BFA Acting Class of 2024
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 dougl469@umn.edu or Deb Pearson at pears496@umn.edu.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Zachary David Hodgkins headshot
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
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
Samuel Osborne-Huerta headshot
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
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
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