A Change of A Lifetime

Zorell Havercome is a Junior at Purchase College. She has been performing since the age of 6. She’s an activist at heart and believes in speaking up for people who are voiceless. She is also a member of several cultural clubs on campus. This will be the third senior project she has collaborated on. Her role model is Oprah and her favorite actor is Sidney Poitier. Theater is therapy and its job is to provoke thought.

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.

Jada Vick is a Senior at Purchase College, majoring in Theatre and performance. She is a singer, actress, songwriter and aspires to be featured in a Broadway musical and movie. She has been performing since the age of 5 and wants to use her talents to emotionally move audiences from all over the world. Family and friends have always been a major support system in her artistic journey. This is her second senior project she’s worked on. Théâtre holds a special place in Jada’s heart because it has given her a safe space to release deep emotions. Theatre allows you to step into someone else’s shoes and see life from their point of view.​

Zenzele Daniels is an aspiring director. She wants to help tell stories that will impact and change the future of theater and bring new visions and ideas to theater itself. She believe that “telling stories is about showing the art of life”. This is her first directing project. She is a junior studying theater and performance at Purchase college.

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