Richard Lawson
Founder, Co-Owner, Instructor
Richard Lawson has had a long and distinguished career as an actor and master teacher that spans 6 decades. His first professional job was in the national company of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Charles Gordone, No Place to Be Somebody…
Kelly Tighe
Instructor
Kelly Tighe has been acting since the age of 3 when she first stumbled upon the writings of Shel Silverstein and “performed” the poems for her family. A North Carolina native, most summers were spent putting on plays at the prestigious venue, “Grammie’s Front Porch”…
Jorge Ortiz
Instructor
Jorge Ortiz is an actor and writer who fell in love with the performing arts as a child and immediately began acting in various school productions and writing short films and stories…
Lindsay Hopper
Instructor
While Lindsay Hopper has been acting and performing in Los Angeles for the last 10 years, her first love is music. She began playing piano at the age of 7 and found a passion for the language of music early…
Shane Johnson
Instructor
Shane Johnson first started acting at the age of 14. His first role, Snoopy, had him hooked and he hasn’t turned back. His formal training began at Whitman College, known for its fantastic theatre program…
Keili Lefkovitz
Instructor
Originally from Kansas City, this multi-talented actress/singer/producer began her journey at the age of 4 with voiceover work, commercials, and modeling. Her formal training at the University of Missouri gave her a multitude of opportunities to stretch her artistic muscles…
Beth Berlin
Instructor
Beth Berlin has her Masters of Fine Arts degree in Acting from California State University, Long Beach where she has taught acting, improvisation, and sketch comedy over the last 10 years…
Craig Taggart
Instructor
A native of Missouri, Craig Taggart grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis with a love of theatre and musical comedy performance…
Tom Ayers
Instructor
Actor, producer, writer, stand-up comedian, Tom Ayers had a great start in life. His mother, a U.S. Gold Medalist Figure Skater, and Father, a stand-up comedian for over 25 years, Tom says he took the safe route and followed dad. “These were my choices: Jump and spin on ice with knives attached to my feet or tell funny stories to drunk people in Jersey”…