Well, I always ran a bit late. Hell, I even graduated a year after
my group did. So, after a bit of aimless web browsing, I stumbled
across Matt Didner's posting from a few YEARS ago.

So, to answer Matt's question, I eventually managed to finish my
training at PHTS just before Bob Moss left the school to teach at
Syracuse University and be Artistic Director of Syracuse Stage.
After graduating from Tisch/NYU, I shadowed Scott Loane and worked
for a couple of years at Manhattan Theatre Club, but burned out
following the bomb threats surronding "Corpus Christi" (a full 3 or
so years before 9/11). I left the city for a couple of years to run a
hometown historical society in upstate Western NY (near where Scott
Ebersold grew up, as we are both from the Rochester area and both
attended the NYSSA School of Theatre). In late August of 2001, I
returned to NYC for a job at Actors' Equity, only to be in my second
week on the job when 9/11 happened. By 2003, I left Equity and soon
headed west. I now live in downtown Los Angeles (Chinatown, to be
exact). LA's Broadway gloriously reminds me of 42nd street back when
us PHTS students had to trek up from Washington Square and head over
to the old Theatre Row studios for class.

So, what's up with the rest of the Blue Group (and the rest of PHTS,
for that matter)? There hasn't seemed to be a whole lot of posting
in this sleeply Yahoo group lately. I can offer another update: Scott
Loane is still at Tisch/NYU Undergraduate Drama! He's been there
since 1998 or so as a staffperson, holding the place together (god
help him). And speaking of that place, Arthur Bartow, the former
chair of the department and then artistic director, will be retiring
this year.

Okay - who's next with the updates? Anyone? Hello?

Best to all,

Ben Barbash
Blue Group 91-92, TSOA/NYU BFA 96

--- In phtsalumni@yahoogroups.com, mdidner wrote:
>
> Are there any old blue group folks out
> there?<br>I'd love to hear what everyone is up to.<br><br>Toby
> Thelin and I headed down south in '96. Last I heard, he
> moved to Savanah, GA. I'm currently in Richmond, VA,
> artistic director of an experimental theater and modern
> dance company and a part time professional stand up
> comic.<br><br>Any news about Renee Panichelli, Rusty Elder, Scott
> Loane, Amy Driesler, Laura Kachurgas (the pickle), Pam
> Somers, Dennis Campbell, Shoshana Dayanim, Ben Barbash?
> (sorry if I'm leaving anyone out, but that's all I can
> remember right now)
>