Margot Carrey has been living in France, near the Atlantic seacoast, for nearly 19 years. She sends au pair girls to American families. She has three grown children, (Scott, Doug and Dana) who live in Southern California and two grandchildren (Daven and Emma May).  She also adopted a 10 year old girl from Romania, Eve Sophie, almost two years ago. Unfortunately, she suffers from Reactive Attachment Disorder.  Margot is an avid swimmer, and spends a great deal of time showing her champion Pekinese dog, Snickers. She also takes part in local theater productions.

Ashley Wren Collins, C '98, a former board member who also appeared in our productions of GUYS AND DOLLS and THREE SISTERS.  She received her MFA in Acting from the American Repertory Theatre/Moscow Art Theatre School Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University in June 2003.  She currently lives and acts in New York City.

Renee C. Farster, W '99 lives in Boston.  She is the Director of Audience Development at the American Repertory Theatre and the former Managing Director of a small experimental theater.  Renee is the co-founder and resident director of Queer Soup, a theater troupe devoted to social commentary comedy while celebrating queer artists.  She's directed several productions in Boston.  Renee is also a drag king, Frankie Cocktail, and has performed throughout New England and the Atlantic seaboard.  Her prose can be found in an upcoming anthology, Pinned Down by Pronouns.

Fred Harris, '73, has been continuously involved in laboratory and improvisational theatre since his graduation from Penn.  Starting in 1985 he has been a member and one of the artistic directors of Community Playback Theatre in Highland, New York.  Playback is an improvisational theatre format in which players enact life incidents recounted by audience members.  Playback originated in the U.S. but is now practiced in many countries from Finland to Japan.

Alan Kirschenbaum was in Penn Players from 1981-1983.  He has been a television writer, producer, and director since 1988, working on such series as Dear John, Anything But Love, Down the Shore, Coach, and Everybody Loves Raymond.  He is currently the co-creator and executive producer of the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear, now entering it's third season.

Judy Goldsmith Lalli, her name when she was in Penn Players was Judy Goldsmith, then Judy Dischell.  She has such fond memories of her time spent on stage and involved with the group.  Judy received her BS in Dec. '70 and stayed on and received her MS in '71.  She has been writing children's books and teaching since then, and her goal upon retirement is to move back to the city, live in a high rise, and take up where she left off - feeling like she lives in a dorm and having the city as her campus.  Judy has been acting and directing with Playcrafters of Skippack since 1974.  Some actors' goals include doing all of Shakespeare; she’s more of a Neil Simon kind of gal!

Daniel A Gorelick-Feldman, C '97, lives in Baltimore, MD.  During the day, he is a PhD student in the Dept of Biological Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University.  In the evening, he was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Chorus until they disbanded in 2001.  Now, he sometimes sings with the Concert Artists of Baltimore.

Richard Leit is a 1994 graduate of the college and is working as a clinical psychologist.  He married fellow Penn Players alum, Jaclyn (Israel) Leit, C'93 who he met during his freshman year while working on his first show at Penn -- Threepenny Opera.  “So, we owe a debt of gratitude to Penn Players for introducing us way back when.”  Jaci is working as a social worker.  They recently became active with theater again, and have been acting in community theater productions in New Jersey, where they live.

Michael H. Levin, C '64, Thouron Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford, 64-66; M.Litt. (theatre), Oxford 1970; J.D. Harvard Law School 1969.   Partner, Leonard Frost Levin & Van Court, Texas & Washington DC.   Active practice, environmental law/investment banking.   Freelance writer; features, travel pieces, op-eds, poetry in NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times, Harvard Magazine, Pennsylvania Gazette, Martha's Vineyard Magazine, Midstream, Wisconsin Review, others.   Married Nora Jean Bieler CW '65, author, How to Care for Your Parents, A Handbook for Adult Children (Norton, 2001, 4th ed.); 2 sons, Jeremy Ben SAS '89, Daniel Hirsch, BFA, Arizona State University 2003.   One sled dog, Sam, featured in "White Russian," Gazette Nov. '94.  Players Board Member, 1962-64; production secretary, Burton/Taylor Doctor Faustus (stage, film), 1965-67.  Allen Belknap Craig & Bennett Greenwald, where are you now?

Michael Lomotan, CAS '90, was in Penn Players productions of West Side Story (1987) and Cabaret (1989).  He currently resides in New York City.

Karen Agam Macarah, formerly Karen Agam, CAS '96, is a former Penn Players board member.  Karen is a lawyer practicing corporate litigation in the Los Angeles area.  She (like many other alums it seems) met her husband, Matthew Macarah (CAS '98) through Penn Players.  It was on The Three Sisters in Spring 1996, which he performed in and she assistant directed.   While in law school at UCLA, she participated all three years in the Law School Musical.  She hasn't been performing recently but hopes to become involved in the theatre world again soon.  For now, she contents herself as a theater spectator!

David E. Martin graduated Penn in 1977 and is a retired lawyer now in journalism school at Columbia.  He sees everything on stage in New York except the stuff George W. Bush might like (Cats, etc.).  His classmate and friend, Jed Bernstein, runs the League of American Theatres and Producers.

Stu and Sandy McGee, Stu, C '71, and his wife Sandy, SAMP '71, live in Jersey with two cats, two kids in college and one thinking about graduate school.  He has worked at Rowan University for almost 30 years.  He stayed with theatre and has worked as a designer, facilities manager and technical director in South Jersey, and has done a little consulting as well.

Robert R. Powell, Penn Players '60-'64, was a NROTC student and went into flight training after Penn, but the theater was never fully out of his mind.  While stationed in Albany, GA, he tried out with the little theater there and had good parts in Don't Drink the Water, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, and The Crucible.  The navy then sent him to Key West where he had the pleasure of doing Norman, Is That You?  Since then there has been nothing formal because his airline schedules would not allow it.  However, he has done both radio and TV work for the local PBS station in Virginia Beach.

Jacob Pressman, College, Class of '40, Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of Penn Players.  He became ordained rabbi in 1946 and has worked 35 years at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, and 17 years Emeritus.  He is an innovator and pioneer of many Jewish institutions in Southern California.  Jacob has recently written 2 books:  "Dear Friends: a prophetic journey through great events of the 20th century" (a special group of sermons dealing with world crisis events) and a collection of weekly columns from the Beverly Hills Courier printed in a paper back book called "This Wild and Crazy World as seen from Beverly Hills by Rabbi Jack".

Marjorie Steinberg Pressman, College for Women, Class of '42, has been a community activist and leader.  She has worked in public relations and fund raising for several charities.  Marjorie currently is advisor and fundraiser for Friends of Sheba Medical Center on behalf of the largest and most comprehensive hospital in Israel and the entire Middle East.  Jacob and Marjorie recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

Howard Sherman, C '84, is currently the Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing--a theatrical service organization best known for creating and presenting the Tony Awards.

Andrew Silverman, EAS '91, is a Former Players Board Member (Technical Coordinator) and proud yearly donor.  Andy graduated from Penn and went straight to work for Microsoft.  Eleven years later, he's still there.  After a lengthy initial stint in the operating systems group, Andy found his true calling and led the development of 4 successive versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator and a variety of other PC and Xbox game projects.  Currently he's leading a team in developing a new Xbox game expected in 2004.  Andy married a fellow theatre junkie, Chandria Danelle, in 1998. They have a son (Ian) and are expecting another arrival in February.  In what little spare time remains, Andy flies his Piper Cherokee, conducts the Microsoft Orchestra, and occasionally plays in pit bands for local theatres.  “He doesn't bite (anymore.)”

Andy Wolk, C '70, now lives in LA and works as a director and writer in film and TV.  Some of his credits include THE SOPRANOS, THE PRACTICE, NYPD BLUE and many movies for HBO and other networks including CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THE CHRISTMAS SHOES, THE DEFENDERS, etc.  Visit www.imdb.com for a complete listing of his credits.

Harold Wolpert, is currently working as the Managing Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, where he works closely with fellow Player Todd Haimes. Roundabout's acclaimed production of "The Pajama Game" won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2006. Previously he was the General Manager of Manhattan Theatre Club and the Alley Theatre.