Current MFA Grads

Daniel Jordan Barrett

Daniel Jordan Barrett is a first-year MFA student and is native to the Louisville area. He has been an actor, playwright, and director for the past decade. He earned his BA in Theatre at Indiana University Southeast in 2023. Since then, he has worked professionally as an actor, lighting designer, and lead electrician for various local and regional organizations. He is thrilled to be at UofL and given the opportunity to continue his passion as a storyteller both on and off stage.

Dylan Fisher

Dylan Fisher is a first-year MFA student. Dylan is a music educator, actor, singer, and director from Eastern North Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Musical Theatre from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. As an arts advocate, Dylan has been dedicated to promoting accessible arts education in his community. He worked as a music teacher in Eastern North Carolina, fostering the next generation of young performers. Dylan's stage credits include such standout roles as Jud Fry in Oklahoma!, Noah Curry in 110 in the Shade, Zangara in Assassins, Duke Senior in As You Like It (Taub version), The Wizard in The Wiz, and Teen Angel in Grease. His directing credits include The Night the Reindeer Rocked and The Lion King Kids. Dylan aspires to continue inspiring and uplifting others through his teaching and theater work, and always strives to create inclusive and impactful artistic experiences.

Andrea Haskett

Andrea Haskett is a first-year MFA student. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, she graduated from Boise State University with a BS in Chemistry. However, she discovered her passion is in storytelling through theatre arts and film. Throughout her arts exploration, she has worked both on and off stage in many capacities. She is grateful for the opportunity to deepen her knowledge as a student in the Department of Theatre Arts. She sends a grateful thank you to her husband, family, and friends for their continued love and support.

Tyja Lynnx

Tyja Lynnx is a first-year MFA student. She is an international baton twirling champion from Daytona Beach, Florida, where she received her BA in Theatre Performance from Florida A&M University. As an undergraduate student, she played Joesphine Baker in Beth Turner’s Sweet Mama String Bean. After graduating from an HBCU, she began her professional theatre career as an Acting Fellow at The Black Rep in St. Louis. While there, Tyja played roles such as Harriet Tubman in the touring TYA production of Alice Childress’s When the Rattlesnake Sounds; Frankie in Frankie MuseFreeman; an ensemble member in Timbuktu; and the Narrator in a reading of Kelundra Smith’s The Wash. Her first role at UofL is as the Young Woman in St. Lucy's Eyes. Tyja is thankful for her family and friends' support, which has encouraged her to reach this point in her career.

Audrey A. MacNeil

Audrey A. MacNeil is a first-year MFA student. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a BFA in Acting. She also studied Acting at the National Theatre Institute. She has performed and directed at several theatres across the country. She specializes in teaching Shakespeare, fight choreography, intimacy direction, and improvisation. Audrey's most recent credits include directing Snow College's Mainstage production of Twelfth Night in Utah and teaching advanced improvised comedy theory at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater in Dallas,

Texas. Audrey's greatest acting goal is to play every Shakespearean fool in the cannon! Audrey is beyond grateful to be at UofL and is so excited to be a part of such a great artistic community here in Louisville! If you would like to keep up with her current projects, please check out her website at www.audreymacneil.com.

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Zye Reid

Zye Reid is a second-year MFA student. He graduated from the University of Miami with a BFA in Musical Theater in 2021. Recent credits include Prom (Mr. Hawkins), Escape to Margaritaville (Jamal), The Stephen Foster Story (Joe and Martin U/S), and The Little Mermaid (King Triton U/S). Zye is beyond grateful to have the opportunity to strengthen his craft and grow alongside the many talented artists that grace this program!

Faith Artis

Faith Artis Faith Artis is a third-year MFA student who started doing theatre when she was a young girl. She has always dreamt of acting and is grateful to still be doing what she loves. She specializes in improvisation and solo performance. Her past credits include Avenue Q (Gary Coleman), Fairview (Keisha), and Gloria (Lorin). She earned a BA in Theatre Arts from Rollins College as a Priscilla L. Parker Scholar and hopes to use the knowledge she gathers from UofL to perform and eventually teach later in her career.

Darrin Mosley Jr.

Darrin Mosley Jr is a third-year MFA student who graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Minor in Theatre. Darrin was a member of Attack Theatre’s teaching artist team in Propel Schools. He also taught with Weary Arts Group and Gemini Children’s Theater; was a hip-hop instructor for Dance Conservatory of Pittsburgh; and most recently was a lead counselor for Kentucky Shakespeare’s summer camp. His performance work spans both dance and theatre. With Attack Theatre, he performed in Pittsburgh Opera’s Moby Dick (2018). He has also performed with Black Swan Ballet Company, Weary Arts Group (2017), South Park Theater (2019), Steel City Shakespeare (2019), the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, and he was in the Pittsburgh Musical Theatre production of Newsies (2019). At UofL, he was in Gloria (2022), The 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee (2023), and The Old Settler (2023). Oher Louisville credits include Faith Works' production of Charlotte's Web (2023), Tajleed Hardy's Unchained (2023), and Lou Hive's production of To Battle (2024). Darrin appeared in the short film series A Very Covid Christmas (2021), which received a silver Telly award for best remote production. Darrin is excited for his upcoming role as Bay in the UofL production of St. Lucy's Eyes. Darrin would like to thank his wife, parents, family, and friends for their unwavering support throughout his time in his graduate career.

Krystal Waller

Krystal Waller is a third-year MFA student. She has been entertaining audiences since the age of 4, when she began as a dancer. Some of her most notable roles include Black Mary in Gem of the Ocean; Lou Bessie in The Old Settler; Jasmine in Fairview; Nancy in Oliver! The Musical; and Mayzie La Bird in Seussical. In 2020, Krystal received her BA in Africana Studies with a minor in Theatre Arts from the University of Pittsburgh. She is committed to centering Black voices and uplifting Black stories through a sociological lens with her theatrical work. In Summer 2024, she was an Acting Intern with Kentucky Shakespeare, where she played Escalus in Romeo and Juliet; Balthazar/2nd merchant in The Comedy of Errors; and Adrian in The Tempest. Krystal is beyond grateful to her family and The Creator for their endless guidance, sacrifice, and love.