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Where Are They Now?
If you're an alumni who is still working in the industry and want to be highlighted, please email Miss Gibbs at vngibbs@gcagators.org
Aldrian “AJ” Argante
Class of 2019
BS Architecture/BA Music, UVA, 2023
MFA Technical Design and Production, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Expected 2029
The theatre community at GCA has meant a great deal to me. I started out performing in 7th grade and stuck with it until graduation. I’ve formed some of my closest friendships through this department and found the thing I am most passionate about. After high school, I pursued a career in architectural practice, while performing, directing, building, designing, and managing in/for productions through UVA and the volunteer theatre community in the Tidewater area.
After working in architecture, I moved on to become the production manager at a 1,200 person community theatre in Charlottesville, VA. Now, I’m pursuing an MFA in Technical Design and Production at Yale. If you have any questions about technical theatre and how you might want to pursue it as a career, ask Miss Gibbs and she’ll put us in contact!
Tyler Bussel
Class of 2020
Major in Film Production and Content Development with a Minor in Business, Liberty University 2024
At Liberty University, I got the opportunity to write and direct my own short film and be the director of photography on a short film starring another GCA alumnus and the best man at my wedding, Heath Gibbs. I also got into Lighting or “The Electric Department”, as it’s called on a TV set.
After graduating from Liberty, I stayed in Lynchburg for two years while I did freelance photography and videography for local businesses. During those two years, I also worked on sets. Notably, a few army commercials, a Pharrell Williams biopic that never made it out of post-production, and a bunch of short films.
As of June 2026, my wife and I have moved to Nashville, TN. I’ve been working as a “Set Lighting Technician” with the Electric department on the TV show 911 Nashville and shooting high-school football photography for the local newspaper on Friday nights.
Joining GCA's theatre department was a turning point in my life. I knew I wanted to do something creative, but I didn’t know what that was until one day I stumbled into Miss Gibbs’ class and was asked to be in the musical. The theater department showed me the power of story telling.
In high school I played football, ran track, and swam. All were amazing experiences in their own way, but something about being part of telling a powerful story with an amazing group of people, some of whom have become life-long friends, really stuck with me.
Kalyn Call
Class of 2021
BFA in Musical Theatre, Anderson University South Carolina School of the Arts
My name is Kalyn Call. I graduated from GCA in 2021 and went on to pursue a BFA in Musical Theatre at the Anderson University South Carolina School of the Arts.
My training included strengthening my dance skills, acting, and singing, as well as working on sets in various ways. I am currently a full-time performer at Dolly Parton's Stampede, where I've been putting my skills to use in our dance numbers and learning new skills including horseback riding, fire breathing, working with our birds, and many other things.
I have begun to expand my TV/Film resume by acting in a few episodes of Oxygen Network's TV series: Snapped.
I feel that the GCA Theatre Department set me up for success by teaching me a variety of theatre knowledge and etiquette as both worship to the Lord and a skill set for the world while beginning the fine-tuning of my skills, which prepared me to confidently pursue my theatre degree and be a performer full-time!