Rose London ’97 (M.F.A. Acting) is a OC Theatre Guild award nominee for her recent performance in “33 Variations” at Costa Mesa Playhouse. She will perform the one-woman show “Bela Lugosi meets Edna St. Vincent Millay” at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June.
Tyler Hokanson ’04 (B.M.) has joined Pullman & Comley, LLC as counsel in their Real Estate, Energy, Environmental and Land Use practice. A seasoned real estate attorney, Tyler brings expertise in transactions for office, multifamily, and retail properties natiionwide.
Marie Bucoy-Calavan ’07, ’10 (B.A. music, M.M. performance) was announced as the artistic director for The Choral Arts Society of Washington. This chorus is supported by DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program, and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts National Endowment for the Arts.
Sean Charmatz ’03 (B.F.A. art-entertainment art/animation) directed DreamWorks Animation’s film, “Orion and the Dark,” streaming on Netflix. He previously worked for Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio, writing and directing “SpongeBob SquarePants.” His other credits include DreamWorks’ “Trolls” and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Lego Movie 2.”
Freddy Puza ’00 (B.A. theatre arts) was elected to Culver City’s city council in November 2022. He is the first openly LGBTQ+ council member in the city’s history.
Kaylee Mesa ’22 (B.A. theatre arts) was selected as the National Vision Inc. BIPOC Stage Management fellow for the 2023-24 season. Mesa will work in stage management roles for multiple productions, including a world premiere musical with a Broadway-experienced creative team.
Timothy Espinosa ’00 (B.F.A. theatre arts-musical theatre) joined Boston Conservatory at Berklee as chair of theatre. Espinosa will oversee the musical and contemporary theatre programs, and advance the conservatory’s mission of providing students with training and professional development opportunities.
Ani Marderosian ’15 (B.A. theatre arts) recently directed “Fort Huachuca,” an off-Broadway production that tackles sexism and racism in a 1940s army camp.
Martin Betz ’84 (B.A. art) was named the new executive director of the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art. He formerly served as an interim executive director of Mendocino Art Center.
Aisha Rivera ’18 (B.A. psychology, theatre arts) was appointed Napa County Poet Laureate by the Napa County Board of Supervisors. In this role, Rivera will promote poetry, develop meaningful connections with the community and undertake projects that make poetry more accessible to people in their everyday lives.