Graduation Showcase
The Actors Conservatory Class of 2025
Join us as we celebrate the newest industry professionals from Portland’s only nationally accredited acting conservatory program. The showcase features scenes and monologues.
Join us May 23 or May 24, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Reserve your spot today!
This annual event introduces our second-year students to industry professionals and the wider arts community as they transition from their training to the professional world. The showcase will feature stage and film work, scenes, monologues and some surprises. Directed by TAC Instructors. Runtime is approximately 60 minutes.
Location of events will be at Artists Repertory Theatre 1515 SW Morrison St. | Portland, OR 97205
Learn more about the class of 2025 by clicking on the photos below and visiting their websites.
Leah Cohn
Leah Cohn (she/her) is an actor based in Portland, Oregon. After moving to the city, she trained at The Actors Conservatory, completing their two-year program and performing in a range of productions. Most recently, she played the iconic title role of Nora in Nora. Leah is passionate about telling stories that explore human connection, resilience, and transformation, whether on stage or screen. She is currently seeking opportunities in film, television, and theater, as well as representation for the next stage of her career. Outside of acting, she loves cooking, spending time with her dog Athena, and being in nature.
John Kammerle
John Kammerle is in his second year at The Actors Conservatory. He made his stage debut in Artists Repertory Theater’s production of The Event in 2024. As a musician and audio engineer, John has worked over the last 15 years DJing night clubs and teaching at the non-profit Ethos Music Center and elective music courses for students K-12 in Portland Public Schools. He has released records on the Olympia based label K Records, once a home to such artists as Beck and Modest Mouse. After studying the Meisner technique with Chris Harder for a few years, John found his way to TAC. He loves the films of Éric Rohmer and Edward Yang.
Jeffrey Eastman
Jeffrey took a strong interest in acting when he was thirteen, he played Harold Hill in The Music Man. Ever since that role, he knew acting was something he wanted to do. Jeffrey continued on throughout high school in the performing arts- he was in the elite choir, and was also taking any theatre classes that he could. From high school onward, he has always had a strong desire to pursue acting. It wasn’t until after graduating from PCC with a Criminal Justice Degree that he applied for The Actors Conservatory. Jeffrey has been a film/movie extra for many years- and has always known that he has a passion for acting. He is excited to see where this takes him, and he’s also excited for the big debut in his second professional play.
Dan Sweet
Dan Sweet took his first acting class in 2022 and immediately fell in love with the Portland acting community. He performed in seven plays that first year, and in 2023 leaped at the amazing opportunity to join The Actors Conservatory’s 2-year program. He recently appeared as Walter Peele in The Event at Artist Repertory Theatre. His favorite roles include “Weird Al” Yankovic, Old Shephard from Winter’s Tale, Yukon Cornelius from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and R2D2.
Location of Showcase
Artists Repertory Theatre
1515 SW Morrison St.
Portland, OR 97205