BFA Acting Class of 2024

Fifteen happy, confident BFA students posed uniquely to stretch across the Stone Arch Bridge with the city of Minneapolis in the background on a cloudy day. Photo by Heather Hanson Photography

University of Minnesota BFA Actor Training Program Proudly Introduces the Class of 2024

Program Committee

Program Director: Aaron Todd Douglas
Program Administrator: Deb Pearson
Core Acting Faculty: Steve Cardamone, Lucinda Holshue, Joe Krienke, and Bruce Roach

For more information, please contact Aaron Todd Douglas at [email protected] or Deb Pearson at [email protected].

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Paulina Aparicio

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Paulina Aparicio resume

Paulina Aparicio Monologue: Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda

Paulina Aparicio Monologue: Maritza, Mala Hierba by Tanya Saracho

Paulina Aparicio Scene: INDIAN SUMMER by Gregory S. Moss as Izzy

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Taylor Shanel Barnes

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Taylor Shanel Barnes resume

Taylor Shanel Barnes Monologue: Silvia, The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare

Taylor Shanel Barnes Monologue: Rena, Jitney by August Wilson

Taylor Shanel Barnes Scene: DIRTY by Andrew Hinderaker as Katie

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Jack Bechard

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Jack Bechard resume

Jack Bechard Song: “Love, I Hear” from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim

Jack Bechard Monologue: Henry, Henry V by William Shakespeare

Jack Bechard Scene: BIRDLAND by Simon Stephens as Paul

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Clare Brennan

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Clare Brennan resume

Clare Brennan Monologue: Winnifred, Witch by Jen Silverman

Clare Brennan Monologue: Julia, The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare

Clare Brennan Scene: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse as Logan

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Colin Covert

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Colin Covert Monologue: Haemon, The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Heaney

Colin Covert Monologue: Danny, The Little Flower of East Orange by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Colin Covert Scene: 4000 MILES by Amy Herzog as Leo

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Coleson Eldredge

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Coleson Eldredge Monologue: Henry, Henry IV, part 1 by William Shakespeare

Coleson Eldredge Monologue: Henry, I Didn’t Want a Mastodon by Halley Feiffer

Coleson Eldredge Scene: PAST LIVES by Celine Song as Arthur

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Robert Wood Frank

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Robert Wood Frank resume

Robert Wood Frank Monologue: Louis the Dauphin, King John by William Shakespeare

Robert Wood Frank Monologue: David, Manuscript by Paul Grellong

Robert Wood Frank Scene: THE GREAT GOD PAN by Amy Herzog as Jamie

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Caleb Haberman

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Caleb Haberman resume

Caleb Haberman Monologue: Liam, Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon

Caleb Haberman Monologue: Cary, The Other Two by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider

Caleb Haberman Scene: DRY LAND by Ruby Rae Spiegel as Victor

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May Heinecke

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May Heinecke resume

May Heinecke Monologue: Emma, The Language Archive by Julia Cho

May Heinecke Monologue: Betty 1, Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties by Jen Silverman

May Heinecke Scene: DRY LAND by Ruby Rae Spiegel as Ester

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Hattie Hodes

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Hattie Hodes Monologue: Joan, Henry VI, part 1 by William Shakespeare

Hattie Hodes Monologue: Abby, Belleville by Amy Herzog

Hattie Hodes Scene: 4000 MILES by Amy Herzog as Bec

Hattie Hodes Scene: BIRDLAND by Simon Stephens as Jenny

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Zachary David Hodgkins

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Zachary David Hodgkins resume

Zachary David Hodgkins Monologue: Steve, Almost Maine by John Cariani

Zachary David Hodgkins Monologue: Mark Antony, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Zachary David Hodgkins Scene: THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse as Jaxton

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Meredith Kocur

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Meredith Kocur resume

Meredith Kocur Monologue: Evelyn, Curse of the Wolf Man by Don Nigro

Meredith Kocur Monologue: Caitlin, A Devil Inside by David Lindsay-Abaire

Meredith Kocur Scene: THE GREAT GOD PAN by Amy Herzog as Paige

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Samuel Osborne-Huerta

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Samuel Osborne-Huerta resume

Samuel Osborne-Huerta Monologue: Claudio, Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

Samuel Osborne-Huerta Monologue: Alan, Time and the Conways by J.B. Priestley

Samuel Osborne-Huerta Scene: DIRTY by Andrew Hinderaker as Matt

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Beatrice Sayed

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Beatrice Sayed Monologue: Leigh, Really, Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo

Beatrice Sayed Monologue: Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Beatrice Sayed Scene: INDIAN SUMMER by Gregory S. Moss as Daniel 

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Emma Schuld

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Emma Schuld resume

Emma Schuld Monologue: Blanche, King John by William Shakespeare

Emma Schuld Song: Janis, “I’d Rather Be Me” from Mean Girls by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin

Emma Schuld Scene: PAST LIVES by Celine Song as Nora