Katherine Dillingham (IAC 92, IAA 93-97, IAC Fac 09) is a drama therapist in Chicago. She works with adults with mental illness and chemical addiction, and children and mothers in a shelter for victims of domestic violence. She also coordinates the Illinois National Guard Children's Reintegration Program, serving children aged 4-18 whose parents are veterans returning from deployment.
Douglas Gaertner (AS 92, IAA 92-93, IAC St 94-96, 09) and his wife Anne are pleased to announce the arrival of their second daughter, Amelia born on March 20, 2009.
Doug Peck (IAC 92-98, IAC St 99) is the musical director for the Writer's Theatre production of "Oh Coward!" in Glencoe, Illinois, which shows through April 18, 2010. A selection of music from the production, "Bright Young People" is available on the Writer's Theatre website. Doug will be the musical director for the productions of "Fiddler on the Roof" in February 2010 and "The Drowsy Chaperone" in June 2010 at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Carol Jantsch (IAC 94-96, 98-99, IAA 99-02, IAC St 02, AS Fac 03-05) held a master class and performed with the Interlochen Arts Academy orchestra in Corson Auditorium (and on a live webcast) in January 2010. Carol has been principal tuba of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2006.
Daniel Blankinship (IAC 94) is a freelance musician, composer and teacher in Brooklyn, N.Y. He has been a teacher for Education Through Music, Bronx Lab School, Bronx Charter School for the Arts, and the Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Music School. Dan is a member of The Flail jazz quintet.
Curtis Glatter (IAC St 94, 99) hosts a community drum circle and new music series at Body, Mind, Spirit Wellness Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Curtis was also certified as medical biller after he graduated with honors from Ross Medical Education Center in 2009.
Katharine Northlich (IAC 95) is the four-time New York Manhattan Monologue Slam champion. Her 2010 performance dates, include the PIT-ologues, the Rick Younger Show, and a Monologue Jam Launch at the Nuyorican Poets café, all in New York City.
Ryan Spahn (IAA 95-98) portrays Austin in the New York City Athena Theatre Company presentation of "True West" directed by Sam Shepard in January 2010.
Violist, Lauren Chipman (IAC 96) was featured in the January 2010 e-newsletter for NPR's “From the Top.” The radio program is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this season.
Gwyn (Zawisza) Cornell (IAC 97-99) married Tony Cornell on July 4, 2009 in West Lafayette, Indiana. She works as a project manager at ExactTarget, a digital marketing software company located in Indianapolis.
Benjamin Kaminski (IAC 97, IAA 97-99) is a violist with the Janos Trio in the United Kingdom.
Holley Fain (IAC 98-99) is making her Broadway debut as the character Daphne Stillington in the New York City Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of "Present Laughter."
Eliza Fernand (IAA 99-01, IAC St 01-03) was an artist-in-residence at Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro North Carolina and her solo visual art show "Clad" was presented at the Nationale gallery in Portland, Ore. in January 2010. She has also had solo shows at The Fort gallery in Oakland, California.