Sonal Shah
Originally from Chitown, the spirited funny-with-heart Sonal Shah was one of the first Indian-American females to appear in a major role on a network comedy (Scrubs). Notable acting credits include …
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James Leo Ryan
James Leo Ryan is a bicoastal actor who most recently recurred as Wilbur Eaton on “The Blacklist”. His other television credits include “Law & Order: SVU”, “NCIS”, “CSI”, “Medium”, “The …
Bryan Keith
A St. Louis native, worked for The Muny in St. Louis for EP Paul Blake. Cofounded and was the Artistic Director for a non-profit theatre company from 2008-15 producing new …
Christian Durso
Christian Durso is a classically trained actor, playwright, and screenwriter. His plays have been performed in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, Prague (CZ), and Reno. His work has …
Andrew Pearson
Andrew Pearson is a movement artist with a unique and extensive performance background. He has performed with dance companies including BodyTraffic, String Theory, and Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company from …
Art Manke
Art Manke is a nationally recognized stage director, choreographer, playwright and teacher. He has directed critically acclaimed productions of classics, musicals and new plays at South Coast Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse, …
Bayo Akinfemi
A two-time Best Actor GEMINI nominee for Human Cargo and The Border, Bayo is currently a series regular on Bob Hearts Abishola, a Chuck Lorre sitcom on CBS. His other …
Dayo Ade
Dayo Ade is an Actor, Producer and Writer. Dayo was born in Lagos Nigeria, raised in Toronto Ontario Canada and now resides in Los Angeles California. Dayo is one of …
Jasmine Ejan
Jasmine Ejan, an Oxnard native, hopes to empower her students through dance. Jasmine trained in Vaganova ballet with Clarissa Boeriu and performed with the Dallas Opera, Lyric Opera, Channel Islands …
Siobhan Doherty
Siobhan Doherty (she/her) is the Head of Voice and Speech at Art of Acting Studio. She coaches accents and dialects through her company, Speaking of Accents. She also works with …