School of Theatre + Dance

UF Actor Showcase

George Salazar

Broadway:  Be More Chill, Godspell
Off-Broadway:  Here Lies Love; The Lightning Thief
TV/Film:  American Crime Story, Superstore

Usman Ally

TV/Film:  God’s Favorite Idiot, 68 Whiskey, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Veep
NY Theatre:  Obie Award winner for The Invisible Hand (NYTW)

Alex Hernandez

TV/Film:  Sugar, The Peripheral, Invasion, Blood Shot (opposite Vin Diesel)
NY Theatre:  Public Theatre, Free Shakespeare in the Park, Roundabout

Teniece Divya Johnson

Intimacy & Fight Direction (NY Theatre):  Free Shakespeare in the ParkAlmost FamousMJSlave Play
Intimacy & Fight Direction (TV/Film):  West Side Story, Life & Beth

Lyndon Smith

TV/Film:  Devil on My Doorstep, National Treasure: Edge of History, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Step Sisters, White Famous

Yael Reich

Broadway:  Hadestown
National Tours:  Evita, Rent, Mamma Mia!

Valerie Torres-Rosario

Broadway: Camelot
Regional:  Orlando Shakes

Ariel Reich

National Tour:  The Band’s Visit
Regional:  freeFall Theatre Company

J Molière

Regional:  Actors Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Shakespeare Center

Taylor Tarver

Cruises:  Disney

Angelique Rivera

TV/Film:  American Crime; Eat, Brains, Love; Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

Stephen Ruffin

TV/Film:  Chicago Fire, BMF, Terror Lake Drive, Snowfall, Beast Beast, Summer ‘03
Regional:  Alliance, Horizon Theatre

Noa Friedman

Regional:  Jobsite, Tampa Rep

Nikolai Soroko

TV/Film:  How to Frame a Family, Crown Lake, Sorority Secrets

Trevor Spence

Regional:  Orlando Shakes

Emily Chaviano

Regional:  Hippodrome Theatre, St. Petersburg Opera

Cruises:  Princess

Filipe Valle Costa

TV/Film:  Snowfall, Chicago Med
Regional:  Alley Theatre

Matt Mercurio

TV/Film:  FBI: Most Wanted; Hightown; The Haves and the Have Nots; Hell Fest
Regional:  Theatrical Outfit (ATL), Williamstown Theatre Festival

Elaina Walton

Regional:  Orlando Shakes, Horizon Theatre Company

Vivian Lamolli

TV/Film:  Rise of the Pink Ladies, All the Queen’s Men, The Rich & the Ruthless, East Los High

Ryan George

Regional:  Arvada Center, George Street Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, GableStage

MaRah Williams

Podcasts:  Sistas Who Kill (Host)

Emma Friedman

Regional:  American Stage

Orlando Mendez

TV/Film:  The Voice

Zoe Marin-Larson

Regional:  Arvada Center, American Stage

Loren Stone

Regional:  Arizona Broadway Theatre

Marissa Toogood

Regional:  freeFall Theatre Company, Hippodrome Theatre

Afsheen Misaghi

TV/Film:  Succession, Blue Bloods, Normal for Now
Regional:  Mosaic Theatre, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage

Lukas Chaviano

Regional:  Classic Theatre of Maryland, Grandstreet, Jennie T. Anderson

Ben Brandt

Regional:  Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

Cristian Gonzalez

TV/Film:  The Menu, Raising Dion, Halt and Catch Fire
Regional:  Horizon Theatre, Aurora Theatre, True Colors

Lauren Crandall

Cruises:  Norwegian, Carnival

Kayelin Leon

Cruises:  Disney

Ryan Siegel

TV/Film:  Ms. Pat Show, Wolf Pack, Six Triple Eight

Jake Rotz

Regional:  Orlando Shakes

Cruises:  Royal Caribbean

Nick Greene

TV/Film:  Them, Castle

Nazeeh Tarsha

Voice:  Mobile Suit Gundam, The Greatest Demon Lord…, Banished from the Hero’s Party

Emma Garcia Seeger

Regional:  GableStage, The Foundry

Joe Coffey

TV/Film:  The Family Business, The Rookie, “The Dodge Brothers” campaign (Dodge)

Brittney M. Caldwell

Regional:  Portland Playhouse, Old Globe-SD, Cygnet Theatre, Urbanite Theatre

Stephanie Guttierez-Diaz

Regional:  Barter Theatre

Linden Tailor

TV/Film:  L&O: SVU, Madame Secretary, Shades of Blue
Regional:  Florida Studio, Denver Center, Seattle Rep, Baltimore Center Stage

Jeff Drushal

National Tour:  Mamma Mia!
Cruises:  Norwegian

Felipe Bombonato

National Tour:  Les Miserables, Man of La Mancha, Cats

Thaddeus Pearson

National Tours:  Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story

Nick Erkelens

TV/Film:  UnforgettableForever
Regional:  Geva, Yale Rep

Kaitlin Lawrence

National Tour:  42nd Street
Regional:  Springer Opera House, Arizona Broadway Theatre

Reginald Wilson

Two-time AUDELCO Award winner for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Sugar Ray

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