Theatre Arts Alumni
2024
Carlie Jones worked at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio as a Costume Attendant after graduation. She was a Disneyworld most recently in Costume Entertainment at Animal Kingdom.
Annabell Sapp earned her BA in Theatre Arts with a Technical Theatre Concentration. She worked as a Production Assistant at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire where she did stage management and props construction. She has since moved back to work in Atlanta. Most recently, she worked as the Props Master for the Horizon Theatre Company's production of "Laughs in Spanish." She looks forward to more work with the Horizon in their upcoming season.
2023
Dee Hare earned his BA in Theatre Arts. He is currently an Admissions Counselor at LaGrange College.
2022
Tyler Evans earned his BA in Theatre Arts. He recently finished the '24-'25 season at Florida Repertory Theatre as their Lighting Assistant Supervisor. He has served as Lighting Designer at Tibbetts Opera House in Michigan designing The Little Mermaid, Grease and Lend Me a Tenor. He was also an actor in Alice in Wonderland. He is currently working at the Cumberland County Playhouse in Tennessee as a resident Lighting Designer and he serves as Lighting Supervisor. He most recently designed lights for Moon Over Buffalo.
Colby Bell earned his BA in Musical Theatre. He earned his MFA in Performance at University of Central Florida and he is a proud member of AEA. He most recently played Will Parker in Oklahoma at the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theater in North Carolina.
Ethan Mckie earned a BA in Musical Theatre. He is the Athletic Director and a Gymnastics coach at Champion Gymnastics in LaGrange. He is also a stunt performer and coordinator.
2021
Rachel Marie Cartwright received a BA in Musical Theatre. She finished a National Tour of Peppa Pig's Sing-Along Party playing Peppa Pig, and she is currently living in Osaka, Japan in her second year on contract with Universal Studios Japan.
2020
Abigail Young earned her BA in Musical Theatre. She was a year-round performer in The Harry Potter attraction at Universal Beijing CHINA. She is currently a perfomer at Tokyo Disney.
Laine Fletcher holds a BA in Musical Theatre. She received her Masters in Speech-Language Pathology at Auburn University specializing in vocal health and performance for singers. She completed her externship at the Vanderbilt Voice Center in Nashville and was a Clinical Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Adult Voice.
2019
Ellie Boykin received her BA in Theatre Arts. She received her MFA in Theatre Performance in 2022 at Southern Mississippi University. She taught Drama and Language Arts at W.C. Pryor Middle School in Florida. She is a visiting Theatre Arts lecturer at LC.
Kaylee Drake received her BA in Theatre Arts. She received her MFA in Costume Design at Tulane University and has been employed at The Bridal Boutique by MaeMe, New Orleans #1 bridal salon ever since. She has had the opportunity to work with wedding dress designers from top labels from all over the world.
Eli Grant received his BA in Musical Theatre. He won two Ostrander Awards for his work as Props Master at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis. He is an award-winning Theatre Teacher and Drama Club Director at a Disney on Broadway School of Excellence middle school, East Samford School in Auburn, AL. He directs, teaches and performs with his local community theater.
Leigh Anne Hoes received her BA in Musical Theatre. She recently finished an educational tour of Much Ado About Nothing playing Beatrice for the Gamut Theater Company in Harrisburg, PA. She will soon begin rehearsals for a new two-character play at the Harrisburg Fringe Festival with the Orpheus Theatre Company. Leigh Anne is also a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty.
2018
Caleb Brown received his BA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Technical Direction. He began performing in the winter of '18 at Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, TN. While there, he had the honor of singing back up for Dolly Partone and was awarded the Industry Attraction Award (IAAPA) for Best Performer in the World. Caleb has continued to perform in the East Tennessee region where in 2024, he was the first person of color to host Country Tonite and was most recently an original cast member of a dinner show in Nashville called Crazy Little Thing Called Love which was directed and choreographed by the hosts, Barry and Dari Anne Amoato, of the 90s television show Wild Horse Saloon on the Nashville Network.
Savannah Cobb received her BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Art and Design. She recently worked as a Costume Designer at the Jefferson Performing Arts Society in Louisiana where she designed costumes for South Pacific, The Santaland Diaries and Once on this Island JR. Her past design credits include: All Shook Up (Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine), IMPACT Children's Theatre (Jean's Playhouse in Lincoln, New Hampshire) LaGrange College: Bedroom Farce, God of Carnage, Little Women the Musical, The Rimers of Eldritch and Crimes of the Heart. She is currently the Costume Designer for the Essential Theatre Play Festival in Atlanta.
Sadie (Gibson) Marshall received her BA in Theatre Arts and English. She is a workers compensation attorney at Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett, Stubley and Fickling. When she's not in court, she lives in Lawrenceville, GA with her husband with whom she shares her love of dancing and making costumes.
Kelsey Seals earned her BA in Musical Theatre. She recently appeared as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Missoula Children's Theatre. She has been at MCT for five years as the Tour Production Associate where she has the privilege of training the next generation of tour actor/directors to do the job that changed her life. She recently music directed NOW. HERE. THIS. and is set to music direct The Lightining Thief in Spring 2026. She also has a growing studio of voice students.
2017
Mariah Bowen holds a BA in Musical Theatre. She was designer and assistant costume shop manager at the Cumberland County Playhouse in Tennessee where she designed Forever Plaid and Red, White and Tuna. She has worked at Ozark Actor's Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse and Jean's Playhouse.
Meagan Cascone earned her BA in Theatre Arts. She worked as a tour director/actor for Missoula Children's Theatre. She was also a PAIR Specialist, Academy Teacher and TVY Director at the Springer Opera House where she also performed. She will join Wynnton Arts Academy Fall of '25 as a 4th grade teacher.
Elisabeth Clements is a professional actor and theatre artist in Atlanta.
Nikki Stone received her BA in Theatre Arts and her MFA in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). She studied with Kristin Linklater in Orkney, Scotland, in an Intro to Shakespeare voice workshop. She has been a Tour Actor/Director and On the Road Trainer with Missoula Children's Theatre for 3 years. She is headed on an International tour to Germany and the UK with MCT's Robin Hood. This will be her 7th tour having toured all over the U.S. including Hawaii and Alaska.
Lawrence West earned his BA in Musical Theatre. He is a Cruise Director for Carnival Cruise Lines and has been on the high seas for 8 years! He was awarded Rookie of the Year and several other outstanding awards at Carnival’s Entertainment Leadership Conference.
2015
Madeline Sain holds a BA in Theatre Arts. She attended Stella Adler's Summer Acting Conservatory in New York City. She continues to act in the metro-Atlanta area and recently played The Baker's Wife in INTO THE WOODS at LSPA in LaGrange.
2013
Cody Smith graduated with Bachelor of Theatre Arts in Performance & Technical Production. Since 2016, he has been a full-time employee of the Georgia Aquarium where he performs multiple roles in the production of their sea lion and dolphin shows including lighting director, spotlight operator, wardrobe coordinator, and stagehand. Cody also works part-time as a theatrical technician for the Infinite Energy Center Arena, Forum, and Theatre in Duluth. He has also worked at various venues in Atlanta such as Dad’s Garage, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre, and the Center for Puppetry Arts. Cody has had the opportunity to work on productions at the Smoky Mountain Center for Performing Arts and he went on the road as a board operator and lighting technician for multiple Grassroots Music Festivals in North Carolina, New York, and Florida.
DJ Grooms works as a Senior Properties Managment Business Systems Analyst for CBRE, Inc. He has been performing regionally since graduation. Regional credits include: 42nd Street, South Pacific, Billy Eliot, Mary Poppins, Holiday Inn, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Anything Goes, A Chorus Line, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Peter Pan, My Fair Lady, Chicago, Xanadu, The Music Man, La Cage aux Folles, Shrek, Little Shop of Horrors, White Christmas and Secret Garden. He directed and choreographed both Chicago and most recently The World Goes 'Round at LC.
2012
2011
Jenny (Crawford) Agatte received dual BA degrees in Musical Theatre Performance. After graduating she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she got her start in tv/film by appearing in two episodes of the hit show Nashville. She has since relocated to NYC where she booked a co-star role on Evil Lives Here. Other featured roles include: Gotham, The Deuce, Madam Secretary, and various commercials.
2009
Ali Grieb holds a BA in Theatre Arts. Ali is a professional actor and singer in NYC having spent several years writing and performing her debut solo cabaret show, Judge Not, at the iconic Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in NYC.
Julia Jones received a BA in Theatre Arts. She is a full-time actor and artist in Atlanta, Georgia. She currently works at Catapult Acting Studios as a coach and instructor, working with professional actors from Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. Her clients can be seen on HBO, Disney, Netflix, Hulu, Nickelodeon, AMC, numerous films, and Broadway. She is a Mainstage improvisor and instructor at The Village Theatre (named Best Comedy Club - Atlanta Magazine and Best Improv Comedy - Creative Loafing).
2008
Whittney Milsap holds a BA in Theatre Arts. She has been and improv company member of Dad's Garage Theatre in Atlanta since 2010. She is also a member of Automatic Improv and performs improvised operas with the group ImprOper. Whittney is a founding member of The Coalition, a female led improv platform that strives to highlight other female and female-identifying artists. Recently Whittney was the Assistant Director for a Dad's Garage original work (written and directed by Megan Leahy) Ad Nauseam. Aside from performance Whittney teaches improf for Dad's Garage corporate clients and general public. When she isn't performing or teaching. Whittney is pursuing her acting career by auditioning for TV, film, and voice over work. It's a dream fulfilled to be part of the Atlanta creative community.
Rachel Pike received a BA in Theatre Arts. Over the past decade, Rachael has served in various performance, teaching and directing capacities throughout the south and northeast. She spent five years working for the State of Alabama full time, and now works as the Company Manager for Red Mountain Theatre Company, a tony-award winning regional theater located in Birmingham. She also serves on the board at South City Theatre in Pelham, Alabama, and continues to be actively involved with the area community theaters as an actor and director.
Thomas Waddington is a member of the technical support team at ETC (Electronic Theater Controls) in Madison, Wisconsin. He works with some of the best lighting gear in the industry and is hands-on in the development of new lighting products. Tom works with professionals from Broadway to television to theme parks to startup theaters and with colleges and universities.
2007
Scottie Knollin received a BA in Theatre Arts. He is a freelance writer and digital marketing strategist. Since graduating, he's worked in film/TV in both Atlanta and Los Angeles. In 2018, he published his first book, A Long Way Home, a collection of short stories and essays about traveling the U.S. He recently relocated to Fargo, North Dakota, to work on his second book, BLUE. In his free time, he covers the film industry online and is a member of the Georgia Film Critics Association. He is also an active supporting member of the American Film Institute, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Caitlin (Bruggeman) Causey received her BA in Theatre Arts. She lives in Colorado and has worked for more than a decade in journalism, creative writing, digital media, and non-profit communications. Before that, she performed in numerous theatre productions in Atlanta in her early 20s. Caitlin is also the mom of two kids who are growing up surrounded by the arts!