Matthew Pakkebier

    Matthew Pakkebier

    Class Year: 2023

    Majors: Music Theatre

    Current Hometown: Beijing, China

    Job: 

    Performer at Universal Studios Beijing

    “Continue to seek your education through all the dance, voice, theatre, and music classes. Look for opportunities and classes that you will feel uncomfortable in that will push you and help you grow as a performer.”

    Austin Winter ?18, M.M. ?21

    Austin Winter

    Class Year: ’18, M.M. ’21

    Majors: Music Theatre (B.A.); M.M. in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

    Job: 

    Freelance Artist

    “The culture of Carthage is very eclectic. The environment encourages students to think beyond themselves as ‘one thing.’”

    Molly Kempfer ?19

    Molly Kempfer

    Class Year: ’19

    Majors: Music Theatre

    Current Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Job: 

    Actor and Substitute Teacher at Shorewood High School

    “I chose Carthage specifically because the audition process showed me that the professors would be genuinely invested in my success and that the students had formed a genuine community.”

    Tommy Novak

    Tommy Novak

    Class Year: ’11, MM’20

    Majors: M.M. in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy, Directing, Acting

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

    Job: 

    Teaching artist, director, assistant director, AEA actor and AGMA actor at Lyric Opera, Mercury Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theater, Orlando Rep, Paramount School of the Arts, Carthage College

    “Make the most of your education and the opportunity the school provides you.”

    Rachel Page ?10

    Rachel Page

    Class Year: ’10

    Majors: Music Theatre

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

    Job: 

    Performer, pianist, and vocal instructor

    “I think the best thing Carthage has to offer is its professors. I felt like each one of my professors had my well-being in mind. I felt like I was an individual personality, not just a face in a class. My professors always made time for me, even when they weren’t in my major. I could stop in an office and contemplate life or assignments and then make jokes about both. I owe a lot to my mentors.”

    Deonte Warren

    Deonte Warren

    Class Year: 2021

    Majors: M.M. in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy

    Current Hometown: Clarksville, Tennessee

    Job: 

    Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Voice at Austin Peay State University

    “I use everything I learned at Carthage in my current position. The M.M in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy program prepared me thoroughly for life as an academic and continues to be an invaluable resource!”

    Steve Hobe

    Steve Hobe

    Class Year: ’15

    Majors: Biology (Paleontology Track) and Musical Theatre

    Current Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

    Job: 

    Senior Coordinator of Education at Adler Planetarium and Supplemental Chorister at Lyric Opera of Chicago

    “When I learned that I could dig, prepare, and study fossil bones in a lab; hone my performance craft; and play hockey all close to home, attending Carthage was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”

    Brianna Borger

    Brianna Borger

    Class Year: ’22

    Majors: M.M. in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy

    Current Hometown: Evanston, Illinois

    Job: 

    Assistant Professor of Instruction & Academic Advisor at Northwestern University

    “I utilize the vocal pedagogy knowledge I learned at Carthage with my private voice students daily! While that learning didn’t directly prepare me for my role at Northwestern, the experience I gained watching my Carthage professors at work definitely did. Their mentorship has been hugely helpful in my success at NU.”