Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film Alumni "Purchase Mafia"
The Alumni of the Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film compose what has been called "The Purchase Mafia" by several different sources, including Edie Falco and Hal Hartley and is also organized as an alumni group on Linkedin. The term was first coined by casting director, Eve Brandstein, and later used in multiple biographical listings of Purchase alumni on The Internet Movie Database. It was later picked up by the press when actress and Purchase alumna, Edie Falco, came to national attention as a result of her role on HBO's mob drama, The Sopranos.
Notable alumni and former students from the Conservatory of Theater Arts & Film:
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—Orson Welles (1915–1984)
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—David Hume (1711–1776)