Theatre Alumni

Michael Bachman '04

Received an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies at University College Cork; Cork, Ireland in December 2005
Collaborator on a deconstruction of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for the European Capitol of Culture 2005
Directed Beckett's What, Where in Cork and Dublin, Ireland
Devised Mere Eye for Butler University's 150th Welcome Week Celebration
Designed and Instructed workshops on Psychophysical Acting
Directed L'histoire du Soldat for NoExit in collaboration with Orkestra Projekt
Lighting Designer for Project Motion's Sun Stories
Directed NoExit's 2004-2005 Season Finale FeMENism

His short play, Settle Down, was a semifinalist in the XXIX Annual Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival in New York City
Founded Indianapolis New Art Theatre, dedicated to producing new work, and got it incorporated it as a nonprofit organization
Produced and directed the regional premiere of Eighteen by Allison Moore.
Produced an original work by another Butler Theatre alumnus, Margaret Murray. The show, called girls., premiered at the inaugural Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival in August 2005
Acted in Inherit the Wind and A Christmas Carol at the Indiana Repertory Theatre
Produced and performed in Everywhere, premiering at the Indianapolis Fringe Festival in August 2006

Graduated with degrees in Theatre and Chinese Culture & Language
Co-founded NoExit Inc. with Nicole Gatzimos, a 2002 BU Theatre Graduate, and is now the Creative Consultant
Received MA in Performance Studies from NYU in 2005
Directed The Sound of a Voice for NoExit, implementing cross distance rehearsal techniques via the internet
Studied with Yuyachkani, a political performance group, in Lima, Peru
In 2005, directed and performed in a site-specific video project called "Domestic Jugglers" in Washington, DC
Certified in movement analysis at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies
Pursuing a PhD in Asian Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Manoa

Professional stage manager whose most recent credits include work with José Rivera at LAByrinth Theater Company, Trip Cullman and Glen Berger at MCC, and Wallace Shawn at The New Group. Pam has also stage managed for New York International Fringe Festival, Summer Play Festival, ABC, New Georges, HERE Arts Center, Vital Theater Company, Origin Theatre Company, Ellis Island Foundation, and others.
Assistant Stage Manager and Child Wrangler for the National Tour of Miss Saigon.
Regional work includes Cain Park in Cleveland, InterAct Theatre in Philadelphia, and The Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis
Pam has also worked in production management for events including Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park.

Worked as an actor in the IRT's production of Julius Caesar and A Christmas Carol
Wrote, directed and produced The Death of Noir, which was accepted into two Chicago film festivals in 2002
Worked as film screening director for Indiefest Chicago, a Sundance sponsored film festival in 2004
Founded Galatrax Pictures with Butler Graduates, Stephanie Johnson, John Hammerle, Matt Rozek and Julie Hammerle in 2004
Finished work on Galatrax Pictures short film Exit, which was broadcast on two major websites, Ifilm and ManiaTV, in 2005
Directed and edited the Galatrax Picture shorts Two and Bloodnog in 2005

Attended DePaul University College of Law: JD, Top 10% of Class
Co-founded Galatrax Pictures, a Midwest-based film company; currently in pre-production on the short film Static
Employed at Freeborn & Peters LLP, a mid-size law firm in Chicago, IL specializing in Commercial Litigation

Yoga Instructor in New York City
Attended acting training programs including Siti company and A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA
Lived in Moscow teaching dance and acrobatics
Studied acting at the Moscow Art Theater
Toured with Cirque du Soleil as a character actor, contortionist, hand to hand acrobatics, and dancer
Currently living in Los Angeles where he has done numerous commercials

Performed and taught at the Children's Theatre Institute in Indianapolis
Worked as an Understudy and Production Assistant at the Indiana Repertory Theatre
Co-founded Galatrax Pictures in 2004 and has since helped to create and perform in Blood Nog, Two, and Static, all short films produced by Galatrax Pictures
Has appeared in commercials for Portillo's, Krogers, and Hoosier Lottery
Made puppeteer debut on Nickelodeon in the puppet television show, "Jack's Big Music Show"
Has done a number of voice-overs and industrial films

Professional actor, New York City
Recent New York: Forest in The Ugly Man (Boomerang Theater Company), Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing and Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Inwood Shakespeare Festival), Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Vital Theater Company)
Regional credits include: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Human Race Theater Company, Theater West Virginia, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater