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American Vandal creators Dan Perrault ‘09 and Tony Yacenda ‘09 with Emersons screenwriting organization, SPEC. Photo Courtesy of Rachel Gaudet

“American Vandal” creators talk Emerson Mafia, Chocolate Cake City, and Lil’ Dicky at panel

By Annika Hom
November 13, 2018

American Vandal creators Dan Perrault ‘09 and Tony Yacenda ‘09 danced, joked, and took selfies with students at an Emerson panel where they shared production advice. Screenwriting organization...

FAB approves appeals from SPEC and the Cheer Squad

FAB approves appeals from SPEC and the Cheer Squad

By Rice Foster
November 12, 2018

The Financial Advisory Board approved appeal requests from screenwriting organization SPEC for accommodations for a panel speaker and from the Emerson Cheer Squad for new uniforms at their Nov. 6 meeting.  FAB...

Dan Perrault 09 (left), Tyler Alvarez (center), and Tony Yacenda 10 (right) on set of American Vandal. / Courtesy of Tony Yacenda

Alumni document phallic graffiti in Emmy-nominated parody

By Lilly Milman
October 9, 2018

When alumni Dan Perrault ‘09 and Tony Yacenda ‘10 pitched the idea for the documentary parody American Vandal to Netflix in 2016, neither possessed any television experience. Both said they worked...

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