Notable Alumni
You've probably heard of Brandeis alumni, such as Emmy Award-winner Debra Messing from "Will and Grace"; Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Theresa Rebeck; John-Andrew Morrison, featured in the Tony Award-winning musical "A Strange Loop"; Loretta Devine of "Dreamgirls," "Waiting to Exhale," "The Colored Museum," and "Grey's Anatomy"; Marta Kauffman and David Crane, the creators of "Friends"; actor/director Tony Goldwyn; and Academy Award-nominee Marshall Herskovitz, writer and producer of "Traffic" and "The Last Samurai."
They're just a few of the thousands of Brandeis graduates who have found meaningful work in theater, film, television, and a wide range of other creative careers.
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Alumni Spotlights
John-Andrew Morrison ’95 of the Tony-winning Best Musical “A Strange Loop” and Rachel Peters ’99 discuss bringing your authentic self to your work with Eileen Phelan.
Writing for theater and screen and novels, Theresa Rebeck, MA'83, MFA'86, PhD'89, has spawned a cast of characters who range from ruthless treasure seekers to harried single moms, wannabe saints to don't-wannabe sinners, and warring siblings to straying spouses.