Barry Bostwick ('68)

Appeared as The Mayor on ABC-TV's Spin City. Film credits include Spy Hard, Weekend at Bernie's II and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Tony nomination for the Broadway production of The Robber Bridegroom.

Kevin Caroll ('94)

Recently appeared on Broadway's Take Me Out. He has also appeared on Broadway in 45 Seconds from Broadway, Angels in America, Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk, God's Heart. Other theater credits include Black Codes from the Underground, Stop/Kiss, Sleep Deprivation Chamber and Scapin. His film work includes Pipe Dream, Paid in Full, The Object of My Affection, Ed's Next Move, Being John Malkovich, Jesus' Son and Paper Soldiers. TV: "Criminal Intent;" "Third Watch;" "ER;" "New York Undercover;" "100 Centre Street;" "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned" (HBO); and "The Warden."

Billy Crudup ('94)

Won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut of an Actor for Arcadia on Broadway. Nominated for a Tony Award for his starring role in The Elephant Man. Appeared Off-Broadway in Classic Stage's adaptation of Oedipus. He can also be seen in the feature films Big Fish, Waking the Dead , Everyone Says I Love You, Sleepers, Without Limits, Inventing the Abbots, Almost Famous, Charlotte Gray, and Jesus' Son, written and produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell ('92).

Bill Duke ('73)

Directed Hoodlum, starring Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia and Tim Roth, America's Dream, The Cemetery Club, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deep Cover, and A Rage in Harlem.

Aunjanue Ellis ('95)

Currently appearing on Broadway in Drowning Crow. Has a recurring role on ABC's The Practice, Played Hermione in the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Winter's Tale, and Ariel in the Broadway production of The Tempest. She can be seen in Men of Honor with Robert DeNiro, Caveman's Valentine with Samuel L. Jackson, and most recently Undercover Brother with Eddie Griffin and Denise Richards.

Carson Elrod ('00)

Appeared in The Gift for Andrew Gherle, in TNN's Lifegame, in Waiting for Godot at East River Park, and in the feature film Kissing Jessica Stein.

David Esbjornson ('84)

Directed Geffen Playhouse's World Premiere of Neil Simon's Rose And Walsh in the Spring 2003. Most recently staged the off-Broadway production of Tuesdays With Morrie. He also staged the New York premiere of Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is Silvia? at Broadway's Golden Theater and the critically-acclaimed New York premiere of Albee's The Play About the Baby. In addition, he was Tony nominated for Arthur Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. Mr. Esbjornson directed the world premieres of Suzan-Lori Parks' In the Blood for the Public Theatre, Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul for Chelsea Center in London and Kushner's Angels in America. Other recent credits include Israel Horovitz's My Old Lady for Mark Taper Forum; the Maria Irene Fornes plays Mud and Drowning for the Signature Theatre; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Hedda Gabler and Summer and Smoke for the Guthrie Theatre; and the musical Eliot Ness in Cleveland for the Cleveland Playhouse. Mr. Esbjornson was Artistic Director of New York's Classic Stage Company from 1992-1999 (Lucille Lortel Award for Body of Work 1999) where he directed many productions including Thérèse Raquin, Endgame, Iphigenia and Other Daughters, The Entertainer and Entertaining Mr. Sloane.

Jordan Gelber ('00)

Broadway debut in Avenue Q. Off-Broadway: Avenue Q. NY: title role, Marty the Musical workshop; Dirty Dancing the Musical workshop. Regional: Yale Rep, Berkshire Theatre Festival. TV: all "Law & Order" series (recurring on "SVU"), "Sopranos," "Queens Supreme," "100 Centre Street," "Guiding Light." Film: Brooklyn, Riding in Cars with Boys, Changing Lanes, Way Off Broadway.

Michael C. Hall ('96)

Performed in Macbeth and Cymbeline at the Public, as well as Corpus Christi at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Also starred as the in the Broadway productions of Cabaret and Chicago. Most recently nominated for an Emmy for his role in HBO's Six Feet Under.

Marcia Gay Harden ('88)

Won the Oscar in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lee Krasner in Pollock. Nominated in 2004 for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Mystic River. Also appeared in the feature films Mona Lisa Smile, Space Cowboys, Desperate Measures, Flubber, The Daytrippers, Far Harbor, The First Wives Club, The Spitfire Grill, Spy Hard, Safe Passage, Crush, Used People, Miller's Crossing, Gaudi Afternoon.  TV includes The Education of Max Bickford, and the films Convict Cowboy, Sinatra (as Ava Gardner) and Fever. Starred as Harper in the play Angels in America.

Neal Huff ('92)

The Public: The Tempest, Troilus and Cressida. Broadway: The Lion in Winter and The Tempest. Other theater credits include Occupant (Signature Theatre), Rude Entertainment (Drama Dept.), Blue Window (Cellar Door/The Barrow Group), Grief (Ensemble Studio Theatre), From Above, (Playwrights), The Taming of the Shrew (Williamstown), Cider House Rules (Seattle Rep.) and Visiting Mr. Green (Berkshire). Film: Hollywood Ending, The Shallow End, Big Daddy, Happy Accidents, Backwoods to Brooklyn, Love Walked In, The Wedding Banquet, Hitting the Ground and Heading Home. TV: "When I Grow Up," "Law & Order" and "What Happened to Bobby Earl."

Marin Hinkle ('91)

Recent New York stage work includes Electra and A Thousand Clowns on Broadway; The Dybbuk and Henry VIII for New York Shakespeare Festival. Played a principle role on the television series Once and Again, and starred in the film The Next Big Thing.

Catherine Kellner ('95)

Roles in the movies Shaft, 200 Cigarettes and Pearl Harbor with Alec Baldwin, co-starred in Shaw's Never Can Tell and appeared recently in the The Iceman Cometh on Broadway.

Peter Krause ('90)

Played Casey McCall on the television series Sports Night. Past series work includes Cybill and Carol and Company. Most recently, he was nominated for an Emmy for his starring role in HBO's Six Feet Under.

Tony Kushner ('84)

Won the 1994 Tony Award and the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his play Angels in America: Millenium Approaches. He also wrote the plays Homebody/Kabul, Slavs! and A Bright Room Called Day. His new play, Caroline, or Change - a musical, with a score by Jeanine Tesori, premiered at New York's Public Theater in the Fall of 2003.

Eriq La Salle ('84)

Starred as Dr. Peter Benton on the television series E.R. from 1994-2002. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1998 for his work. Recently, he starred in, directed, and produced the film Crazy as Hell.

Camryn Manheim ('87)

Won the 1998 Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama series for her portrayal of Eleanor Frutt in the ABC drama, The Practice, as well as the Golden Globe Award.

Michael Mayer ('82)

Directed Broadway productions of A View from the Bridge (Tony Award, Best Revival), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Side Man, A Lion in Winter, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. He has received three Tony nominations for directing. Off-Broadway includes The Credeaux Canvas, Stupid Kids, Baby Anger, Antigone in New York, View of the Dome. Regional: An Almost Holy Picture (La Jolla, McCarter), Thoroughly Modern Millie (La Jolla), Angels in America (National Tour). He is Resident Director of the Roundabout Theatre.

Debra Messing ('93)

Appears as Grace in the NBC comedy, Will and Grace, for which she received the 2003 Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Previously appeared as Stacey Colbert on the TV series, Ned and Stacey. Made her film debut as Betty Sutton in A Walk in the Clouds, and has appeared in the films Mothman Prophecies with Richard Gere and Laura Linney, and in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending.

Carole Rothman ('73)

Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Second Stage Theatre, which gives 'second stagings' to contemporary American plays that originally failed to find an audience due to scheduling problems, inappropriate venues or limited performance runs. She has directed numerous plays, including world premieres of Tina Howe's One Shoe Off, Painting Churches, Coastal Disturbances, and Approaching Zanzibar. Other premieres include My Sister in This House, Pastorale, Split, The Kathy and Mo Show, and How I Got That Story. Her directorial awards include an OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence in Directing, a Tony nomination for Best Director (Coastal Disturbances), and the Rosamund Gilder Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement. In addition to her work at Second Stage, Ms. Rothman has also directed at The Mark Taper Forum, The Kennedy Center, The Los Angeles Theatre Center, and Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Stephen Spinella ('82)

Recent acting credits include The Dead, A View from the Bridge, Virtuosity, And the Band Played On, and both the stage and screen versions of Love! Valour! Compassion! Won the 1993 and 1994 Tony Awards for Best Actor for his role in Angels in America.

Daniel Sunjata ('98)

Nominated for a 2003 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in the play Take Me Out on Broadway. Theater credits include Twelfth Night (Guthrie Theatre), Twelfth Night (LCT) and Camino Real (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Film: Bad Company. TV: "D.C.," "Law & Order: SVU" and "Sex and the City."

Sean Patrick Thomas ('95)

Starred in the Paramount film Save the Last Dance. Also Dracula 2000, Halloween 8: Resurrection, and most recently, Barbershop.

Jeff Whitty ('97)

Received a 2003 Drama Desk nomination for writing the book for the Broadway musical Avenue Q. His play The Hiding Place recently appeared at South Coast Repertory's Pacific Playwrights Festival and will be presented by the Atlantic Theater Company in its 2003-2004 season. Other plays include Balls, Suicide Weather and The Plank Project, which appeared at the East Village's Kraine Theater in January. He's currently working on play commissions from South Coast Repertory and the Atlantic Theater Company. As an actor he has appeared Off-Broadway, regionally and in film and television.

Saul Williams ('97)

Starred and co-wrote the Sundance and Cannes Film Festival winning film Slam; author of two books of poetry, She and The Seventh Octave. He can be see in the upcoming film, King of the Korner.

Frank Wood ('87)

Tony award for his performance in the Broadway production of Side Man.