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Upcoming Alumni Events |
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If you are an MVHS Alumni
and are performing in, or working on a show in the near future, please
email us as we will add your event
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Drama Alumni |
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Jenny Beck (2004) – jenny_e_beck@hotmail.com Hi Loves! I’m up at USC and loving it
entirely. I’m a B.A. Music major
with an emphasis in Jazz Studies Bass, though I may switch my emphasis to
composition or try to just sort of double emphasize, if that is possible J. I am also in the
academic honors program and am planning on pursuing a minor in Theater, so
I’m happily very busy. For
the first time in my life I am getting regular private bass instruction
and it makes a! ll the difference in the world. Life is wonderful, isn’t it? Well, good luck to all and God Bless! |
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Nelson Castillo
(2002) – CrzdItalianActor@aol.com |
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Kimberly Chemers (1997) - ocprinsessa@yahoo.com Since graduation in 1997, I have had quite a few accomplishments. FIrst, I graduated from Saddleback College with an AA Degree in Spanish, then I headed up to northern CA for my BA in Political Science from Monterey State University. After finishing up my undergrad, I decided to take some time off and do some traveling. I went all over Europe including Ireland, England, France and many more just to name a few. In the summer of 2003, I appeared on my first TV show! Classmates! They filmed at MVHS too since I was meeting a secret crush that I met there while attending MVHS. ANyhow, pretty exciting to be the star of your very own show! It was great! After that, I decided to get a full-time job in Human Resources which I am currently doing now. I also decided to go back to school and obtain a Master's of Science in Human Resource Management which I am still pursuing. I am attending Chapman University part-time while working full-time. It is really difficult to work full-time and go to school but, very rewarding. Oh, one last thing...I'm blonde! Yep, I underwent the transformation and will never look back! I love it! Well, I hope all of you guys are doing well and loving life as much as me. Good to hear that you are all still keeping in touch. Good luck to you all! xoxoxoxoxo |
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Bryant Conger (2002)
- mrconger@email.arizona.edu |
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Joanna Cleland-Jolly (2000) - jcleland@blizzard.com Hey guys, just wanted to give an update. I work for Blizzard Entertainment now (Creators of the Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo series). I’m working in Creative Development and I actually have started living the dream of working in the video game industry and even creating some artwork for it. Who would have thought that my simple costume design for our shows would have progressed into outfitting video game characters for promotional events and such? I work on assisting our internal teams as well as helping bolster our third party products (ex. World of Warcraft – Trading Card Game). Oh, I got married this year (July 22nd 2006) to Ian Jolly, who is also an MVHS alumnus. We still live in Orange County, but we’ve moved north a bit, into Irvine. Hope everyone is doing well! |
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Hillary Cook-Stewart
(1999) - hillahillahillary@yahoo.com i miss you guys
soooo much life has been sooo crazy in a good way for me... i got retired from
Disney as their beloved "old" princess and now im in school full
time at the Paul Mitchell Hair Academy. ive it love it, im ½ way thru the program im in the honors programs for general
honors, color specialist and cutting specailty. i m living in placentia... i
did an international hair dresser convention as their opera singer for the
fashion show...sooo many celebs were there and i took pics with big names and
signed autographs as Hillary this time... not snow white, it was rad!! we
sold a few thousand dvd's of the event so far ....im getting booked to sing
more and more for this industry.. on sept. 19 th im doing the Elton John
music video (im doing hair for it) ... and all sorts of other great venues,
it turns out that hair and makeup just so happens to be my way into the
industry... everyone has there ways!!! well i miss you all. Alex is great...
turning 7 on oct 9th. starting 2nd grade. talk to ya soon! love hill |
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Greg Daniels - o0o_lego_o0o@yahoo.com Greg Daniels has
been living in Tucson, Arizona since May of 1999. He is currently working for
APAC Customer Services Inc, where he manages call volume allocation and
staffing management for a large 2,000 employee customer support center,
serving big name clients such as Washington Mutual, Citibank, Comcast,
Charter One/Citizens Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, and Qwest. He
is currently working on his Bachelor's degree in Biology. He is eagerly awaiting acceptance
letters from several Northern and Southern California Dental Schools where he
plans on continuing his education closer to home :) That's right - Greg's going to be a Doctor of Dental
Surgery, primarily cosmetic dentistry.
AIM - Greg D APAC *or* EMAIL - o0o_lego_o0o@yahoo.com. Feel free to drop him a line!
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Desiree' (Desi)
Davar (2000) - jazzdancer@cox.net Its Desi! Here's what I've been up too....I recently graduated from AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in NY. I've been auditioning like crazy and doing very well. I am in Wisconsin at The Fireside Theatre doing Beauty and the Beast for 3 months this summer. I am playing a Silly Girl, and a spoon and napkin as well, it opens May 19th....In NY before I left I was the assistant choreographer for a teacher of mine from AMDA. I helped put up "ONE" from A Chorus Line, at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, it was a wonderful experience. I am so excited to have my first professional theatre contract, it is wonderful. After the summer I go back to NY and wait to hear from some tours, and continue to audition...I love it! Good luck to everyone. |
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Jeffrey Matthew Davis (2002) - jdavisbruin@yahoo.com Jeff is still livin'
it up at UCLA. He's currently working on a major in Theater Directing
and a Minor in Labor and Workplace Studies. This summer Jeff interned
at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California for two
months, doing everything from working in the box office to assisting the
event coordinator to cleaning trash cans (and yes, the first two jobs are
much better than the third). Still, the highlight of the summer was
getting to meet Andrew Lippa at a preview performance of his new musical
"A Little Princess." Go buy the CDs to his shows, especially
"Wild Party" and "A Little Princess" when that one gets
released. They're great, and he's a really nice guy that deserves your
money. Jeff's future plans include directing a full length show at UCLA
this fall (that is if he doesn't go nuts with fixing up his new apartment),
and dabbling in writing. Lots of love to Mrs. Harris and the class of
2002! |
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Jodi Davis - Letters2myself@aol.com
Jodi just graduated as Valedictorian from Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelor's Degree in Women's Studies. She is now awaiting news regarding applications for Ph.D. school. She lives in Fullerton and has a wiener dog. |
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Marisa DePaulo
(1997) - mdp_77@hotmail.com |
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Cala Dietrich (1997)
- cala_dietrich@hotmail.com |
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Lauren Donahoo
(2001) - MARK3916@aol.com |
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Jay Donnell (1999) - chocmid@hotmail.com |
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Marisa Fiore (2000) - marisalenore@yahoo.com Hope alls well! in may 2004 i graduated from
Chapman University with a BA in theater/dance with a dance performance
emphasis -I performed in 3 years
of American Celebration which fundraises a major portion of chapmans
scholorships - I performed in
numerous Fall Faculty Dance programs and Spring student choreographed
performances -I was selected to
be on Chapmans Dance Tour which tours around Calif and Nevada performing at
local highschools - I studied
abroad for 6 months in Florence, Italy - the most amazing college experience
ever!!!! - I am currently
working at Laguna Dance Theatre as their Administrative Coordinator, a ballet
teacher, and choreographer for Laguna Ballets "Nutcracker" |
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Tim Gentzler (1997) - timmdogg@aol.com |
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Lisa Goins (2004) - lmgoins@ucsd.edu
I have continued on with my Stage Management work and will be the Production
SM for the winter undergrad show down here. When I'm not down in SD,
I'm usually wondering around MVHS helping out with anything and everything!
I recently just directed "Rumors" there and plan to keep directing the fall
show with all the drama 4 kids! |
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Marla Goins (1999) - marla.goins@corps2004.tfanet.org In June 2004, Marla graduated
from UCSD with a double major in Theatre and History. She took a whole one-week vacation
before jumping into her next endeavor, Teach for America. As a Teach for America corps member,
Marla teaches 6th grade English and History in South Central Los Angeles at
John Adams Middle School. She is
also getting a Masters in Education at Loyola Marymount University. She hopes to be influential in
closing the achievement gap between students in high income and low income
areas of the nation. |
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Yara [Gonzales] Brighton (1998) - bluejean61@juno.com Hi everyone! I just
visited this website for the first time and it seems that you are all doing
well and have done some impressive stuff! My husband, David and I just
celebrated our 3rd anniversary this last September, and we've just become
parents. Our beautiful daughter, Gwen, was born in August and we just adore
her. I'm living in Santa Clarita and have become one of those full-fledged, abnoxious,
stereotypical stay-at-home moms; going to playgroups and spending my
husband's money. I only need the SUV and some cooking skills. I also play
guitar in my band, and occasionally in my husband's band, which I thoroughly
enjoy. Oh- and I'm sporting a
pretty sexy mullet... joking. It
was great reading about all of you; rock on with your bad selves... God Bless! |
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Lindsey Hager (2001) angelfood17@hotmail.com
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Bree Hanson (1999) - hbh8@email.byu.edu |
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Dan Harris (2000) --
litotafot@hotmail.com Dan Harris is
currently attending the University of Washington (Seattle) where he is
majoring in cellular and molecular biology with minors in chemistry,
quantitative science, and music. He is aspiring to attend medical school or
to go on to be a high school choir teacher (no joke). |
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Jeff Haut (2002) – Cbservo@aol.com
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Nikki [Hunnel] Nelson (1998) - nikkin@sundownlighting.com |
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Stefani Jaffe (1999) -- semjay33@hotmail.com I have had a very
busy year. I graduated in May
with my Master's in Science in Emergency Services Administration from Cal
State Long Beach and I am now currently working with the Santa Ana Police
Department working with the Vice and Narcotic unit on undercover cases. As well, I have been accepted into
the Fire Academy and will be getting my Firefighter I certificate in
mid-April. After that, I will be
testing for Orange County departments and working my way up to becoming a
Firefighter/Paramedic!!! I am
very excited to be doing all this, and still able to audition for shows. I closed a show in April at the
Laguna Playhouse, and will be auditioning for the upcoming season. Hope everyone is doing well and look
forward to seeing what everyone else has been up to. |
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Stephanie Lipman
(1998) – stephclipman@yahoo.com |
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Aurora Long (2004) - californiakid2@aol.com Hey this is Aurora, err Rory, just saying hi and I miss you all! I'm currently attending Concordia University, Irvine and working on my Theatre major. I'm loving it here and can't believe how many shows I've already gotten to work on! Please email me and say hi any time, I'd love to hear from you. Take care & God bless! |
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Kelsey Masek (2002)
- I am currently attending Irvine Valley Community College. I am going to graduate in May of 2006 with my Associate Degree in Child Development. I then want to become a preschool teacher and work with children ages 2, 3, or 4. (Can’t decide right know). I want to wish the best of luck to the current and future students of the MVHS Drama program! |
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Kerry Masek (1998) -
k.a.masek@usa.net - www.kerrymasek.com Kerry is a stage manager calling shows for companies including the Opera Company of Philadelphia, Music Academy of the West, and San Francisco Opera. She is also a regular assistant stage manager for San Diego Opera, where she will complete her twenty-fifth production with the company in the 2007 season. Kerry is an active member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and has helped negotiate collective bargaining agreements for signatory companies. She remains a great fan of her fellow Diablo alumni and is thrilled to see them achieving their goals onstage, backstage, and in all walks of life! |
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Chris McLean (1999) - lost@splorg.org |
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Jennifer Mills
(2000) - jencmills@aol.com Hello All- I hope things are well with everyone. So let's see the past two years have mainly been all about school. I graduated from Chapman University with a degree in Public Relations and Advertising with a minor in Communications. And as much as I love living in beautiful southern California I am moving to Tempe, AZ in July. I will be working for the Fiesta Bowl Offices as a Public Relations Coordinator. Basically it is my job to plan the bowl game....I start Aug 1st so if any of you are ever in the Phoenix area let me know. |
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Karen Molano (1997)
- kmolano@yahoo.com |
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Courtney Moon (2001)
- fantmgrl@aol.com Hey everyone...Courtney
here to update again. As of right now I am not involved in a show, and
I am working full time at Medieval Times as Princess Esperanza. I just
got done performing in Assassins at the Hunger Artists Theatre in Fullerton.
I played Squeaky! It was an amazing show. I'm still avidly
auditioning, so hopefully something good will come along soon. Never
give up, and always follow your heart. It's getting me through life, it
will get you through it too. God Bless! |
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Tiffany Moon (1998) - TiffMoon@msn.com Well, it's been awhile, so I figured I would update! I left Central Casting in September and moved back to Orange County. I am working at a video production company in Orange as a receptionist/ production assistant/ jack of all trades. Plus I will be working part-time for Central Casting as an on-call Casting Director on the weekends. I've been doing a lot of theatre, and I will be Assistant Directing the main company and Directing the second company of a new play called "Venus in Orange" at the Victory Theatre in LA. I was in the original cast when we workshopped the show at Cypress College, and then was asked to help direct at the big premiere in LA. It's very exciting. The writers, Paula Cizmar and Laura Shamas, are both well-known LA writers, and the piece is sort half mythology and half reality, with a heavy dose of performance art. That's all for now,Tiffany Moon |
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Michelle Morrison (2001) - doit4thejoyitbrings@yahoo.com "Art is why I get up in the morning, but my definition ends
there, you know it doesn't seem fair that I'm living for something I can't
even define"-Ani Difranco Hey guys! I'm having an amazing time
entertaining my captivation by the human character in the Fullerton College
theatre department. I just finished up a production of WASP by Steve Martin.
Still writing and playing music, and in my spare time, registering people to
vote. Lots of peace, love, and rock and roll to you all. |
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Kristen Nielsen (2002)- kgggirl@aol.com Hey Diablos! So I think I have finally reached my
final destination...It USC for me baby! I am a theatre major and I'm also a
proud new sister of the Gamma Phi Beta house here on campus. Love you all and
have a great season...doin' Drama, DIABLO Style! |
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Sara Niesen (1999) - sniese@umail.ucsb.edu |
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Nicole Prescott (2000) - Candygrrl143@aol.com
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Sean Riley (1997) - seancriley@earthlink.net |
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Krystal Sahagan (2001) – surferbella10@yahoo.com |
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Robin Sauro (2002) - princess-robin@cox.net Hey all! I'm just finishing
up at Saddleback and getting ready to transfer to CSUF in the spring. I'm
still performing in the parades at Disneyland and having a blast. Good luck
and God bless! |
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Erin Scabareti (1998) - toaoturtle@aol.com Currently enrolled in my final year at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising with a 3.74 gpa, I was also chosen to be showcased in an upcoming fashion spread of new designers for 944 magazine's green issues that will hit newsstands on April 1st. |
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Paul Stewart (2000) - paul@splorg.org
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Angela Studley (2001) - mv_speed_girl@hotmail.com |
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Elliott Turton (2002) - elliott_turton@yahoo.com |
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Kelly Twardowski (1999)- kelkeltwardi@hotmail.com |
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David Wells (2002) - MUSICMBC@aol.com WINKLEBAND.COM |
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