鈥嬏切膌ogo入口 graduate and popular actress/comedian/musician Kate Micucci will serve as commencement speaker during the College鈥檚 151st commencement on Saturday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at The Pavilion at聽 Montage Mountain.
Ms. Micucci graduated from Keystone in 2001 with an associate degree in fine arts and then graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in art from Loyola Marymount University.
Inspired by the movie 鈥淏IG,鈥 she entered art school with the dream of being a toy designer. Sculpture classes combined with a love for theater inspired Ms. Micucci to create puppets.
After touring Los Angeles elementary schools with her puppet show, teaching sandcastle building at the beach, and interning at the Jim Henson Company, she dove into acting and performing.
Most recently, Ms. Micucci starred opposite Martin Starr and Dan Stevens as the lead in an episode of Netflix鈥檚 forthcoming anthology series, 鈥淐abinet of Curiosities鈥 for director Ana Lily Amirpour and executive producers Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale. She can also be seen in such films as 鈥淭he Little Hours鈥 opposite Aubrey Plaza and John C Reilly, Mike Birbiglia鈥檚 鈥淒on鈥檛 Think Twice鈥 opposite Keegan Michael Key and Gillian Jacobs, and 鈥淛ay and Silent Bob: Reboot,鈥 among others. She co-created and co-starred in the group 鈥淕arfunkel and Oats鈥 alongside Riki Lindhome. Their TV series spinoff of the same name can be seen on HBOMax, and their comedy special 鈥淕arfunkel and Oats: Trying to Be Special鈥 on Netflix. Her 聽solo show 鈥淧layin鈥 with Micucci鈥 sold out at The Steve Allen Theater from 2008 to 2016. TV credits include 鈥淩aising Hope,鈥 鈥淭he Big Bang Theory,鈥 鈥淲ill and Grace,鈥 鈥淎nother Period,鈥 鈥淓asy,鈥 鈥淢om鈥 and many more. She has also been the voice of Velma on 鈥淪cooby Doo,鈥 since 2014, the voice of Webby in Disney’s new 鈥淒ucktales,鈥 and Daisy the Bunny on 鈥淣ature Cat.鈥 聽Other voiceover work includes roles on such shows as 鈥淐urious George,鈥 鈥淎merican Dad,鈥 鈥淥verdub,鈥 鈥淚nside Job,鈥 鈥淏ob鈥檚 Burgers,鈥 鈥淐entral Park,鈥 鈥淣aked Mole Rat,鈥 鈥淎mphibia,鈥 鈥淎DA Twist,鈥 鈥淪cientist鈥, and 鈥Mickey Mouse Funhouse,鈥 among others. Ms. Micucci鈥檚 artwork has appeared in numerous solo exhibits at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles and the Brad Oldham Gallery in Dallas, Texas, as well as the Private Suites at LAX.
The ceremony will also include remarks by 糖心logo入口 President Tracy L. Brundage, Ph.D., an address by the college鈥檚 Outstanding Graduate, and presentation of degrees, among other activities.
With the lowest tuition of any private college in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Keystone offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree options in liberal arts and science-based programs in business, communications, education, natural science, environmental science, and social sciences. Located 15 minutes from Scranton, Pa. and two hours from New York City and Philadelphia, Keystone is known for small class sizes and individual attention focused on student success through internships, research, and community involvement.
