Where they went to college

lovetoact
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:39:26 +0000

Long Day’s Journey Into Night opened this week. Here’s where the cast and creative team studied (if this isn’t a testament to getting a job without the holy grail of college programs, I don’t know what is!):

Cast:
Jessica Lange–University of Minnesota (studied Art & Photography, did not graduate)
Gabriel Byrne–University of Dublin (studied archaeology and worked as an archaeologist. Started acting at 29, studying in theater schools in Dublin)
Michael Shannon–did not go to college (after high school went to Chicago to act
John Gallagher Jr.–did not go to college (after high school, he was in Spring Awakening)
Colby Minifie–Macauley Honors College of CUNY
Peter Bradbury–Vassar College, A.C.T. San Francisco
Sarah Killough–The Hartt School
Alex Mickiewicz–Boston University
Lee Roy Rogers (unsure)

Creative Team:
Jonathan Kent (Director)–Central School of Speech and Drama
Tom Pye (Set/Scenic Design)–(unsure)
Jane Greenwood (Costume Design)–Liverpool Art School, Central School of Arts and Crafts
Natasha Katz (Lighting Design)–Oberlin College
Clive Goodwin (Sound Design)–Northumbria University, UK. Concentration in Psychology.
Tom Watson (Hair//Wig Design)–Theatrical Hair Goods Company
J. David Brimmer (Fight Director)–NYU Tisch
Stephen Gabis (Dialect Coach)–(unsure)