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Performing & Media Arts major Justin Lee is featured in the Extraordinary Journeys series for the Class of 2026.

“The summer after my junior year, my performing and media arts (PMA) cohort and I took an original musical to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival called "The Family Copoli." It was an amazing experience spending my summer at Cornell during the rehearsal process, and traveling abroad to perform for an international audience.“

Read the full article on the A&S website: https://as.cornell.edu/news/fulfillment-me-comes-my-art (link in bio)

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Caitlin Neafsey 🎉

Performing & Media Arts and English major

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ My biggest highlight was definitely taking the PMA 3000 Independent Study course for the Sundance Film Festival! I was able to travel with a group of students to Park City for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and watch so many great films while also meeting industry professionals. It was such an amazing experience and I recommend it to anyone even potentially interested.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ I’ve loved being in PMA because of the unique classes that are offered. My favorite memory from PMA was taking PMA 3503 - The Writer’s Room. This class gave me the opportunity to write my own original TV show series bible, and showed me that writing and development was a part of the entertainment industry that I could be successful in.

🔹 What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ After graduation I will be working in New York City as a reporting intern for Page Six. I’m really excited to be in NYC and to start working closely with the entertainment industry! I’m also excited to live close to my brothers and my friends post-grad!

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ Take lots of PMA classes, even if they’re not exactly the topics that you’re interested in. There are so many interesting classes, and you might love something completely unexpected.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ I want to thank my parents and my brothers for all of their support during my four years at Cornell. I also want to thank my PMA professors and my advisors, Austin Bunn and Samantha Sheppard for all of their guidance.

In late April, PMA Professor Austin Bunn travelled to Edinburgh and Glasgow Scotland to develop short film projects with Scotland’s unique Take Three program, which supports young filmmaker development through grants, labs, networking and workshops. He served as a mentor for six filmmaking teams at Take Three’s film incubator at a resort outside in Edinburgh. Later, Bunn went to Glasgow to give a public talk to 80 aspiring filmmakers about screenwriting for short films.

During the incubator, Bunn and the film teams spent three days exploring screenwriting craft concepts and short form filmmaking specifically. “I led a workshop for all the teams in narrative design for short films, based on my book Short Film Screenwriting. Then, I scrambled the teams so they could all meet each other and generate an original short film premise based on a new idea.... The filmmakers were incredibly talented with unique visions for their work, and it was just such a privilege and pleasure to work with them.”

Read more at the link in bio

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Veronika Makoviak 🎉

Performing & Media Arts and Government major

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ What is truly valuable and unique about PMA as an undergraduate program is its breadth: you can be involved in both theatre and film, learn theory alongside practical skills, and gain understanding into both the artistic and business sides of production. And, obviously, the depth of knowledge you acquire once you choose your focus. Anytime I stepped into the “real entertainment world,” I felt confident that PMA had equipped me with the skills and professional language needed to bring value to projects.

I began my journey knowing very little. I didn’t know what terms like AD or script sides meant. Don’t let that stop you - PMA students and faculty are there to support you at every stage of your journey!

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ Taking PMA 2800 was a truly transformative experience. We had students from all kinds of majors, and that brought very creative ideas into our acting pieces. Also, if you haven’t taken a course with Dr. Warner yet but want to learn more about the industry itself, run to take it!

🔹 What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ I graduated in December. Currently, I’m taking a gap year before attending graduate school and working as a Casting Assistant at Magnet Originals.

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ Start majoring in PMA as a freshman, not a sophomore. Make sure you gain professional experience in the industry as early as you can. It will inform your approach to classes, and you will have more specific questions to ask (your ROI will get higher and higher), helping you get the most out of your PMA experience.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ To be honest, there are so so many people to thank! I especially want to thank Prof. Gainor, Prof. Palmer, Prof. Angelopoulos, Prof. Warner, Prof. Goelzer, and Alexa Alfonsi. And this list is far from complete.

Read the full spotlight at the link in our bio.

PMA Senior Lecturer and Costume Designer Sarah Bernstein has received The Russell Family Teaching Award for 2026, given to faculty members who have demonstrated their devotion to teaching, including classroom presence, preparation and administration, student counseling, development of new courses and new methods of student instruction.

The College of Arts & Sciences annually honors faculty members for excellence in teaching and advising. “As the academic year draws to a close, it’s my honor to celebrate the dedication, generosity and enthusiasm of all our faculty members and instructors who reach beyond expectations or requirements to benefit their students and further their fields of study,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Read the full story called “Faculty excellence in teaching and advising honored with 2026 awards” by Kate Blackwood, for A&S Communications, at the link in bio

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Tommy Welch 🎉

Performing & Media Arts major
English minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ Every film class I have taken has been great. While I have largely been a film person interested in directing and writing, this year I pushed myself to get more involved in theater as I become more aware of the great overlap: writing one festival 24 play and directing another this year, acting in the play Rope, and attending some of the wonderful work other students have been making, writing Sun reviews about Sunset Splatter and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. I also produced one DKA film and directed another this year, and proposed the idea and then spearheaded the addition of a screenwriting workshop to the org. By now, I have directed 13 short films.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ Film 1 was probably my favorite experience. Starting with like 0 experience and believing you can be something like the next Aronofsky can be a very invigorating delusion. Writing something really overambitious and just ripping through on the shoot with no regard to proper practices is a great joy of youth. After becoming more experienced and self-aware, I think it's really important to try to hold onto that same spirit.

Workshopping my feature script with Professor Stratford in Playwriting 1 and in Senior Studio with Professor Obadike was very encouraging.

Producing our semester film for DKA, Repent at Leisure, this spring was a lot of fun. Seeing everyone on set as we're shooting this movie and seeing this strange ephemeral collaborative family materialize out of a vision on paper for the hours of that production is a very fulfilling kind of answer to existential doubt and solitude.

🔹What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ I'm feeling the fire under me, I need to get out and direct my first feature. I have a strong script I am proud of, Wail On, about long distance running and my life's purpose right now is getting it made. That's the mission, and now I have to figure out the road to how I get there.

Read the full spotlight at the link in our bio.

🎉 Senior Spotlight: James Reinbold 🎉

Government and Performing & Media Arts major
Law & Society minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ My biggest highlight from my involvement in PMA was collaborating with Sid Martis to create the short film Athlete, which explores the pressures of playing football at the Division I level. It was incredibly meaningful to bring my experience as a Cornell football player into my love for PMA and everything it has taught me about film and acting. Another amazing experience was performing as Orlando in Professor Black’s "Shakespearian Ecologies" production of As You Like It. I loved the chance to perform outdoors and offstage, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Cornell Botanic Gardens.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ Looking back, I have so many fond memories from my time in PMA. Making short films and experimental films in Media Production Lab with Professor Doo Rim Kim was a blast. My first theatrical performance in Introduction to Acting with Theo Black freshman year was incredible. Learning the history of cinema with Professor Sheppard and Professor Warner in Global Cinema I and II was amazing. Exploring how New York and Los Angeles shaped cinema, and how film shaped the images of those cities, in Edge Cities: Celluloid NY and LA with Professor Haenni was eye-opening. Learning the ins and outs of sound design and Pro Tools with Professor Cross was extremely fun, and learning how to write screenplays with Professor Stratford was awesome. Looking back, it amazes me how many different courses and subjects I was able to explore through PMA, and I am forever grateful to have been a part of this major.

🔹What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ I am looking forward to playing another year of football at Central Michigan University.

Read the full spotlight: https://pma.cornell.edu/pma-class-2026-graduate-spotlight#james-reinbold

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎭 Inside PMA 1610: Production Technology Laboratory ✨
In PMA 1610, students gain hands-on experience in scenographic production, building foundational skills in scenery, props, and costume fabrication through immersive, experiential learning. This semester’s work features students Aaditya Bahl, Franklin Berry, David Gilmore, Astrid James, Annabelle Newberger, Xavier Panky, and Xiaoxi Xu, guided by instructors Lisa Boquist, Savannah Relos, Katt Hass, and Tim Ostrander.

✨ What you’re seeing in these photos:
🖐️ Hand Casting (#1, #2, #3)
Students learned the process for making hand casts first mixing & placing their hands in alginate, then pouring casting plaster in the molds.These techniques are regularly used for making makeup & prosthetic pieces in the entertainment industry.

🧱 Faux Brick Scenic Painting (#4)
Student painted examples of two-dimensional brick. Known as trompe-l'œil ("fool the eye") this is a traditional scenic painting technique used to create dimensional & realistic backgrounds, scenery & props.

🪑 Furniture Upholstery (#5, #6)
Students learned how to strip old upholstery materials off stock prop furniture. Then they learned the process of sizing, cutting, attaching new material, & reassembling the furniture.

🧵 Apron Sewing Project (#7)
In the costume shop, students learned all the steps necessary to pattern, assemble, and sew a utility apron.

🪧 Vacuform Signs (#8, #9, #10)
Students learned how to use the vacuforming machine for creating lightweight prop pieces, such as these compact signs.They then used different paint techniques to detail & distress them.

From concept to creation, PMA 1610 students are developing the essential technical skills that bring stories to life behind the scenes.

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Lasya Priya Vadlamani 🎉

Human Development major
Theatre and Law & Society minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ I performed in the ecology showcase which was so much fun to bond with my 4801 class. I was also a part of a movie for the directing class, which was an awesome experience.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA?
➡️ I really loved learning from Carolyn before she retired!

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ I would tell her to try new things and to not be scared.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ I would like to thank Theo Black for his guidance in putting on a show.

🔹 Anything else you'd like to include?
➡️ Thank you PMA for all of the memories!

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Justin Junseok Lee 🎉

Performing & Media Arts major
Philosophy minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ This year, I've had the privilege of working on my Honors Senior Thesis, which has served as the culmination of all my work in this department, so I'd consider that one of my strongest highlights.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ A favorite memory of mine at PMA is working on Orlando's Gift with Professor Feldshuh and some of my closest friends at Cornell.

🔹 What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ Taking it easy for a bit.

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ It'll all work out in the end.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ Shoutout to my professors, friends, and families.

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Amere Sloan 🎉

Communications major
Theatre minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ Milkshake Kiss was one of my favorite involvements in PMA. It was the first time I was on a set where I played a prominent character. I also enjoyed learning about directing, lighting, sound, and all the other key aspects of bringing a film together. We made magic and it reignited my love for acting and helped me remember why I wanted to become an actor in the first place.

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ Some of my favorite memories of PMA was having to be on set all day for Milkshake Kiss and just watching movies and talking with the cast and crew in the green room. Also singing in the stairwell with Katia was a highlight for me. Lastly, I would say being able to watch all the short films together at the end of each semester.

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ I would tell Freshman Amere to never give up on what he wants to do. Acting has been your dream since you could remember now you get to go do it. Have fun, break out of your shell, take up space, take time to learn. You belong just as much as everyone else, and just enjoy it.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ I would like to thank Carolyn Michelle Smith she was the first black professor I've had on Cornell's campus and it just happens to be in the thing I love the most. Carolyn was so caring and kind. She care so much about the process we made and you could feel it. Carolyn wasn't only a teacher but a guide, not just in the acting world but in life. She is an amazing mentor and I thank her so much for helping me on my path in acting and in life.

🔹Anything else you'd like to include?
➡️ PMA IS MY HOME FOREVER!!!

🎉 Senior Spotlight: Oswaldo Adam Grajeda 🎉

Performing & Media Arts, Government, American Studies, and History major
Law & Society minor

🔹What are some highlights of your involvement in PMA?
➡️ Being able to work in different forms of arts such as film, acting, stage management and set design

🔹 What are some favorite memories of PMA or of Cornell?
➡️ Working with a diverse group of students who all share a passion which is producing and creating art to entertain individuals

🔹 What are you looking forward to doing after graduation?
➡️ What I look forward to do after graduation is gain hands on experience through my work as a paralegal and chase my dream of becoming an entertainment lawyer

🔹If you could talk to your Freshman self now, what would you say?
➡️ I would say to never be afraid to put boundaries because at the end of the day you want to use your energy for events and projects you rather use towards rather than commitments you feel uneasy about. Also, never be scared to put yourself out there, you never know who you may encounter and become friends with and share memories with for the rest of your life.

🔹Is there anyone in particular you’d like to thank?
➡️ I want to thank everyone who I've ever encountered on campus and who have helped me become the person I am today. Every interaction I have with someone has always allowed me to learn something new, have a new creative idea, or just have a pleasure moment with them. However, a huge thank you goes to everyone in the Department of Performing & Media Arts for being caring, loving, and supportive of one another. I could not wish for anything better from a community.

🔹Anything else you'd like to include?
➡️ Always remember to follow your heart, passions, and ambitions because no one else knows you better than yourself. Takes those chances, risks, and opportunities because one day you will look back and say to yourself and say "I am glad that I did that because its a story I can always remind myself about my true authentic character "