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Heriberto Oquendo, Jr. is a City College undergraduate alumnus. He is a trained character actor. He studied acting and voice in the Woody King, Jr. New Federal Theatre Program. He also studied acting, production design, and musical theater at The City College of New York City (CUNY). Some of his performances include Chaste Maid in Cheapside, Reckless, Gallatea, Special People of International Character, The Basset Table, Mental Reservation, The Strindberg Festival, Anomaly: Under Construction, La Reina’s Barriolesque, Viva Bronx Festival, I Remember Mama, Raisin in the Sun, Comedy of Errors. Musical Theatre credits include: Fame, The Wiz, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Bye Bye Birdie, Once on This Island, Cabaret. His set design/lighting design/costume design/ stage make-up/ stage management experience include: The Wound, Trail of Tears, The King Stag, A Touch of Brightness, Hair, La Reina’s Barriolesque, West Side Story, Once on This Island, Cabaret. His playwright works include Adroit Enough? (Runner-up Met Life Nuestras Voces Competition), Ascension: Walking Towards the Light, For This I Pray, Anomaly: Under Construction. He has performed in the tri-state area including: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, HERE Theater, Pregones, La Mama, Theater for the New City, and Aaron Davis Hall. He is a trained lyric tenor and has sung in many venues, from community center performances to corporate events.
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Junior Natalie Patterson is a mass communications major, concentrating in Journalism, and an international politics minor. She serves as a senator in the Student Conference and is a member of the alpha class of the Student Leadership Initiative, as well as a member of Black Legacy, the Black Student Union at Lehman College. Engagement in activities that have a positive impact on society is important to Patterson. To this end, she has done a great deal of advocacy work, particularly in the adolescent reproductive health field.
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Sophomore Roberto Ventura is majoring in theatre, with a double minor in creative writing and dance. He is a member of A.C.E., Rave Club, Club I.N.K., and Black Legacy, the Black Student Union at Lehman College. In his free time, Roberto is a performing artist known as Rebeleagle. He attends a monthly open mic event called "The Urban Juke Joint." He loves to write, dance, and create abstract art.
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