CREATIVE THOUGHT Funnyman G
ayle Waters-Waters is nothing short of a suburban nightmare. The star of the Web
series Gayle can usually be seen angrily strut- ting through the streets of her neighborhood, each hand clutching a dumbbell. Throughout her power-walks, she rants about everything from Zooey Deschanel to her daughter’s col- lege prospects. “Do you accept AP credits?” Gayle demands of an admissions counselor. “And if yes, what about iTunes credits?” Every rant has an unparalleled absurdity to it, one of the defining traits of the character written and played by Chris Fleming ’09.
The series launched two years ago. Now with nearly 30 episodes, it has become an Internet hit and gar- nered mentions in Forbes and the Huffington Post. The first episode
has surpassed 500,000 views on YouTube, and comedian Margaret Cho has signed on to the cast.
Fleming has been doing stand-up and other
live comedy for nearly a decade. At Skidmore he was a member of the Sketchies along with Melissa Strype ’10, who plays the daughter on Gayleand directs the series. Skidmore was “a pretty nice environment to
learn comedy,” he says, crediting everything from theater classes to workshopping with his sketch group as being instrumental in his development. “I got to perform in front of sup- portive crowds.” The Massachusetts native, now living in Los
Angeles, created the character of Gayle in 2009 when, as he told Forbes, he saw “a woman in Crate and Barrel who really inspired me. She was digging through placemats like it was Armageddon.” The comic has developed the Web series
into a two-hour stage act, which he and Strype will be touring across the country for upwards of 75 shows. For Fleming, taking Gayle to the stage is a natural transition, as it allows him to completely let himself go, one of the trademarks of his performing style. “I can go pretty nuts,” he says. “It’s way more fun to perform live.” —Andrew Clark
in pharmaceutical product development as a clinical research associate monitoring clinical trials. Katherine Hurd and P.J. Casey were married on September 21 in Saratoga Springs. The wedding took place at the Fasig-Tipton Hall and a brunch was held the following morning at Skidmore’s Surrey-Williamson Inn. Katherine’s maid of honor was her sister Mary Hurd ’10 and P.J.’s best man was his brother Tom Casey ’02. Other Skidmore guests includ- ed Tom’s wife, Dana Chin Casey ’01, Tandi Zulu, Alexis Shenfil-Smart, Karden Rabin, Alex Wade, Myles Boege, Cooper Mitchell-Rekrut, Frances Mitchell, Conor McCaw, Jeremy Richmond, Brendan Murray, Leigh Stokey Murray, Eben Miller, Rachel Gordon Miller, Sarah Lawrence, Reyna Stein, Abby Kunhardt, Ian Zinn, Billy Simkiss, Katie Gunion ’07, Alex Whitman ’07, Pat Bouman ’07, and Maggie Dubler ’07. Last year, Case Button resigned from the Department of State, where he had been a speechwriter for former secretary Hillary Clinton, and launched his own speechwriting and consulting firm. He still writes for Clinton and former secre- tary Madeleine Albright, as well as several authors and business leaders. But his big news is that he proposed to Leigh Paterson, his girlfriend of nearly four years, during a trip to New York’s
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Adirondack Mountains in December. She is friends with Nick Merrill ’05, who worked with Case at the State Department and introduced them to one another. Nick is now press secretary to Clinton. ALEXANDRA RAVENER FEIGMAN 43 VALENTINE AVENUE GLEN COVE, NY 11542-4127
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University of Washington in Seattle in August; she expected to graduate from its medical school in May. Glenna will then begin a family medicine residency. She also hopes to participate in community activism, public health promotion, med- ical education, and social justice efforts. Hunter Marston finished a master’s in public administration at the University of Washington in Seattle last summer and relocated back to Boston. He is seeking a job in Washington, D.C., in international affairs. He’s enjoyed some downtime catching up with Skidmore classmates in the Boston area and fixing up a motorcy- cle in the garage. Shauna Covell’s boyfriend, Dan Forbes, proposed to her in July. The couple was in Mallorca, Spain, taking classes for certifi- cation in educational leadership at the College of New Jersey’s overseas site. Shauna is a first-grade teacher at Shanghai American School; Dan teaches sixth- and seventh-grade language arts and ESOL at Shanghai Community International School. The wedding is planned for July 5 on the big island of Hawaii. She is looking forward to having soccer teammates Anna Cerio ’08, Jessica Morten ’08, and Morgan Cadwell-Cugell ’06 on hand to celebrate the nuptials. Laura Burnham completed an MSW at Smith College School of Social Work last year. She is a bilingual (English/Spanish) in-home therapist in the Boston, Mass., area. Erin Ostreicher is in her fourth year cre- ating floral design for weddings. Erin, who lives in Burlington, Vt., is willing to travel out of state to serve clients. Journalist Andrew Bernstein has been promoted to marketing manager at Bicycling magazine. He is in charge of managing events and forging partnerships with cycling-related advocacy organiza- tions. Andrew, competes against Olympic cyclists near his home in Allentown, Pa. MEREDITH FREED 23 NASH ST, APT 1 NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
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