Alumni: Meadows School of the Arts theatre graduates are actors, directors, designers, and playwrights for the stage, film and television. Many have gone on after graduation to form their own theatre companies and alliances.

Some of our most notable alumni include Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley, playwrights Jack Hefner and James McClure and the late director Garland Wright. Television and film actors include Amy Acker (Angel), Emmy Award winner Powers Boothe (HBO's Deadwood), Lauren Graham (The Gilmore Girls), Debra Monk (NYPD Blue as well as work on Broadway), Belita Moreno (The George Lopez Show), Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement) and Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away). Notable designers include Tony Award-winner John Arnone, lighting designer Frances Aronson and costume designer David Woolard. Other graduates are playwrights, educators and producers, including Tony Award - winning producer André Pastoria and James Houghton, the founder and artistic director of Signature Theatre in New York.

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