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Spotlight on Alumni: Performing Artist Michael O'Mally ’13
Our alumni live and work all over the world in every field imaginable. Spotlight on Alumni highlights our graduates’ stories and the impact Tower has had on their lives. We invite alumni to share your story and to stay connected via the alumni contact form.
![Michael O'Malley]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601647385/tower/kqz1rakdxhtzrjj3zx0l/MichaelOMalley.jpg","width":1687}])
![Daniel Do ’09]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1633361528/tower/nqiaojl6914hihiu8p4p/Image.jpg","width":2200}])
![Kayla McCellon ’13]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636988497/tower/qbtzbpl0lonvnrh9hfyk/94723D72-ADBD-461F-8081-D145E6D6FC07_1_201_a.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636988497/tower/qbtzbpl0lonvnrh9hfyk/94723D72-ADBD-461F-8081-D145E6D6FC07_1_201_a.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1636988497/tower/qbtzbpl0lonvnrh9hfyk/94723D72-ADBD-461F-8081-D145E6D6FC07_1_201_a.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636988497/tower/qbtzbpl0lonvnrh9hfyk/94723D72-ADBD-461F-8081-D145E6D6FC07_1_201_a.jpg","width":928}])
![Stephanie Cmar ’00]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642084675/tower/dsheamnazk1l2te1ajyj/StephanieCmar.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642084675/tower/dsheamnazk1l2te1ajyj/StephanieCmar.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1642084675/tower/dsheamnazk1l2te1ajyj/StephanieCmar.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642084675/tower/dsheamnazk1l2te1ajyj/StephanieCmar.jpg","width":900}])
![Tucker Beatty, shown skiing]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674138549/tower/svpfegfeqmvwddmj72vl/TuckerBeatty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674138549/tower/svpfegfeqmvwddmj72vl/TuckerBeatty.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674138549/tower/svpfegfeqmvwddmj72vl/TuckerBeatty.jpg","width":610}])
![Sarah (Williamson) Bennett ’03]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686761404/tower/mptexa0c2tdqcvvawllw/SW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1686761404/tower/mptexa0c2tdqcvvawllw/SW.jpg","width":486}])
![Alexis Sher ’13]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1677698418/tower/siad1hwo2rb2hoxelfes/unnamed_4.jpg","width":2200}])
![Stanton Dodge ’82]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1690293366/tower/r2bt6mmlyyro83mkdu2k/unnamed_8.jpg","width":2200}])
![Halle Livermore ’15]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696615167/tower/kme6d4tvhfq5gnvj9ys0/0_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696615167/tower/kme6d4tvhfq5gnvj9ys0/0_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1696615167/tower/kme6d4tvhfq5gnvj9ys0/0_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696615167/tower/kme6d4tvhfq5gnvj9ys0/0_1.jpg","width":850}])
![Emma Garfield, Amy Bucher Photography]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709746443/tower/fx5msqdw10vn78xkpaot/edg.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709746443/tower/fx5msqdw10vn78xkpaot/edg.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1709746443/tower/fx5msqdw10vn78xkpaot/edg.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709746443/tower/fx5msqdw10vn78xkpaot/edg.jpg","width":1071}])
excerpted from the full interview
What is the best advice you can give to Tower students?
This is your time to enjoy anything and everything you can! I know that, especially at your age, it can be very hard to try new things. I had always loved sports (and still do). I didn’t try theater until my 7th grade year, but once I got my first taste of performing, I never looked back. Now I’m spending my mornings singing and my afternoons playing basketball. So take it from someone who was in your position: Whatever it is, give it a shot.