendla in Spring Awakening
- Episode of The Big C
- 3 Independent CDs
- Anastasia (2016-2019) Broadway
Matt Katz
Matt Katz
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
Kristin Kauffman
Kristin Kauffman
- Founder Newtown Student Theater Festival 2011, 2012
- Artistic Director Buck County Playhouse Student Theater Festival 2013, 2014
- Performer at Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival 2010, 2011
- Performer at Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival 2012
- Founder Hickory Dickory Dark Productions murder mystery company
Lara Kitain
Lara Kitain
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Thespian State Board member (2003, 2004)
- International Thespian Society Officer At Large (2004)
Bob Lenzi
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 2004Bob Lenzi
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Seabee in South Pacific on Broadway
- Dogs of War (2012)
- Tuck Everlasting on Broadway (2016)
- 8 Films
Alex Mandell
Alex Mandell
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
McGair Valois
McGair Valois
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Lycoming College 2008 (Kennedy Center ACTF Acting Merit Award)
- Improviser, Comedian, Writer in Philadelphia
- Company Member, Philly Improv Theater
- Performer at UCB Del Close Marathon 2014, 2015, 2016
CLASS OF 2003
CLASS OF 2003
Sara Accardi
Sara Accardi
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Arcadia University (2007)
- Development Manager at Bristol Theatre for 5 years
- Currently, Individual Giving and Events Manager at Theatre Development Fund in NYC
- Also a 16 year volunteer with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
- Teaches Musical Theatre to Westminster Choir College's Summer Intensive Program.
Damien Bucci
Damien Bucci
- Student of Mary Kay Everett
- Teaching English and Theater in Florida
Jordan Cohen
Jordan Cohen
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Northwestern University
- Law School, now an Entertainment Lawyer
- Currently enrolled at NYU for a doctorate in theater
Asher Roth
Asher Roth
- AsherRothMusic.com
- Attended West Chester University
- Rap Singer; Several Albums
Zach Woods
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 2003Zach Woods
- Student of Mary Kay Everett
- NYU
- Comedia, Actor, Writer, Teacher, Films, Theater, TV, Commercials
- Plays Gabe Lewis in The Office (2010-2013)
CLASS OF 2002
CLASS OF 2002
Marla Weiner Mindelle
Marla Weiner Mindelle
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Marlamindelle.com
- Cincinnati College Conservatory
- Ensemble in South Pacific (Broadway)
- Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Broadway)
- Step Sister, Gabrielle, in Cinderella (Broadway)
- Putnam County Spelling Bee, and the Kitty in the Drowsy Chaperone (National Tour)
- Runner-up in FOX TV Comedy Writing Contest (2007)
- Musical Miniseries, The Devil's Bitch
- Along with her sister Lisa, Marla releases a new comic sketch every Tuesday at CUNextTuesdays.com
Andrew Owens
Andrew Owens
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Oberlin Conservatory of Music
- Opera Tenor
- Currently in Germany 2012
CLASS OF 2001
CLASS OF 2001
Jason Conrad
Jason Conrad
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Muhlenberg
- Lighting, Piano, Singing
- Currently a special effects technician on Disney Cruise Lines
- Numerous Lighting and Special Effects Venues
Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
Tim Gross
Tim Gross
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Muhlenberg College
Avi (Avram) Wisnia
Avi (Avram) Wisnia
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Singer, Songwriter, Piano, Acoustic Brazilian bossa nova, soul, and jazz.
- aviwisnia.com
- Debut Album, Something New (2012)
CLASS OF 2000
CLASS OF 2000
Kim Onasch
Kim Onasch
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Attended Pennsbury and home-schooled
- Played Jennifer Munson in As the World Turns from 1999-2002
- Regional Theater
CLASS OF 1999
CLASS OF 1999
Nathan Swanson
Nathan Swanson
- Teaches Music
CLASS OF 1998
CLASS OF 1998
Ilyna (Loni) Becker
Ilyna (Loni) Becker
- NYU Tisch: School of the Arts
- Actor
- Off Broadway
- Commercials (plays the Orange Exclamation in Big Lots Ads)
Dan Mahoney
Dan Mahoney
- Comic Actor in Chicago
Jared Mass
Jared Mass
- Penn State
- VP of Development at MGM's Production Headquarters in LA
Joy Pearson
Joy Pearson
- Point Park College of the Performing Arts
- Dancer, Singer, Actor
- Toured with Broadway's Crazy for You
- Film, TV, Theater, Albums, Cruise Ships
- Moved to LA
CLASS OF 1997
CLASS OF 1997
Mark Keller
Mark Keller
- University of Penn
- Publicity Writer for PA Ballet
CLASS OF 1996
CLASS OF 1996
Leah Swanson Fitzpatrick
Leah Swanson Fitzpatrick
- Teaches English and Drama
CLASS OF 1995
CLASS OF 1995
David Baronoff
David Baronoff
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- University of Pennsylvania
- Lawyer, Actor, and Manager in LA
- Involved with the Orchestra Tour of Star Trek
- Producer at Bad Robot
- Involved with production of Cloverfield, What About Brian, and Lost
CLASS OF 1993
CLASS OF 1993
Erin Cottrell
Erin Cottrell
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Film, Theater, and TV Role in All My Children
- Played Caroline Ingalls in the 2005 miniseries, Little House on the Prairie
- Played Misse Davis in five of eight Love's Long Journey Series
- Won 2 Camies and 1 Tennie
CLASS OF 1992
CLASS OF 1992
Mathew Singer - 1992
Mathew Singer - 1992
- Ithaca College
- Opera, Met Chorus and La Boehme Opera
CLASS OF 1991
CLASS OF 1991
Roxanne Dundish
Roxanne Dundish
- Actor
- Annie on Broadway
- Liza Minnelli's Stepping Out
Heath Hurwitz
Heath Hurwitz
- NYU Tisch: School of the Arts
- Big Apple Circus
Kristine Passentino
Kristine Passentino
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Opera and Theater
- Worked at McCarter Theatre
Jennifer Riker
Jennifer Riker
- Actor in Theater and Televison
- Credits for NCIS, Madmen, and Touch
CLASS OF 1990
CLASS OF 1990
Jen Mazzucca
Jen Mazzucca
- Pittsburgh
- Teaches Drama and English in Baldwin Middle School, Philadelphia PA.
CLASS OF 1986
CLASS OF 1986
Lou Markert
Lou Markert
- Cornell, 1997
- University of Minnesota
- McCarter Theater in Minneapolis
CLASS OF 1980
CLASS OF 1980
Ed Hovick
Ed Hovick
- Student of Dr. John Roche
- Head of Math Department at Michigan
- Called several years ago about how beneficial high school drama had been.
CLASS OF 1975
CLASS OF 1975
Robb Curtis Brown
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 1975Robb Curtis Brown
- Yale College and The Yale School of Drama
- Accomplished Film, Television, and Stage Actor
- Accomplished on Broadway and Off Broadway
- Has appeared in over 75 television series, including recent roles on NCIS, Shark, Castle, The Game, and Big Love. He can also be seen as Dan the Weatherman in the Showtime series, Look.
- Created the part of Vance Evans, Sharpay and Ryan’s Dad, in High School Musical 2, and reprised the role in the feature High School Musical 3 and Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. Other TV movies include Pandemic, The Christmas Box, Citizen Jane, Healing Hands, and Backyard Wedding for the Hallmark Channel
- Movies include, It’s Complicated, Trading Places , The Men Who Stare At Goats, Dreamgirls, Spiderman 3, Bruce Almighty, Red Dragon, Catch Me If You Can, After The Sunset, Guess Who, and the recently completed My Mother’s Curse with Barbara Streisand and Seth Rogan.
- Spent 8 years on Broadway and Off Broadway. In David Hare's Plenty, which moved to Broadway's Plymouth Theatre for a sold out run. As Octavius in Julius Caesar at the Newman Theatre for The New York Shakespeare Festival alongside Al Pacino and Martin Sheen, as Bassianus in Titus Andronicus at the Delacorte Theatre in Central and in Hyde in Hollywood at the American Place Theatre for Playwrights Horizons, a production that was subsequently filmed for PBS.
- Inducted into Pennsbury Theater Alumni Hall of Fame in 2012
CLASS OF 1974
CLASS OF 1974
Richard Kind
Troupe 830 Alumni - Class of 1974Richard Kind
- Attended PHS Drama Summer Camp
- Studied under Dr. John Roche for 6 Years
- Over 190 Credits in both TV and Film
- Plays Max Klein, the agent who sells script used by actors going to Iran in Argo (2012)
- Regular in sitcoms including Spin City from 1996-2002
CLASS OF 1973
CLASS OF 1973
Marc Chamlin
Marc Chamlin
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Student of Dr. John Roche
- Entertainment Lawyer
CLASS OF 1970
CLASS OF 1970
Paul Schlicher
Paul Schlicher
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Dr. John Roche says he is a great actor but could not continue
- Lives locally, works in computers and might do workshops
CLASS OF 1969
CLASS OF 1969
David Friedman
David Friedman
- Charter Thespian Member
- Student of Dr. John Roche
- Lawyer
- Deceased
Debbie Pearl
Debbie Pearl
- Member of Thespian Troupe 830
- Student of Dr. John Roche
- www.DeborahPearl.com
- Singer, screen writer
- Writer for Designing Women