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Kayla Conroy (center) in a scene from the web series \u201cHuman Telegraphs.\u201d Also pictured are Rachel Kay Barclay and Fern Lim.<\/p><\/div>\n
Western Connecticut State University<\/a>\u00a0alumna\u00a0Kayla Conroy<\/a>\u00a0and her production company\u00a0Three Bright Lights<\/a>\u00a0recently released their new web series, \u201cHuman Telegraphs.\u201d The series was released in November 2021 to international acclaim at several major awards ceremonies and festivals. Episodes two through eight of the show\u2019s first season are currently available to watch on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conroy received their B.A. in Theatre Arts Performance from WCSU, where they graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2010. During their time in the\u00a0WCSU Department of Theatre Arts<\/a>, she contributed to many productions, including \u201cCabaret\u201d at Berkshire Theatre and \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d at Ives Concert Park, as well as a performance of \u201cRomeo and Juliet\u201d at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.<\/p>\n She notes her experience performing in WCSU\u2019s New York City production of \u201cSongs for a New World\u201d had a profound impact on her future career as an actor and producer. \u201cMy directors and teachers, including\u00a0Frank Herbert<\/a>,\u00a0Pam McDaniel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sal Trapani<\/a>, helped make my time at WCSU an amazing experience,\u201d Conroy recalled.<\/p>\n After their studies at WCSU, Conroy trained for two years at the William Esper Studio\u2019s Meisner Acting Conservatory, after which she acted in several stage productions, television shows and films. Most recently, Conroy co-starred in \u201cCrashing\u201d a series on HBO.<\/p>\n In 2016, Conroy began writing \u201cHuman Telegraphs\u201d with her friends and fellow actors Rachel Kay Barclay and Fern Lim. \u201cHuman Telegraphs is a quirky female-driven web series capturing the magic of strangers caught in unexpected intimate collisions in the big city,\u201d reads the show description on its website.<\/p>\n To produce the series, they formed Three Bright Lights Productions in 2017 and began working on the first episode. The trio took to crowdfunding website Seed & Spark the next year, once they completed the pilot, in order to fund the production of the remaining seven episodes of the first season.<\/p>\n On their website, Three Bright Lights describes its mission as being \u201ccommitted to giving a platform to women in the film and television industry by incorporating them into leading roles and defying the traditional female character tropes often portrayed on screen.\u201d<\/p>\n Conroy, Barclay and Lim spent the next few years producing the web series and released it in mid-November 2021. In the months since its release, \u201cHuman Telegraphs\u201d has garnered numerous awards and nominations from several prominent festivals and outlets. Among the awards, the show was declared Best Web Series at both the\u00a0New York International Film Awards<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Falcon International Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n Individually, Conroy won both \u201cbest actress\u201d and \u201cbest director\u201d at the\u00a0British Web Awards<\/a>. On the show\u2019s success, Conroy stated that she and her partners are \u201creally grateful and excited\u201d about the reception after several years of hard work on the project.<\/p>\n For more information, visit\u00a0HumanTelegraphs.com<\/a>\u00a0or contact the Office of Public Relations at\u00a0pr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Western Connecticut State University changes lives by providing all students with a high-quality education that fosters their growth as individuals, scholars, professionals and leaders in a global society. 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