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A monthly series of moderated question-and-answer sessions with prominent alumni. Guests so far have included writers, directors, producers, agents, managers, and development executives. Visit the Conversations Forum and Conversations Photo Gallery. Conversations Archives
| Date | Guest | 24 January 2007
| Masi Oka '97, actor. Star of NBC's hit television series Heroes.
| 18 September 2006
| John Krasinski '01, actor. Star of NBC's hit comedy The Office.
| 28 August 2006
| Julie Bowen '91, actor. Her many credits include ABC's Boston Legal, as well as Ed, Lost, Jake in Progress, ER. | 12 July 2006
| Damian Kulash '98, musician. Lead singer and guitarist for Capitol Records bank "OK Go." | 3 May 2006
| Simon Kinberg '95, writer. Credits include Mr. and Mrs. Smith, X-Men 3, XXX 2, Jumper. | | 6 December 2005 | Ian Maxtone-Graham '81, producer. Executive Producer, The Simpsons. | 9 August 2005
| Joel Begleiter '98, Literary Agent, UTA. His clients are currently working on The Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy, Invasion, One Tree Hill, Four Kings, HBO's Untitled Louis CK Project, and the overtly-racist Minori-Team for Adult Swim. | 24 March 2005
| Lisa Loeb '90, recording artist and star of VH-1's Number One Single. | | 20 Jan 2005 | Tuneen Chisolm '84, Entertainment Attorney. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field, LLP. | 10 Nov 2004
| Tom Russo '93, Sr. VP of Current Programs, Paramount Pictures.
| 29 July 2004
| Drew Ann Rosenberg '83, Writer / Director. Credits include Sex and a Girl, Daybreak.
| 6 July 2004
| Yael Oestreich '95, VP of Development, Maverick Films
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Michael Schreiber '98, Head of Development, Tapestry Films. | 28 April 2004
| Randy Becker '92, Producer. A partner at Acuna Entertainment, a literary management and production company. | 31 March 2004
| Paulo de Oliveira '75, Sr. VP of Programming, USA Studios.
| 24 February 2004
| Phil Hay '92 & Matt Manfredi '93, writers / directors. Credits include Crazy/Beautiful, The Tuxedo, Bug, and Valiant. | 9 December 2003
| JoBeth Williams '70, actress and Academy Award-nominated director
| 13 November 2003
| Bruce Miller '87, supervising producer, ER.
| 21 October 2003
| John Hamburg '92, writer and director. Credits include Along Came Polly, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, and Safe Men.
| 16 September 2003
| Lauren Corrao '83, Senior VP, Original Programming and Head of Development, Comedy Central. | 27 August 2003
| Austin Winsberg '98, up-and-coming writer / director. Story Editor on Still Standing, former staff writer on Glory Days, recently sold his screenplay Untitled Valentines Day Project to New Line Cinema and a romantic comedy pilot to Twentieth Century Fox. Also on the board of hte Los Angeles Young Playwright's Festival.
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Chris Brancato '84, veteran TV & film writer and producer. Most recently was Co-Executive Producer on Boomtown. Recently completed the pilots Then Came Jones for ABC and Dopefor FX. Currently has an overall development deal with 20th Century Fox TV. | 23 July 2003
| Angela Cheng Caplan '94, literary agent, Writers & Artists.
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Sarah Clossey '91, talent agent, Writers & Artists. | 25 June 2003
| Tad Quill '91, Supervising Producer for NBC's hit comedy Good Morning Miami. Credits also include Spin City, Jesse, and Imagine That. | 17 June 2003
| Bill Robinson '90, President of Diane Keaton's production company Blue Relief. His projects include The First Wives Club, Unstrung Heroes, Hanging Up, Breaking Through, and most recently Gus Van Sant-directed Elephant, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. | 27 May 2003
| Scott Anderson '86, Academy Award Winner for Best Visual Effects, Babe. Featue film director / visual effects supervisor, President of TAKSEA Producions. | 23 April 2003
| Michael Valeo '94, Partner at McKeon-Valeo Management. McKeo-Valeo represents actors and writers including Matt Davis (Tigerland, Legally Blonde, Blue Crush), Melora Walters (Magnolia), AJ Langer (My So-Called Life, Three Sisters), Bill Bronchtrup (NYPD Blue), Kevin Anderson (Nothing Sacrd, Sleeping With The Enemy), Marissa Jaret Winokur (star of Hairspray on Broadway). | 18 February
| David Bartis '88, CEO of Hypnotic. Credits include The Bourne Identity, Terry Tate Commercial, shorts, and many other productions.
| 23 January 2003
| Carolyn Bernstein '90, Senior VP of Drama Development, The WB Network. | 10 December 2002
| Jonathan Groff '83, writer and producer. Credits include: Head Writer - Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Consulting Producer - Ed, Executive Producer / Showrunner It's Not About Me. | 20 November 2002
| Will Mackenzie '60, veteran film & tv director. Countless credits include Taxi & The Bob Newhart Show to Everybody Loves Raymond and Scrubs. | 17 October 2002
| John Bauman '81, literary agent, The Gersh Agency. | 24 September 2002
| Adam Lazarus '88, theatrical agent, Bauman, Redanty, and Shaul, one of the top boutique agencies in town. | 21 August 2002
| Bruce Evans '87, Vice President of Current Series, NBC. Bruce oversees the Law and Order franchises, Crossing Jordan, and the new fall comedy, The In-Laws.
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