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 …
Type: Faculty
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jenn O’Brien
Jenn Marie O’Brien was born in Sunnyvale, California. She grew up with a strong background in Bay Area theatre, studying at Saint Mary’s College of CA. Jenn is now a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Sean Spann
Sean Spann is a Los Angeles based actor, instructor, director, and VO artist. He served as the Head of Voice and Speech for The Art of Acting Studio until 2022, …