Elsbeth M. Collins
A veteran stage manager, Collins also leads the BFA Stage Management program and also serves as the School’s Director of Production,
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Sharon Marie Carnicke
Carnicke is globally respected for her groundbreaking work on Russian acting techniques and innovative examination of film acting.
Danny Strong
Not only an actor, Strong is a writer and executive producer for the show Empire. He is also an award-winning screenwriter for Game Change, Recount and Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and wrote The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & 2. (BA ’96)
Forest Whitaker
An Academy Award-winning actor, Whitaker is also an accomplished director and producer. (’82)
Troian Bellisario
Currently starring in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars, Bellisario formed The Casitas Group theatre company with some of her fellow alumni. (BFA ’09)
Vicki Lewis
An actress with an extensive body of work in TV, film and theatre, Lewis’ voice can also be heard in a myriad of animation projects.
Luis Alfaro
A renowned playwright, performance artist, producer and director, Alfaro is the first-ever resident playwright at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Meiling Cheng
Noted performance art critic and poet, Cheng has been published widely in both English and Chinese.
Beck Bennett
A cast member of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Bennett is also known for his work with the comedic troupe, Good Neighbors, and is recognized for his role in AT&T’s wildly popular “It’s Not Complicated” ad campaign. (BFA ’07)
Patrick J. Adams
Adams is best known for playing the leading role of Mike Ross on USA Network’s Suits, which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for outstanding actor in a drama series. (BFA ’04)