Just A Little Anxious

Noel Holmgren is a fourth year theatre and performance major and double minor in arts management and playwriting from Valhalla, New York. Their previous Purchase credits include She Kills Monsters (Director), Songwriting for the Musical Showcase 2022 (Lyricist/Performer), The Most Beautiful Suicide (Assistant Director), Hunter X Hollingsworth & Friends: Who Tells Your Story? (Director) and they are also a member of Crescendo Show Choir. Noel would like to thank Refilwe, Mack, the cast, crew, friends, and family for this opportunity!

Briana Reid is a second year student from New York City studying Theater and Performance and Anthropology. Past credits include Rent (Maureen), Legally Blonde (Paulette), My Body My Health My Choice (Jane), and involvement with the Alix Pearlstein’s Inventory as a part of the Hard Return Experiments at the Neuberger Museum. Briana would like to thank her Mom, Lisa, and Indi for supporting her along the way!

Eryn Harris (she/her) is a Fourth year double major, in Theatre and Performance & Playwriting and Screenwriting from Queens, New York. Purchase credits include: The Beauty of Risk (Director), Making New Plays “St Jay” (Esther), Thank You Mrs. Pike (Director), What to Send Up When It Goes Down (Three). She will also be directing her original play, A Black Play? this semester at purchase college. Other credits include: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Jesus) and Blood at The Root (Justin) at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She would like to thank her Mom and Grandma for raising her. As well as the rest of her family and friends for their continued support.

Sydnee Rose is a performer from Cornwall on Hudson, New York. There, she established a love for the arts at a young age. Performing in many plays and musicals in her community. Some of Sydnee’s credits include: She Kills Monsters (Evil Gabbi/Vera) Krowd Kings In and Out music video (Dancer), as well as Beauty and The Beast Jr (Choreographer). Sydnee’s background is in acting, singing, and dancing. Sydnee is currently in her senior year at SUNY Purchase majoring in Theatre and Performance and minoring in Arts Management. She is a licensed cosmetologist and a certified makeup artist. Graduating from the Makeup Designory in 2019, Sydnee has designed makeup and hairstyles for a series of beauty and fashion photoshoots, as well as worked on several short films. Sydnee would like to thank her family and friends that have supported her throughout her life. Sydnee is excited to graduate in May and can’t wait to start her new adventure! <3

Alvarez Pickett is a first year Communications major and THP minor from Rochester, NY. Past credits include Clue (Wadsworth) and Jekyll & Hyde (Dr. Henry Jekyll). Special thanks to his mother and best friends for always supporting his nonsense.

Refilwe Kekana is a fourth year THP major from New York, NY. Past credits include Seussical (Sour Kangaroo) and Fiddler on the Roof (Avram/Dance Captain). Many thanks to those that have supported them!

Mack Gomes is a 4th year THP major who is excited to close her Purchase career with this amazing show! Past credits include She Kills Monsters (director), Pie Day (Director / Playwright), and Crystal Clear (Pandora / Mom). She would like to thank her parents and faculty for being her biggest support, this awesome cast, and Refilwe for giving them such a wonderful opportunity!

In our teaching and art, the Conservatory values inclusiveness, equality, and excellence. Upholding all of our training is our aim to train and graduate citizen artists: multifaceted people with a strong sense of purpose in approaching an arts education.

What is a citizen artist? Citizen artists seek to discover how their unique voices can contribute to our world. They understand what it means to be an artist, and what they are here on earth to say and do and make.

The Conservatory trains future citizen artists in three degree programs:

+ BFA Actor Training. The BFA is an intensive professional training program offered to a highly select and diverse group of students. The professional training is anchored in four years of study in acting, voice, speech, and movement, complemented by offerings in dramatic literature and analysis, history of the theatre, stage combat, improvisation, mask work, acting for the camera, and the business of acting. As one of five schools in the Consortium of Professional Theatre Training Programs, Purchase is one of a handful of colleges in the world capable of training artists at this level—and of drawing a faculty from the ranks of professional theatre

+ BFA in Theatre Design/Technology. Emphasizing studio and classroom training, our professional training program in theatre design/technology gives students the guidance and support of established and theatre industry professionals. Many of our alumni are recognized at the top of their field, and have received Tony, Emmy, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards, among other honors. Quite literally, Purchase grads are working in or have worked in every theatre on Broadway, in all tristate venues, and with countless touring productions

+ BA program in Theatre and Performance. From traditional theatre to cutting-edge interdisciplinary work, the theatre and performance major encourages creativity, intellectual curiosity, social engagement, and critical thinking. The core requirements combine scholarship and practice to provide students with a strong foundation in theatre history and dramatic literature, with mandatory stagecraft/production courses. Theatre and Performance majors are encouraged to expand the scope of their education by studying abroad, as well as pursuing coursework in other programs of study within the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Purchase College