{"id":509544,"date":"2025-09-08T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T21:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/?page_id=509544"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:21:04","slug":"notable-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/mhsa\/about\/notable-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;page-intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>At Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA), we are proud of our alumni\u2014accomplished artists, musicians, actors, authors, and creators making an impact worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Jade Charon Robertson, artist&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2007 | Art Area: Dance&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Jade-Charon3-214&#215;300.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Jade Charon Robertson is an artist, choreographer, filmmaker, and dance educator who teaches at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY. As a filmmaker, her films have been shown at the Milwaukee Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and Toronto International Women\u2019s Film Festival. Watch her <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gy5QFqu5aRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TEDxUCLA talk<\/a> about using dance as a ministry.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/jadecharon.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jadecharon.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Quintin Ferbie Gulledge, producer&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2012 | Art Area: Music&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Quintin Ferbie Gulledge is a Grammy nominee who performed with Kendrick Lamar and Usher and produced for Lizzo. He also co-produced six songs on Ella Mai\u2019s debut platinum album.[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Britney Freeman-Farr (B~Free), musician&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2006 | Art Area: Music&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Britney-Freeman-Farr-213&#215;300.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Britney Freeman-Farr, also known as B~Free, is an R&amp;B singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. She released her own albums and opened for Janelle Mon\u00e1e.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/bfree2music.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bfree2music.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Kelly McCreary, actress&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 1996 | Art Area: Theatre &#038; Film&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Kelly-McCreary-228&#215;300.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Kelly McCreary is best known for her recurring role as Dr. Maggie Pierce on <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>. She has appeared on Broadway, in TV shows like <em>Scandal<\/em> and <em>White Collar<\/em>, and in a number of productions by playwright Dominique Morriseau.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: DFree \/ Shutterstock.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Jacob Pfeiffer, painter&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 1991 | Art Area: Visual Art &#038; Design&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Jacob-Pfeiffer-painting-224&#215;300.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Jacob Pfeiffer is a realist oil painter whose paintings have been exhibited in museum shows and galleries. His work was featured in <em>American Arts Quarterly<\/em>, <em>Art News<\/em>, and <em>The Artist\u2019s Magazine<\/em>, as well as on the covers of <em>American Artist<\/em>, <em>Southwest Art<\/em>, and <em>American Art Collector<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobapfeiffer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">jacobapfeiffer.com<\/a><\/em>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Angie Swan, musician&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2000 | Art Area: Music&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Angie Swan is a Grammy nominee who has toured with CeeLo Green, Cirque du Soleil, Fifth Harmony, will.i.am, and many others. She played guitar on Broadway and in the film adaptation of <em>David Byrne\u2019s American Utopia<\/em>. She was interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeemag.com\/meet-milwaukee-guitarist-touring-david-byrne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milwaukee Magazine<\/a> and offered advice to young musicians looking for their big break: &#8220;Don\u2019t be afraid to make mistakes \u2026 a setback is merely a set up for a comeback. Keep an open mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Kyle Taylor Parker, Broadway performer&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2008 | Art Area: Theatre &#038; Film&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Kyle-Taylor-Parker-240&#215;300.webp&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Kyle Taylor Parker performed on Broadway in <em>Kinky Boots<\/em> and <em>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/em>. He starred on the national tours of <em>In the Heights<\/em> and <em>Pretty Woman<\/em>, and he also appeared in <em>Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert<\/em> on NBC alongside John Legend and Sara Bareilles.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyletaylorparkeronline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kyletaylorparkeronline.com<\/a><\/em>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Gabrielle Tesfaye, artist&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 2013 | Art Area: Visual Art &#038; Design&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/mpsschoolsites.wpenginepowered.com\/mhsa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/Gabrielle-Tesfaye-painting-240&#215;300.webp&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Gabrielle Tesfaye is a painter, puppeteer, filmmaker, and animator who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/gabrielle-tesfaye-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profiled in Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gabrielletesfaye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gabrielletesfaye.com<\/a><\/em>[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Christa Yelich-Koth, author&#8221; position=&#8221;MHSA Class of 1996 | Art Area: Literary Arts&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; position_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; position_text_color=&#8221;#2B2B2B&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EBEBEB&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_member_image=&#8221;float: left;&#8221; custom_css_member_position=&#8221;border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;||margin-bottom:10px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#DDDDDD&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Christa Yelich-Koth is the author of several science fiction\/fantasy series. 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