Andrea Palesh, 2008, B.S. Apparel and Merchandising is a Colo. native currently residing in New York City. College cultivated her artistic desire for choreography, leading to numerous pieces selected for CSU department concerts, a commissioned piece for the Aspen Dance Connection in 2007, and the chance to present a piece at the American College Dance Association Conference that same year. Inspired by the opportunities NYC had to offer, Andrea moved to the city upon graduation. While simultaneously working in fashion PR, Andrea danced in Eyes of a Blue Dog Dance Theater, performing at Association of Performing Arts Professionals, Dance Theater Workshop, and Jacob's Pillow ‘Inside Out’ Series. Recently she’s performed with entertainer Robert Taylor Jr. from season eight of So You Think You Can Dance, was a featured dancer in the off-off Broadway show Chris March’s Butt-Cracker Suite: A Trailer Park Ballet, and toured extensively both internationally and domestically with Mystic India: The World Tour. Currently she performs, co-directs, and choreographs for the nightlife cabaret spectacle: Guilty Pleasures Cabaret, at the renowned Duplex Cabaret Theater.

Charles Drage, 1965, B.S. Social Science I played trumpet in the CSU concert band, the pep band, and in the Statesmen Jazz Band for all four years of college under the direction of Dr. Otto Werner. Upon graduation, I went to Air Force flight school, then served five years as an Air Force pilot. I am now retired from American Airlines and live with my wife of 50 years, Carol Jaffee Drage, in Evergreen, Colo.

Linda Gooch, 1969, B.S. Food Science and Nutrition I used my Food Science degree as director of food service for the Moffat County School District from 1972-1978. I also was the food service director for the Moffat County jail from 1990-1991. Since 1978, I have had numerous jobs, primarily in customer service areas and clerical positions. My love of community theatre was inspired by a CSU Extension project in 1975; we began the celebration of the bi-centennial year with a community production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown. This was the beginning of what became Boomtown Players, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit theatre production company. I have been involved in community theatres in Colo., Idaho, and Texas since that time. Community theatre quickly became my passion and has been a work of love, not only as a performer, but I have also gained so much satisfaction as a director, watching the performers grow and gain confidence in themselves through each performance. I have been blessed to make many new friendships, literally nationwide, through the networking opportunities of state and national festivals. Community theatre IS America's theatre! It is many times the first and sometimes only exposure to live performance that people, young and old, are able to experience.