Drifting

Senior Playwriting/Screenwriting major Kaivon Cooper further expands his artistic envelope writing, acting, and recording in his final semester. As a former transfer student from SUNY DELHI Kaivon has previous roles in show’s like Addams family, and Rocky horror picture show. He has been acting on stage long before college, and even high school with his first role as a munchkin in the wizard of oz as early as seventh grade. Acting is a passion and skill that Kaivon believes will improve his writing and serve to further envelope himself into the creative community

JaDonna Williams is an Indo-Caribbean American from Yonkers, New York who’s a double major in Arts Management and Theatre and Performance. Purchase credits: Hunter Hollingsworth X Friends and The Black Belle. Thank you all for coming out and be supportive!

Ryan Mulcahey is a junior year Theatre and Performance major from Pennsylvania, New York. Past credits include A Christmas Carol, and Chicago. He would like to thank everyone on the team, friends, and family who have been supportive of his ambitions.

Mary Goff is a third year theater and performance and sociology double major from Antwerp, New York. Past credits include Late, Late, A Very Important (Irina) and Despite These Marks (Angie). Mary is so grateful to have such supportive friends and family, and she would like to give a special thanks to the wonderful production team who worked so hard on this show!

Nicholas Herring is a first year Theatre and Performance major at SUNY Purchase. Past credits include The Rocky Horror Shadow (Frank-N-Furter). When not onstage, he can be found backstage working as a lighting designer. He would like to thank everyone on the team, friends, and family who have been supportive of his ambitions.

Jadhei White is a junior Playwriting and Screenwriting major. The project Drifting will be the first production she’s worked on so she’d like to express her excitement and thanks for those who came to support her, her ambitions, and her team

Rachel Williams is a senior Theatre and Performance and History double major from Harlem, New York. Purchase credits include No Longer Human (Sound Design and Board Op), Black Belle (Noelle), The Beauty of Risk (Light Board Op) and New Plays Now (Sound Design and Board Op). She would like to thank everyone on the team, friends, and family who have been supportive of her ambitions.​

Kailee-Jade Berrios (she/they) is a third year Theatre and Performance major from Bronx, NewYork. Purchase Credits “For Colored Women” (Women in green) “We are proud to Present” (Assistant Director). “Ordinary Days”(standby) I’d like to thank my family, friends, my partner, and the Purchase Community for giving me the opportunity to expand my craft.

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