BOBBIE BAGBY: [LOS ANGELES] **MARRIED!!**
"Sorry I did not respond last time. Things are great. I feel like all I do is audition. I've been busy with HELLO AGAIN at Apple Tree theater for the past couple of months. Before that, I did SUNSET BOULEVARD the Marriott. Now, I'm choreographing SCARRIE, THE MUSICAL for Hell In A Handbag. Other than that, I'm a full time nanny, which I love, and busy with family and friends. Just trying to decide if I'm staying in Chicago, or moving within the next year. Decisions, decisions. It's so hard to know what to do!!! I hope everyone is doing wonderful. I hate that I missed the reunion party! Hope things are good! Talk to you soon!"
SCOT CARLSON: [UNITED KINGDOM]
"Here's what's new: Reebok commercial, two plays at Bailiwick (starred in one and it sucked!) National tour: FMA LIVE! , 5 callbacks for "Sky" in MAMMA MIA , ALMOST joined you in Osaka playing "Dracula". Going back to Chi-town in one week, auditioning for a movie and a show at the Goodman. All sounds great, let's see if I get a job!"
"Here's what's new: Reebok commercial, two plays at Bailiwick (starred in one and it sucked!) National tour: FMA LIVE! , 5 callbacks for "Sky" in MAMMA MIA , ALMOST joined you in Osaka playing "Dracula". Going back to Chi-town in one week, auditioning for a movie and a show at the Goodman. All sounds great, let's see if I get a job!"
ROBIN CHILDRESS: [CHICAGO] **MARRIED & HAS 2 CHILDREN!!**
"I am doing well also here in good ole Chi-town. I have a new job at Wright College as the Assistant to the President. I am very happy here. I start May 9 and it is a lot of business type things, but very interesting and challenging. I also landed FOOTLOOSE at the Marriot Lincolnshire and will begin rehearsals August 29th and that runs until Nov 20. I am so blessed that I will be able to do both jobs along with staying with The Happiness Club’s Ethics for Kids program for the CPS schools and Merrillville High School. If I stay with both, when I go and get my Masters degree to teach, I will be up for tenure automatically. Everything with the degree is still in the works. I could possibly get my degree paid for and that would be a great burden lifted, but I am making really great money, so I won’t have to worry about it.My boy, Adam Hill, is a recent graduate of Vandercook College of Music Education and doing quite well for himself. He was just hired at his Alma Mater, Romeoville High School, as Assistant Band Director and he is amazing. I just saw his last Student-Teacher concert at Downers Grove and he is great with kids. He has a certain way to get young people to admire and appreciate music as much, if not more than, he does. He is an impeccable addition to my life and I am so lucky to have him. Enough about him. So things are going wonderfully and actually I am at work right now so I better do something that is work related. I hope things are well. Keep me posted. Talk to you soon! Robin. PS - Remember to watch Britney Spears this week. Her new show shall be wonderful!"
"I am doing well also here in good ole Chi-town. I have a new job at Wright College as the Assistant to the President. I am very happy here. I start May 9 and it is a lot of business type things, but very interesting and challenging. I also landed FOOTLOOSE at the Marriot Lincolnshire and will begin rehearsals August 29th and that runs until Nov 20. I am so blessed that I will be able to do both jobs along with staying with The Happiness Club’s Ethics for Kids program for the CPS schools and Merrillville High School. If I stay with both, when I go and get my Masters degree to teach, I will be up for tenure automatically. Everything with the degree is still in the works. I could possibly get my degree paid for and that would be a great burden lifted, but I am making really great money, so I won’t have to worry about it.My boy, Adam Hill, is a recent graduate of Vandercook College of Music Education and doing quite well for himself. He was just hired at his Alma Mater, Romeoville High School, as Assistant Band Director and he is amazing. I just saw his last Student-Teacher concert at Downers Grove and he is great with kids. He has a certain way to get young people to admire and appreciate music as much, if not more than, he does. He is an impeccable addition to my life and I am so lucky to have him. Enough about him. So things are going wonderfully and actually I am at work right now so I better do something that is work related. I hope things are well. Keep me posted. Talk to you soon! Robin. PS - Remember to watch Britney Spears this week. Her new show shall be wonderful!"
JAMIE CHURA: [LOS ANGELES] **MARRIED!!**
"I am in Richmond, Australia these days. (It's a town just 5 minutes outside the city of Melbourne.) I am playing three nights a week at a restaurant/bar called Wild Oscar's. I spend several hours a day writing songs and eating cereal. I am getting really excited for my girlfriend, Kelley, to fly out to meet me here in Australia!! (She arrives June 20th.)"
"I am in Richmond, Australia these days. (It's a town just 5 minutes outside the city of Melbourne.) I am playing three nights a week at a restaurant/bar called Wild Oscar's. I spend several hours a day writing songs and eating cereal. I am getting really excited for my girlfriend, Kelley, to fly out to meet me here in Australia!! (She arrives June 20th.)"
CHIP DAVIS: [CHICAGO]
"So first of all, Summer is awesome. It makes such a difference to have the sun shining; everyone seems to smile more. I got a bike, so that's neat. I moved into a great new apartment in Logan Square and there's many friendly faces just minutes away. Ok, so I just closed a show at Profiles Theatre called REGINALD QUIVER FOR SENATOR with a new company called Speech Impediment Theatre. This was an original play and I was Reginald Quiver. It was a blast and very tiring show. The day after that closed I went into rehearsals for THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at First Folio Shakespeare Festival out in Oak Brook. This opens June 25th and runs until Aug. 7th, maybe the 14th. The show opens with a huge fight where I get the crap kicked out me and end up in a watering trough, twice. Tickets are cheap so come check it out. Other than this, I'm taking some online classes to get a Masters in Natural Health and I'm in a two-man beach volleyball league on Monday nights at the south end of North beach. We're the Manhattan All-Star Assblasters. Additionally, Mark Wax and I have started a business together called The Cosmic Janitors, where we do a number of things from cleaning with Eco-safe products to Feng Shui. I also work for some non-profits like Illinois-PERG, Peace Action and Environmental Justice. I also sell air and water purifiers. I don't know what's to come in the fall, maybe Blue Man. Love and Gratitude to you all. Namaste."
"So first of all, Summer is awesome. It makes such a difference to have the sun shining; everyone seems to smile more. I got a bike, so that's neat. I moved into a great new apartment in Logan Square and there's many friendly faces just minutes away. Ok, so I just closed a show at Profiles Theatre called REGINALD QUIVER FOR SENATOR with a new company called Speech Impediment Theatre. This was an original play and I was Reginald Quiver. It was a blast and very tiring show. The day after that closed I went into rehearsals for THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at First Folio Shakespeare Festival out in Oak Brook. This opens June 25th and runs until Aug. 7th, maybe the 14th. The show opens with a huge fight where I get the crap kicked out me and end up in a watering trough, twice. Tickets are cheap so come check it out. Other than this, I'm taking some online classes to get a Masters in Natural Health and I'm in a two-man beach volleyball league on Monday nights at the south end of North beach. We're the Manhattan All-Star Assblasters. Additionally, Mark Wax and I have started a business together called The Cosmic Janitors, where we do a number of things from cleaning with Eco-safe products to Feng Shui. I also work for some non-profits like Illinois-PERG, Peace Action and Environmental Justice. I also sell air and water purifiers. I don't know what's to come in the fall, maybe Blue Man. Love and Gratitude to you all. Namaste."
JESSICA DUNNE: [CHICAGO] **MARRIED!!**
"Sorry it has taken me so long to write. You know how things can get. Anyway, I am currently working on HENRY IV that will be at the Theatre Building mid-August through mid-Sept. I will also be attending the National Stage Combat Workshop in Vegas during July, which I was awarded the scholarship for. Free training; can't get better than that! Other than that, I am working at Lincoln Park Athletic and Bartending at Pizano's on Clark. Staying busy as always, along with everyone else, I am sure. Hope to talk to you soon."
"Sorry it has taken me so long to write. You know how things can get. Anyway, I am currently working on HENRY IV that will be at the Theatre Building mid-August through mid-Sept. I will also be attending the National Stage Combat Workshop in Vegas during July, which I was awarded the scholarship for. Free training; can't get better than that! Other than that, I am working at Lincoln Park Athletic and Bartending at Pizano's on Clark. Staying busy as always, along with everyone else, I am sure. Hope to talk to you soon."
ZACH FORD: [LOS ANGELES] **MARRIED!!**
"I am doing HELLO AGAIN at Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park. I play the Young Thing and the College Boy (I don't know if you're familiar with the show, but that means I "do it" with four different people before the 90 minute show is over). Bobbie is in the show as well (I don't "do it" with her). There are only seven cast members. That has been fun. We close on the 15th of May. I have no idea what I'm doing this fall yet. I'm still supposed to hear back about some things. I have no work for the summer. I'm going to temp, I guess. Learn how to dance, maybe. I'm going to Europe in the end of July for twelve days. Is that near Japan? I've been trying to teach myself some sign-language basics out of a little paperback book. I can never tell what direction the hands are moving though because they're on a two dimensional illustration. I guess that's all for now. I hope you are well!"
"I am doing HELLO AGAIN at Apple Tree Theatre in Highland Park. I play the Young Thing and the College Boy (I don't know if you're familiar with the show, but that means I "do it" with four different people before the 90 minute show is over). Bobbie is in the show as well (I don't "do it" with her). There are only seven cast members. That has been fun. We close on the 15th of May. I have no idea what I'm doing this fall yet. I'm still supposed to hear back about some things. I have no work for the summer. I'm going to temp, I guess. Learn how to dance, maybe. I'm going to Europe in the end of July for twelve days. Is that near Japan? I've been trying to teach myself some sign-language basics out of a little paperback book. I can never tell what direction the hands are moving though because they're on a two dimensional illustration. I guess that's all for now. I hope you are well!"
LINSEY GESSNER: [LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY]
"Hey Everyone!!! I hope all is going well. I miss everyone so much! I am working at Northside Cafe as a bartender and a server. I love it and hope you guys come and visit (drink specials everyday). I am planning on travelling at the end of the summer - planning on Thailand for a month! Other than that I'm doing yoga and reading lots of books. Adam Venness is going to do my new headshots and then I'm going to start making the rounds again. Hope everyone one is doing great!!! Come visit! Linsey."
"Hey Everyone!!! I hope all is going well. I miss everyone so much! I am working at Northside Cafe as a bartender and a server. I love it and hope you guys come and visit (drink specials everyday). I am planning on travelling at the end of the summer - planning on Thailand for a month! Other than that I'm doing yoga and reading lots of books. Adam Venness is going to do my new headshots and then I'm going to start making the rounds again. Hope everyone one is doing great!!! Come visit! Linsey."
JULIE KING: [CHICAGO]
"I joined the "real-world" after graduation, working down-town, 9-5 job, great benefits, and I hated it. After taking a few lit courses for fun, I decided to pursue a Masters in Secondary English Education. I'm in Lewis University's Grad program in Romeoville, and I still live at home with my parents, (God bless them). Hoping this finds everyone happy and healthy."
"I joined the "real-world" after graduation, working down-town, 9-5 job, great benefits, and I hated it. After taking a few lit courses for fun, I decided to pursue a Masters in Secondary English Education. I'm in Lewis University's Grad program in Romeoville, and I still live at home with my parents, (God bless them). Hoping this finds everyone happy and healthy."
RENDEL LEATHERMAN: [LOS ANGELES]
"I am doing the Improv thing right now. I am in The Second City Conservatory and with a group at The Playground called WITHOUT ERIN. I am working on some short films here and they're with my boyfriend - oh yeah, I said boyfriend. And I am working with Adam Mack, Clay, and Justin Issa at Big Bowl, AKA, 'Where Roosevelt Students go to DIE!!!' Hope all is well! - Love, Rendel"
"I am doing the Improv thing right now. I am in The Second City Conservatory and with a group at The Playground called WITHOUT ERIN. I am working on some short films here and they're with my boyfriend - oh yeah, I said boyfriend. And I am working with Adam Mack, Clay, and Justin Issa at Big Bowl, AKA, 'Where Roosevelt Students go to DIE!!!' Hope all is well! - Love, Rendel"
TAT LEVY: [UNITED KINGDOM] **MARRIED!!**
"There have been a few changes since my last update, so here goes: I quit my waitressing job in October of last year, and temped sporadically for two months of unemployment hell. In that time I proof-read my dad's last book, which was published here in March; so far it's selling pretty well, which is great. In January, I started working as a recruitment consultant for a small private firm in The City of London (financial & law courts area of London, also includes the theatre district), right next to St. Paul's Cathedral. Working in the City is usually quite exciting, and I get to meet loads of different (sometimes very, very strange) people every day- it's taught me to develop a good poker-face. Actually doing some theatre-type stuff these days too: I'm a member of an improv group founded by a psychologist/actor. We choose a subject to improv on, beat it to death for several weeks, and move on. Joking aside, there are some really cool actors in the group, and some good stuff comes out of it. I e-mail/IM with a few people from school sometimes and I'm glad to see/hear that everyone is doing well. I'm trying to get back to Chicago sometime soon. I send many hugs, good luck (& broken legs) to everyone, and hope that whatever you're doing, you are happy. P.S. Bloody hell, it's nearly a year since we graduated!"
"There have been a few changes since my last update, so here goes: I quit my waitressing job in October of last year, and temped sporadically for two months of unemployment hell. In that time I proof-read my dad's last book, which was published here in March; so far it's selling pretty well, which is great. In January, I started working as a recruitment consultant for a small private firm in The City of London (financial & law courts area of London, also includes the theatre district), right next to St. Paul's Cathedral. Working in the City is usually quite exciting, and I get to meet loads of different (sometimes very, very strange) people every day- it's taught me to develop a good poker-face. Actually doing some theatre-type stuff these days too: I'm a member of an improv group founded by a psychologist/actor. We choose a subject to improv on, beat it to death for several weeks, and move on. Joking aside, there are some really cool actors in the group, and some good stuff comes out of it. I e-mail/IM with a few people from school sometimes and I'm glad to see/hear that everyone is doing well. I'm trying to get back to Chicago sometime soon. I send many hugs, good luck (& broken legs) to everyone, and hope that whatever you're doing, you are happy. P.S. Bloody hell, it's nearly a year since we graduated!"
TONY LEWIS: [CHICAGO]
"Things are good here on my end. I am directing a production of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM , with the theatre company, Adam Grant, Veness, Clay and I started. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm working a lot, but this show has been consuming my creative life for the past few months. I've had a couple of big auditions, but nothing came of them, except I got to go on 7 times as an understudy at Chicago Shakes. Well, gotta go, hope all is well."
"Things are good here on my end. I am directing a production of MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM , with the theatre company, Adam Grant, Veness, Clay and I started. It's going to be a lot of fun. I'm working a lot, but this show has been consuming my creative life for the past few months. I've had a couple of big auditions, but nothing came of them, except I got to go on 7 times as an understudy at Chicago Shakes. Well, gotta go, hope all is well."
ADAM MACK: [CHICAGO]
"Hey everyone! I hope you are all staying busy. It seems like every two seconds I hear about something new someone is in. It's really amazing. Anyway, for those of you who haven't seen my bald head yet, I'm doing a show called HACK/SLASH; STAGEFRIGHT . It's about a couple of zombie hunters, and it's gonna be hilarious. It doesn't run until September, so I don't have location info yet. We are taking it to San Diego this summer for a convention, All expenses paid! Whoo hoo! It's got a lot of combat in it, so it should be a good time for all!"
"Hey everyone! I hope you are all staying busy. It seems like every two seconds I hear about something new someone is in. It's really amazing. Anyway, for those of you who haven't seen my bald head yet, I'm doing a show called HACK/SLASH; STAGEFRIGHT . It's about a couple of zombie hunters, and it's gonna be hilarious. It doesn't run until September, so I don't have location info yet. We are taking it to San Diego this summer for a convention, All expenses paid! Whoo hoo! It's got a lot of combat in it, so it should be a good time for all!"
JP PIERSON: [CHICAGO]
"Things are what they are. Managing Ben and Jerry's for a non-profit organiziation leaves me with not much time and more importantly [the] money to really attack auditions here in the Windy City, so I have started an online sex theater company, if you have any interest. We don't pay, but we have a great endorsement from Trojan and Lifestyles, so I can pay you in a plethora of condoms. Hope all is well with you. Happy one year back at you. Making those babies, JP!"
"Things are what they are. Managing Ben and Jerry's for a non-profit organiziation leaves me with not much time and more importantly [the] money to really attack auditions here in the Windy City, so I have started an online sex theater company, if you have any interest. We don't pay, but we have a great endorsement from Trojan and Lifestyles, so I can pay you in a plethora of condoms. Hope all is well with you. Happy one year back at you. Making those babies, JP!"
ERIN PATRICIA WAGNER: [JAPAN]
"Hey, well, I've been living in Japan for about two months now. I'm getting pretty used to it. I even have a little Japanese turtle, named Mizu (which means "water"). No one speaks English though, so I've been learning a lot of Japanese. I'm working five days a week with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off, so it's pretty cool. As the plan goes now, I'll be back in New York at the end of December. Love you guys! Erin."
"Hey, well, I've been living in Japan for about two months now. I'm getting pretty used to it. I even have a little Japanese turtle, named Mizu (which means "water"). No one speaks English though, so I've been learning a lot of Japanese. I'm working five days a week with Tuesdays and Wednesdays off, so it's pretty cool. As the plan goes now, I'll be back in New York at the end of December. Love you guys! Erin."
"East Lansing, MI is all that it's cracked up to be, but I've made many friends and Angie and I are doing great, so that's what counts! I'm doing 2 shows this summer, starting rehearsals on Monday, so it's a gonna be a little hectic. Take care!"
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