All the World ’s a Stage
Theatre graduates hone their craft in major U.S. cities and beyond STORY BY ROBBIE GOODRICH ’82
WO YOUNG SFA School of Theatre alumni have already experienced nationwide, multifaceted success in their industry, yet they remain focused on the unpredictable challenges that still lie ahead. Lamar Jefferson ’13 and Thomas Brazzle ’08 have found many successes onstage and behind the scenes in renowned theatre venues across the country, staying busy with multiple projects. They credit their time as SFA students with giving them a well-rounded background in theatre and teaching them how to be receptive to the unexpected. They also credit their theatre professors for challenging them to do their best work. “The number of productions I was able to participate in at SFA really set me up for success,” Jefferson said. “In many theatre programs, lowerclassmen can’t be in shows; they have to wait a year or two before performing. When I arrived at SFA, I was crewing one show, acting in two other shows, and then I had scenes and monologues to memorize for acting classes, plus my academic work on top of all that. It was exhausting and crazy, but it really taught me how to juggle more than one or two things emotionally and psychologically — and sometimes literally and physically.” 34
SAWDUST / SPRING 2020
