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Alumni Updates
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Kunga Choephel ’23 Selected For Competitive Apprenticeship
The inaugural apprenticeship program piloted by Storyline offers a full-time paid position.
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Claudia Logan ’18 Stars in BET+ Hit
Logan plays Moni opposite Diarra Kilpatrick on Diarra From Detroit.
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Purchase-Bred Lip Critic a “Band to Watch”
Stereogum and others delve into their unique sound ahead of the May 17 release of their debut album Hex Dealer.
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Micah Stock ’11 To Make Steppenwolf Theatre Debut
The world premiere of Little Bear Ridge Road by playwright Samuel D. Hunter opens in June.
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One Last Time: Zoe Winters ’07 Honored for “Succession”
The cast reunited to receive the SAG award for Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble.
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Big Night at the Grammys
Congratulations to three members of the Purchase music community on winning four awards at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.
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Voice and Dialect Coach Thom Jones ’91 Visits Campus
Jones shared his expertise on working with the likes of Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Hudson and on the power of acting training.
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GRAMMY® Nominated
Faculty and alumni rise to the top with GRAMMY Award® nominations.
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Paige Gilbert ’14 Stars in “The Welkin”
Directed by Sarah Benson for the Atlantic Theater Company.
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Debut Novel by Emily Ruth Verona ’12 With Nods to Cinema
The New York Times describes Midnight on Beacon Street as “an impressive debut.”
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Alumni Association Names 2024 Award Honorees
The Purchase College Alumni Association is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Alumni Awards.
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Pivotal Behind-the-Scenes Role: Thom Jones ’91
The sought-after voice and dialect coach helped Da’Vine Joy Randolph prepare for her now Oscar-winning performance, among other awards.
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Caleb Eberhardt ’12 Lands Second Broadway Role
Eberhardt is part of the star-studded cast of Enemy of the People at Circle in the Square Theatre.
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Hunter Hollingsworth ’22 Makes Broadway Debut
Hollingsworth is a swing in the groundbreaking new show How to Dance in Ohio.
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Junior Experimental Film Screens in US and UK
Caught the Bug (2022), an experimental film made by Amelia Wyeth Ponirakis ’23 in her junior year has screened in London and New York.
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backstory: Dance
Last week, a group of students from the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance visited the Museum with faculty member Nelly Van Bommel ’04 to experience Dennis Oppenheim: The Assembly Line.
