Featured Alumni

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UMBC Theatre alumni at an alumni event in NYC.

About Our Alumni

A theatre degree from UMBC can lead to a number of diverse career paths.

UMBC Theatre graduates become successful working actors and designers at professional theatres across the country, as well in TV/Film. Graduates have started their own theatre companies, received prestigious awards and grants, become professors at universities, produced their own films, and more.

Our graduates wanting to continue their theatre training have gone on to study at various institutions including University of Maryland, College Park, Towson University, Texas Tech University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of San Diego, University of Iowa, Mary Baldwin University, New York University, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, California Institute of the Arts, University of Indiana, Yale, and the list continues to grow!

The best way to keep up with our alumni is to follow UMBC Theatre’s Facebook and Instagram.

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If you’re an alumni of the department – we’d love to hear what you’ve been up to!

Send us an update at theatre@umbc.edu.

See What Our Alumni Are Up To!

 

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Alumni Spotlight: Jeremy Mayo

BA Theatre, Design and Production ('17)

Jeremy Mayo ('17) is currently the Senior Director of Technical Production for the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere is a groundbreaking venue launched by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2023,...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 1:15 PM

Jeremy Mayo, a white man with short brown hair. He is outdoors, smiling, and wearing a blue collared shirt.

Alumni Spotlight: Jacob Mueller

BA Theatre, Design and Production ('17)

Jacob Mueller is an Architectural Lighting Designer and Consultant for Illuminations, Inc. serving Architects, Developers, and Interior Designers on both residential and commercial projects....

Posted: April 29, 2026, 1:12 PM

Jacob Mueller, a white man with short brown hair. He is smiling, and wearing a black collared shirt

Alumni Spotlight: Kaydin Hamby

BA Theatre, Design and Production ('19)

Four years of far-flung freelancing after graduation, Kaydin landed back home in rural Maryland with as much time spent working as a full time artist as he had spent at UMBC. His resume was...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:59 PM

Headshot of Kaydin Hamby. They are white, with short dark hair, and they hold a guitar.

Alumni Spotlight: Renata Taylor-Smith

BA Theatre, Design and Production ('24)

Renata Taylor-Smith is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where she received a B.A. in Theatre Design and Production. Renata is a freelance lighting designer,...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:50 PM

Headshot of Renata Taylor-Smith. She is Black with long braids. She wears a black shirt and jacket.

Alumni Spotlight: Caroline Tyson

BA Theatre, Design and Production ('20)

"After graduating in 2020 and spending a year away from theatre due to the pandemic, in 2021 I moved to NYC to work as an assistant costume designer for opera, drama, and dance at The Juilliard...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:38 PM

Caroline Tyson in a Yale sweatshirt standing outside of Yale's facilities. She is Black, with short dark hair and wear sunglasses.