Much ado about Madu
At the Region 3 event of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Gabriela Madu ’23 placed second in the musical theater competition and was a semifinalist in the prestigious Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions. No student had ever reached either of those heights since the College began participating in the festival in 1995. Shortly afterward, Madu was invited to participate in one of the Open Jar Institute’s week-long summer “Broadway Intensives” in New York City, along with Monmouth classmate Drew Cliffel. She’s pictured playing a leading role in the College’s production of Romeo and Juliet.