Current Students

Sydney Andrews

A native of North Carolina, Sydney received her undergraduate degree this past year in acting from Greensboro College. Some of her favorite roles include: Abigail (The Crucible), Elena (Uncle Vanya), Percy (The Spitfire Grill), Madge (Picnic), and Hermia (A Midsummer Night's Dream). In addition to her training, Sydney spent a summer with the Berkshire Theatre Festival as an apprentice, and played the Spider in their production of James and the Giant Peach. She is so excited to now be a part of the Austin community, and looks forward to the experiences that the next three years hold!

Marlane Barnes

Born in Portland, Maine, Marlane started acting at the age of four as the tiny spokesperson for a regional shoe company called Lamey Wellehan. From there she moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas and grew up doing local and high school theatre. She is a recent graduate from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where she earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and was a traitor to the English department by being more involved in theatre. Favorite roles on the UA stage include Adela in The House of Bernarda Alba, Louise in Steve Martin's The Underpants, and converting the role of Victor to Victoria in Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline, where she got to sword fight (and lose). Her secret favorite was the role of Cobweb in A Midsummer Night's Dream where she learned to speak fairy.

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Verity Branco

Originally from Massachusetts, Verity received her BA from The University of California State Northridge. In addition to her training she toured with a Hip Hop Theatre Company throughout Los Angeles, married a South African Rugby player and had her first Rock Musical experience in "Hair." Her first performance was at age 6 in Ireland. She is very excited to be apart of the M.F.A program here in Austin!

Harrison Butler

Harrison Butler is a first year Graduate Student in Acting here at UT Austin. He completed his undergraduate training at the University of Northern Colorado and attended The School for Film and Television's Two-Year Conservatory in NYC, where he worked professionally for 8 years. Notable stage roles include Jerry Mears in God's Man in Texas, Mitch in Tuesday's with Morrie, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Jack Ross in A Few Good Men, Jonathan Harker in Dracula, the Case of the Silver Scream, and Sebastian in The Tempest. He has had lead roles in the independent Films Leaving the Garden and False Start. He also starred in Chicken Soup for the Absurdist Soul, which performed at the fringe festival in New York City.

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Smaranda Ciceu

Kate DeBuys

Kate deBuys graduated with her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 2004. Now, she is thrilled to be back in the Southwest, where she grew up, after spending three fantastic years living and working in Chicago. Favorite past roles include: Gwendolen in "The Importance of Being Earnest," Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra," Helga in "Katzelmacher," Claire Gurney in "The Ruling Class," the Stepdaughter in "Six Characters in Search of an Author," and Julia in the original work "Contents May Be Extremely Hot," co-written with UT MFA playwright Jenny Connell. This October, Kate will perform as Elizabeth Proctor in a scene from "The Crucible" as part of The Arthur Miller Project on campus at the HRC.

Lesley Gurule

Mark Hess

Mark Hess is from Kettering, Ohio. He graduated from Wright State University's B.F.A. Acting program in June of 2007. His favorite past roles include: The Cat in the Hat (Seussical), John Merrick (The Elephant Man), Vince Fontaine (Grease), and Michael Watters (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me). He would like to thank his parents for all the love and support.

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Qadir Kahn

Melissa Recalde

Melissa was raised in Harlingen, Texas, where she began acting at the age of 8 as a member of the Junior Peacemaker Club, a diverse group of youth that expressed, through performance, the importance of peacemaking skills. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, double majoring in both Theatre and English. At SFA, she appeared in several productions such as Three Days of Rain, How I Learned to Drive, Hair, Trudi & the Minstrel, The Shadow Box, Member of the Wedding, and The Fifth Sun, among others. She was cast as the title role in States of Grace for the 2004 Festival of New American plays, working with playwrights Jack Heifner and James McClure. In the summer of 2005, she studied Irish Theatre at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland; and has taught and directed young actors at theatre camps across Texas.

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Xochitl Romero

Xochitl Romero is originally from Southern California. She finished her undergrad at San Diego State University in 2005. From there, she traveled throughout Mexico making and donating shoes for orphanages, worked the theatre program at a camp for children, and eventually made her way to Los Angeles where she found success in independent films and her own improv shows. She has lived throughout Southern California, Oregon, and England, but Napal holds a special place in her heart. She is delighted to be here at UT to continuously work at her passion, Acting.

Mark Scheibmeir

A native Texan, Mark is thrilled to be back in his home state. He is a proud alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin, having received his undergraduate education in Radio, Television and Film. He is excited to be a member of the MFA acting class of 2010 and looks forward to his upcoming role in this spring's production of Big Love. He would like to thank his family and friends for their unwavering support.

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La Tasha Stephens

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Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan was raised in San Diego. He recieved his BA in Photography and Cinematography from the Unversity of California at San Diego and booked commercials, and a TV role there and in LA after graduation. He enjoyed working at the La Jolla Playhouse and Shakespeare Santa Cruz before moving to New York where he lived for five years and feels is his true home. He would like to thank his mother for her undying support and love.

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Tom Truss

Tom Truss returned to school this fall to obtain an MFA in acting. Before moving to Austin he had a twenty year career as a dancer that included touring with the Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange, creating and running his own company, getting certified as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and obtaining an MFA in dance from the University of Iowa. Before all that moving about he graduated from the College of Wooster with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance.

Shaun Patrick Tubbs

A native of Cleveland, OH, Shaun has acted professionally since the age of five. He has a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Acting from Wright State University in Dayton, OH. He has been seen in both regional and national commercials. His professional theatre credits include Crossing America at the CTG Kirk Douglas Theatre, Jitney at the Human Race Theatre Company, Lobby Hero at the Contemporary American Theatre Company, Boys Next Door at the Whitmore Lindley Theatre and the Dunbar Musical at the Dunbar House Outdoor Stage. Shaun is also a proud member of the Actor's Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.

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