MyUMBC Theatre Updates

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: 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.