Drama News & Alumni
Drama News & Alumni
Jesuit Drama is proud of all of its alumni! Please drop us a note and tell us what you’re up to…on or off stage.
Riley Shanahan ‘10 Readies for Premiere of New Show
Catch "Doom Patrol" on the DC Universe Premium Service
Former Jesuit President Fr. Gregory R. Bonfiglio, S.J., gave Riley Shanahan ’10 some advice early on in his Jesuit career:
“You aren’t getting the most out of your high school experience if you show up at 8 AM and leave at 3 PM.”
For a guy like Shanahan, who didn’t know if he would be attending Jesuit High School until a week before classes started, those words struck a chord.
Shanahan went on to play sports, become Head Cheerleader, and, perhaps most impactful for his future, he got involved with theater and choir.
Jake’s in “American Idiot”
Jake Honnold ‘17 (Spamalot, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, Xanadu, Terror Stories) was just featured in the hit musical American Idiot at the Harlen Adams Theater at Chico State: “We closed last Sunday and it was an amazing run!”
Congrats, Jake!
John’s Called to Broadway
Jesuit Drama alum John Sanders ‘95 (Macbeth, Ten November, My Fair Lady) has a featured role in the American premiere of Groundhog Day: The Musical, a London import based on the popular film of the same name.
In a recent broadway.com interview, John reflects on his time in Jesuit Drama:
Chris Gets Ugly
Buy your tickets now to see Chris Sullivan ‘98 as Marvel Comic’s villain “Taserface” in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Check out Chris on the official Marvel site, as well as his interviews with Pop Sugar and Access Hollywood.
Congrats, Chris!
The Black Knight in the News
Monty Python’s Black Knight and Arthur from Spamalot have hacked their way in to the news from the pen of political cartoonist Joe Heller.
And, original Python John Cleese loves it!
Our thanks to cartoonist Joe Heller for sending us his cartoon, as well as the tweet Cleese sent him.
Poky Pride in the Black Box
On Wednesday, March 22, eighty-five students of the Pocatello High School Choir from Pocatello, Idaho, took a break from their west coast singing tour and stopped by the Black Box Theater to catch a performance of Spamalot.
After the show, their director, Mr. John Grayson, treated the cast and audience to an impromptu song.
It was a great night, and after the cast changed out of their costumes, the singing continued in the lobby!
Riley’s Possessed
This spring, Riley O’Toole ‘10 (Three Musketeers, Frogs) stars as Jason/Tyrone in Hand to God, Robert Askins’ Tony nominated “Best Play” at the Salt Lake Acting Company.
This wild comedy “explores ideas of faith, morality and human nature with the help of a hand puppet named Tyrone.”
Break a leg, Riley!
Chris Wraps It Up
Congrats to Chris Sullivan ‘98 on his fantastically successful run in Season 1 of the hit NBC show This Is Us.
We can’t wait for Season 2!
Kelsey’s “Got Trouble…”
"...Right here in River City!"
See Kelsey Magana (Grizabella in our production of Cats) as the love-struck librarian, Marian, in the classic American musical The Music Man later this spring at the Stapleton School of the Performing Arts.
Congratulations, Kelsey!
Jon’s Rockin’ Out
Jon Wagner ‘97 is back on Broadway having recently returned to the Andrew Lloyd Webber hit School of Rock.
Way to go, Jon!
Riley’s in Print
Check out the American Theatre magazine article that features Riley Shanahan ‘10 playing Ernest Hemingway in Seattle’s Book-It Repertory Theatre adaptation of Hemingway’s novel A Moveable Feast.
Congrats, Riley!
Andrew’s Dreamin’
See Andrew Perez ‘05 as Pedro, the barber, in the classic musical Man of La Mancha at A Noise Within.
Break a leg, Drew!
JR’s Being Funny
Drama alum JR De Guzman ‘04 (Batboy) just landed an NBC deal for his stand up comedy.
Check out what he’s been up to by reading the Sac Bee article “No joke: He’s about to see his career go big” here.
Scott’s at the CMT helm
Congratulations to Jesuit Drama alum Scott Klier ‘89 who was just named Producing Artistic Director of California Musical Theatre (CMT), one of the area’s largest non-profit arts organizations that produces the Broadway Series and Music Circus.
Please read the Sacramento Bee announcement that’s linked below.
Also, check out the CMT website.
Matt’s Doing “Live Radio”
Congratulations to Matt Huffman ‘93 on making his Lincoln Center debut this month!
From the Lincoln Center website:
John’s on Broadway
John Sanders ‘95 is currently on Broadway in the smash hit musical “Matila” playing “Mr. Wormwood,” Matilda’s father, a used car salesman with a few scruples loose.
Click below to visit the Broadway site.
Break a leg, John!
Brian’s on Tour
See Brian Rivera '94 in "The King and I"
Click below for more information.
Congratulations, Brian!
Riley’s Got Sense
PCPA's "Sense and Sensibility"
“I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly
happy;
but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.”
Congrats, Riley!
“What it means to act like a human”
Why Theatre Majors Are Vital in the Digital Age
An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education…