Theatre students summer projects 2014

Before we head full steam into events this fall, we thought we would share what some of our Department of Theatre seniors and juniors, along with a sophomore, did this past summer.

Seniors

Thomas Blankenship – sound designer/head engineer – Jenny Wiley Theatre (Prestonsburg, Kentucky)

James Bristow – costume crafts/properties intern – Berkshire Theatre Group (Stockbridge, Massachusetts)

Luke Clark – actor in “Oliver” – Showtimers (Roanoke)

Justin Dowdy – sound engineer/sound designer for the Children’s Theatre series
– Jenny Wiley Theatre (Prestonsburg, Kentucky)

Lauren Faulkner – actor in “The Wizard of Oz” – Adaire Theatre Company (Pulaski, Virginia) AND actor/singer/dancer (swing/US) in “Hairspray” – Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Wytheville, Virginia)

Andrew Kiechlin – carpenter/electrician – The Prizery Theatre (South Boston, Virginia)

Justin Kline – actor/singer/dancer in “Hairspray” – Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Wytheville, Virginia)

Brandon Leatherland – actor in “The Hobbit” – Riverside Center Dinner Theatre (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Yaritza Pacheco-Lopez – assistant scenic charge – Heritage Theatre Festival (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Molly Roan, senior – stitcher – Central Piedmont Community College Summer Theatre (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Kevin Schmidt – carpenter/actor for “The Wizard of Oz” – Adaire Theatre Company (Pulaski, Virginia) AND carpenter/welder – Virginia Tech

Lindsay Taylor – wig/makeup crew – The Castleton Festival (Castleton, Virginia)

Juniors

Zachary Bacon – theatre technician – Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Virginia)  

Kyle Gillikin – stage manager/sound operator – Roanoke Children’s Theatre (Roanoke)   

Deanna Meckel – carpentry intern – Wolf Trap (Vienna, Virginia) 

Sophmore

Addie Pawlick – assistant stage manager – The Prizery Theatre (South Boston, Virginia)