Theatre Performance, 2010

is currently in graduate school at New York University. This summer, Crystal will work and perform at the esteemed Williamstown Theatre Festival. She will have the opportunity to perform alongside Sam Rockwell and Jessica Hecht in A Streetcar Named Desire directed by David Cromer. She will also be in Fellowship Company working with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail who will create a new musical and a new play to premiere at the festival. In addition to these productions, she is a Resident Artist and will teach master classes for the WTF Apprentice Program.

Design and Technical Theatre, 2010

has been working in New York City at the  Lincoln Center Festival and the Fringe Festival, as well as such venues as the David H. Koch Theater, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Carnegie Hall.  Joshua has worked Off-Broadway as the sound engineer for 39 Steps at New World Stages, and the Associate Sound Designer for Desperate Writers at the Union Square Theatre.  Broadway productions Associate Sound Designer for the House of Blue Leaves and RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles.  Currently, he is the associate to sound designer Abe Jacob.  His projects include the Korean production of Hero, the international tour of the Spirit of America Marching Band, and Sweet Bird of Youth on Broadway.

Music Theatre Performance, 2009

recently made her Broadway debut in the revival of Godspell! She made her Equity debut in the National Broadway Tour of Mamma Mia! Other professional theatre credits include: Private Lives, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Emperor’s New Clothes (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); V-Day (NYMF); The Giver (NAMT); Beautiful Disaster w/Leslie Kritzer (Joe’s Pub); One More Sleep 'til Christmas w/William Finn (Laurie Beechman); Lizzie in Baby (Actors Theater Company); Gertrude McFuzz in Gertrude McFuzz (Fontana Performing Arts).

Music Theatre Performance, 2009

Just six months after graduating from Western Michigan University with a B.F.A. in Music Theatre Performance, Mikey Winslow made his Broadway debut as Big Deal in the hit revival of West Side Story on Broadway. He then enjoyed his second role on Broadway in American Idiot. Winslow has also worked professionally at North Carolina Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the Wagon Wheel Theatre, and with Mark Dendy in New York.

Musical Theatre Performance, 2008

after moving to NYC, he was quickly signed by DDO Artsts Agency (who found him at his Senior Showcase) and earned his Equity Card.  He has performed on tour (Curious George; Live!) and in many regional theatres such as the Arvada Center (All Shook Up, Seussical, Sunset Blvd), Music Theatre of Wichita (2008 Season), Northern Stage (Spelling Bee), and the Inifinity Theatre Company (Little Shop of Horrors).  Most recently, he joined the cast of the hit Off-Broadway musical Silence!: The Musical, and shot an epiosde of the TBS sitcom, "Are We There Yet?"

Music Theatre Performance, 2008

before graduating from WMU, Kelly Feight began her career as a news producer. Today, she is the Executive Producer for WXMI – FOX 17 Morning News in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She continues to perform on a regular basis as part of the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus. She was seen on the WMU stage in our productions of A Little Night Music, The Pajama Game and Brigadoon.

Directing and Stage Management, 2006

is the assistant director for the upcoming Broadway revival of THE BEST MAN by Gore Vidal, and the Associate Director of musical Flashdance. Assisting credits include White Noise produced by Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide… in its world premiere, directed by Michael Greif, Knickerbocker Holiday at Lincoln Center, and the Broadway revival of Guys & Dolls. As a director: Little Shop of Horrors, Welcome to Shoofly, Rainbow Valley, Joseph….Dreamcoat, Everything is Fine , 8Minute Musical Festival , concerts at Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, and the Metropolitan Room. Every year the ‘Living for Today’ concert series brings together Broadway performers to benefit the Gilana Shira Alpert fund. www.david-alpert.com

Theatre Performance, 2005

After graduating from WMU, Larry Herron went on to earn his M.F.A. in Acting from the University of California, San Diego. Herron was a featured guest on three primetime network shows last fall: Medium, Numb3rs, and Cold Case. Other television credits include ER, Lie to Me, and Chocolate News. Herron's WMU credits include Othello, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Six Degrees of Separation, A Flea in Her Ear, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Herron is also an adjunct professor at La Sierra University.

Theatre Performance, 2000

Geoff Button, an actor and director in Chicago for several years, recently completed his MFA in Directing at Northwestern University and was just appointed to a faculty position in the division of Music Theatre Performance in the Department of Theatre at that institution.

Theatre Performance, 2000

Page Kennedy is a successful film and television actor who resides in Los Angeles. Television credits include Weeds, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, CSI: Miami, Boston Legal, My Name is Earl, The Shield, NYPD Blue, Medical Investigation, Philly, Blind Justice, The Kennedys and Six Feet Under. He starred with Samuel L. Jackson and LL Cool J in the film S.W.A.T. and can also be seen in the films In The Mix and Shackles.

Music Theatre Performance, 1998

Brooke Elliott graduated from WMU's Music Theatre Performance program and has had an active and successful career since leaving in 1998. She is currently starring with comedian Margaret Cho in Lifetime's new television series, Drop Dead Diva. She has had an extensive on-stage career having been seen on Broadway in The Pirate Queen and Taboo as well as in the national tours of Wicked and Beauty and the Beast, among others. Film credits include What Women Want and Liar's Club. She also performed as a co-star on NBC's Law & Order: Trial By Jury.

Theatre Performance

Columnist for ESPN.com's Page 2 and a CNN contributor, he writes a weekly column for CNN.com. A senior writer and columnist for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, he has contributed to ESPN's Sports Center, Outside the Lines and ESPN First Take. He is a 2010 nominee and the 2009 winner of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation award for online journalism and a 2010 and 2008 honoree of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for column writing. He also has hosted the web-based ESPN360 talk show Game Night.

Musical Theatre Performance, 1995

In just over three years, Kathleen Rose Perkins acquired a BFA in Musical Theatre. After traveling parts of the Midwest performing in various regional theatres, Kathleen made her way to Los Angeles. She spent a few years in odd jobs and acting classes, then started working with a management company she could trust. Since then, Kathleen has worked solely as an actress in film and television. Credits include "Without a Trace", "How I Met Your Mother", "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas", a recurring role on HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me" and Michael Bay's "The Island". She has also devoted time to an award-winning short film she wrote and starred in and a documentary about her family.Currently, she is working on Episodes and it airs on Sunday night at 9:30 on Showtime.

Musical Theatre Performance, 1982

is currently starring on Broadway in NEXT TO NORMAL, Marin received Tony and Drama Desk nominations and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as Lilli/Katharine in the hit revival of KISS ME, KATE, and later received an Olivier Award nomination when she made her West End debut. Other Broadway credits include: ENRON (Drama League nomination), MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT (also West End), RAGTIME (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics nominations), PASSION (Tony nomination), MAN OF LA MANCHA, INTO THE WOODS, BIG RIVER, and OUT OF THIS WORLD and KISMET (Encores!). Her Off-Broadway appearances comprise of: THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, THE TROJAN WOMEN: A LOVE STORY, and THE WORLD GOES ROUND (also National Tour).

Design and Technical Theatre

holds a MFA in Lighting Design from University of California San Diego. Her New York design credits include: Fidelity Futurestage at New World Stages, Because I Can at the Greenwich Theatre, The Souls of Our Feet at the Triangle Theatre, and Safety at Urban Stages. Ms. Nichols is the Associate Lighting Designer for the Broadway and all domestic and international productions of Jersey Boys, Broadway’s Pirate Queen, the Broadway and all touring productions of Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays. Her Assisting credits include Lestat (Broadway),Mambo Kings (San Francisco), Lennon (San Francisco), Dirt (Broadway and National Tour), Dracula (Broadway), Sinatra (Radio City Musical Hall) and Wicked (San Francisco). Ms. Nichols is the recipient of the 2004 USITT Young Designer Barbizon Award for Lighting Design.

Design and Technical Theatre, 1982

Emmy® nominee is an acclaimed special effects and makeup designer for films and television. His Hollywood credits includePirates of the Caribbean, Big Fish, Star Trek, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He teaches and lectures on makeup and special effects and his work can be seen on his website. Maverick returned to WMU in 1997 and 2007 to design special effects and makeup for Frankenstein and Dracula. Robert is using his most recent venture as a way to raise money for the WMU community: he owns a competitive E-Commerce Travel and shopping site franchise called The Maverick Experience which offers all types of travel needs, concert and theatre tickets, sports tickets and much more.