UP Theater Program Alumni

Rebby Yuer Foster

Class of 2018

Rebby Yuer Foster (they/them) is the Associate Artistic Director of Shaking the Tree Theatre in Portland, Oregon. They are a Chinese-American director & multidisciplinary artist. Recent directing credits at Shaking the Tree include SATIRE, We Wrote This With You In Mind, In A Different Reality She's Clawing At The Walls, MODELMINORITY, & 家人: A Self Portrait. 

Rebby is a former Acting Apprentice at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville ‘18-19. They grew up in Seattle, Washington and received their B.A. in Theatre & English at the University of Portland. 

Emily Hogan

Class of 2019

A transplant from Lompoc, CA, Emily studied dramaturgy and performance at UP. Post-graduation, Emily has performed with Hand2Mouth Theatre, Shaking the Tree, Portland Revels, and Milagro. Primarily, she works as a stage manager - credits include What Brings You Here at Hand2Mouth, and Forbidden Fruit, Fucking A, MODELMINORITY, and Chick Fight at Shaking the Tree. Emily has also been a dramaturg on numerous productions, such as In A Different Reality She’s Clawing At The Walls (Shaking the Tree), i defy you, stars (Do It For Mead), The Killing Fields (Orphic), and Jaffa Gate (Northwest Theatre Workshop). Emily was a teaching artist for Hand2Mouth and Milagro, and is a current Hand2Mouth Company member. She also works for the PFA Department as their Academic Coordinator.