Giovanni Ortega
Giovanni Ortega (AEA, SAG-AFTRA, SDC) has been working professionally for over a decade as a proponent of the performing arts as a multidisciplinary artist and educator. He believes in creating …
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L. Trey Wilson
L. Trey Wilson is an actor/writer/director/producer and facilitator for conversations involving race, gender, culture and sexuality. Acting credits include: THEATER – Six Degrees of Separation, A Lesson Before Dying, One …
Miguel Perez
Miguel Pérez was born and raised in San Jose CA in September of 1957. Being raised Catholic he learned to appreciate ritual and ritualized storytelling. At the age of 11 …
Michelle Bossy
Michelle Bossy is a Mexican-American award-winning film, television, and theater director. Recent films Michelle directed include Nobody’s Home (feature); Under the Lantern Lit Sky (feature); klutz. by Elizabeth Narciso; …
Marshall Givens
Marshall Givens is an actor/improviser/writer/teacher born and raised in Chicago. Marshall began his acting journey in several productions for the African American Theatre Ensemble at Northwestern University. Soon after, he …
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 …