Featured Alumni

Five U-M-B-C Theatre alumni pose together at an alumni event in N-Y-C.
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!

Read past features from alumni, across all of our majors, on our myUMBC page.

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

Contact Us

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!

 

Alumni Spotlight: Tommy Malek

BA Theatre, Theatre Studies ('13)

Tommy Malek is an award-winning theatre & film professional based out of Columbia, MD who specializes in the crafts of directing, acting, and design (wig & costume). Tommy proudly served...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:57 PM

Headshot of Tommy Malek. He is white, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Alumni Spotlight: Sanjana Taskar

BFA Acting ('19)

Sanjana Taskar ('19) is currently in her last year of her MFA in Acting program at UNC Chapel Hill and will graduate in May. For the past three years, she has been a Resident Company Member with...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:55 PM

Headshot of Sanjana Taskar. She is South Asian, with brown curly hair and brown eyes.

Alumni Spotlight: Katie Kopajtic

BFA Acting ('11)

Katie Kopajtic (she/her) is a writer, actor, and producer, having brought about a series of works in the past decade with her production company Tres Brujas Productions, which she runs with her...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:53 PM

Katie Kopajtic standing in front of her show poster at Edinburgh Fringe. She is white, with shoulder-length brown hair.

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: Anderson Wells (aka Vagenesis)

BFA Acting ('13)

Anderson Wells has been working as a performer, producer, teacher, and administrator in the DC theatre scene since 2013. They have worked with Arena Stage, Arts on the Horizon, Brave Spirits...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:48 PM

Anderson Wells performing as their drag persona, Vagenesis. They are Black, with a full make-up, a beard, and a blonde wig.