Alumni in the News

is the lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for Okkervil River, a band whose recent album “The Stage Names” received ‘best of 2007’ honors from NPR, Rolling Stone, Harp, and others. Brian has recently performed live with Okkervil on NBC‘s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, NPR‘s World Cafe, BBC Radio 1, Radio France, and the Australian Broadcasting Company.

guest stars as the goofy father on Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”. The episode entitled “Disenchanted Evening” originally aired on Nov. 9th.

LEVYdance is renowned for its daring, densely layered, kinesthetically detailed, and emotionally intense choreography.

was recently promoted to Manager, Electronic Information Security Compliance at US Oncology, Inc. in the Houston area.

as she plays a reporter on Dirty Sexy Money, airing on Wednesday, September 26 at 10/9p Central on ABC.

is set designer for a hit television show “NCIS” (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) that is entering its 5th season. It airs Tuesday nights on CBS.

recently took a position with Enspire Learning as a Producer. He is also pursuing a Masters in Project Management at St. Edwards University, is a company member of Salvage Vanguard Theatre, and regularly volunteers as venue and stage manager at various festivals in Austin.

has recently been named Interim Head of the Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts at Auburn University Montgomery.

is one of eleven playwrights selected in the ninth round of the Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, jointly developed by the TCG and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from the Ford Foundation. The program allows playwrights to create new work while in residence at a theatre, and to become a part of that theatre’s artistic life and community activities. He will be in residence at Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, TX.

is Associate Producer of Eve of Understanding, an award-winning indie film to premiere in Texas at the inaugural AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Mark also plays the role of Glenn in the film that was filmed largely in Katy and Austin, Texas.