Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for Professional Directions with Producer Lee Rosenthal ‘87 and Actor Bob Clendenin ’87 on Friday, November 15, at 5:00 pm, in the Film Forum, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The event will be hosted by PMA Associate Professor, Beth Frances Milles and is free and open to the public. 

Lee Rosenthal ’87 and Bob Clendenin ’87 met as college students, where they co-founded Whistling Shrimp, Cornell’s oldest improv comedy troupe specializing in long-form improvisation. Lee and Bob have gone on to lead prestigious careers in the Entertainment industry. Lee Rosenthal is the President of Worldwide Physical Production for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios. Bob Clendenin has appeared in over 100 television shows and can currently be seen in Bad Monkey on Apple and Bookie on HBO. How did they get there? What can they share about their journeys? Their visit will coincide with the 40th Anniversary reunion of Whistling Shrimp at Cornell. 

The Professional Directions series brings industry experts to campus to speak about their career journeys as screenwriters, playwrights, editors, producers, directors, theatre critics, dramaturgs, and more.

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