MyUMBC Theatre Updates

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.

Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Kelly

BFA Acting ('17)

Hannah is currently a Resident Company Member at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Her credits at Everyman include: Harvey (upcoming), The Lion in Winter, Sense and Sensibility, Behold, A...

Posted: April 29, 2026, 12:45 PM

Headshot of Hannah Kelly. She is white, with curly brown hair and brown eyes.