Travis Calloway
Travis Calloway is a twelve year vet in the acting community. He has studied Theater at both Fayetteville State and Georgia State University's earning a B.A. in Speech and Theater. He has served as President of the Phi Beta Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega and Student Body President of NADSA (National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts). He is the CEO of "T. Cal Productions & Designs". He just released his first novel "Agape" April 2012 under his publishing company "T. Cal Publishing". Travis is the proud Co-Owner of C.T.A. (Creative Theatrical Alliance). Not only an accomplished actor and business owner, he as well is an accomplished screenwriter, playwright, and director. His acting credits include: "Home", "Othello", "Lady MacBeth", "The Piano Lesson", "The Colored Museum", "Shades of Grey", "Before it Hits Home", "Cousins", "Fences", "A Raisin in the Sun", and "Dawson's Creek" to name a few. More info on Travis' novel and Production company can be found at www.TravisCalloway.com He lives by the motto:
"Through faith I can achieve all things"
"Through faith I can achieve all things"
Nykki "B" Cantey
Nykki“B”Cantey is a choreographer,director,actress,host and model. She was born in Miami Florida and attended Albany State University with a B. A. in Speech and Theatre. With a passion for choreography the work of Nykki“B”Cantey can be featured in flashmobs, tours, church productions, weddings, entertainment companies, model troupes, pageants, youth and cheer organizations, and numerous theatrical plays. Some of Nykki“B”Cantey credited productions are “A Sistah’s Life In Review”, “Black Voices”, “If These Hips Could Talk”, “Shakin The Mess Outta Misery”, Southwest Celebration Flashmob, Joyce Little Passion and Poetry, Star House Entertainment, Classic Curves The Grey Area, Unity Italy Tour, Girls and Boys Clubs, YMCA and Girls Inc. Nykki Burkes is currently working on “Darlin’ Nykki” a novel based upon her very own life experiences. She is also the proud co-owner of Creative Theatrical Alliance. The choreography of Nykki“B”Cantey is known for her out of the box concepts which include unique avenues of story telling through ingenious body movements accompanied by fire full flare. Quotes favored by Nykki“B” Cantey are:
“All the world is a stage” and “There is power in dance”
“All the world is a stage” and “There is power in dance”
Canaan Kolade Jerome
Canaan Kolade Jerome is a graduate of The University of North Carolina Charlotte and is from Charlotte by way of Camden, New Jersey. He is currently employed as a Research Associate at Emory University School of Medicine; however acting is his passion. He has gained attention in the Atlanta Theater community from his outstanding roles over the past seven years. His credits include: "Black Voices: The Brutha's Speak", "Black Voices: The Struggle Continues", "Black Voices: The Hidden Bruises", and "Black Voices: Unbreakable Faith". His motto is:
"The most important opinion about you is your own"
"The most important opinion about you is your own"
Kelita Samone
Kelita-Samone is a native of Winston-Salem, NC and a graduate of Fayetteville State University, where she earned a B.A. in Speech/Theater. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. After graduation she moved to Baltimore, MD where she pursued other interest including her music and writing, but has since returned to the south settling in Atlanta to pursue her acting full time. She is currently a principle cast member in "Positively Infected", a touring production with a focus on HIV/AIDS awareness and education. She is also a member of the House Of Tribes, a performance collective founded in Las Vegas that seeks to cultivate the whole artist and take performance to the next level. She can also be seen in independent films such as "Ace the Zombie", "Atlanta Heat" and in the web series "The Desperate Househusbands of Atlanta". When she is not working on her craft, Kelita enjoys working with and educating young children. Her motto is:
"Work Hard, Love Hard, and Always Honor Your Truth"
"Work Hard, Love Hard, and Always Honor Your Truth"
Tina Shakiyah
Tina Shakiyah is a native of San Francisco, California and senior at Clark Atlanta University. Majoring in film and TV Production, she is dedicated to following her dream of becoming a motion picture screenwriter, as well as perusing her career in acting. She began acting as a sophomore in high school at the Brava Community Theater in San Francisco. Since then she has landed roles in CAU theatrical productions: Go Ask Alice, Color me Black as well as the Urban Theater Company production of Black Voices: Unbreakable Faith. She can be seen in a number of student films: Thanks, Lonely People. She is the 2012 President of the CAU film club and a mentor the Hunters Point Family. Her motto is:
"Live your dreams while you're awake because, its only dreaming if you sleep on it."
Nissan Slater
Nissan Slater was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Wasilla, Alaska. She attended the University of Alaska Anchorage with a focus on Human Services before leaving in 2001. Nissan traveled down the Alaskan Highway, heading to Georgia to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She started dancing at the age of 8 and modeling at the age of 12. She has been involved with the Alaska Jazzettes Dance Troupe and she’s the co-founder of Pizzazz Dance Troupe. Nissan’s dance groups performed at The Palmer State Fair, The Alaska Governors Picnic, Juneteenth Celebrations, The Great Alaska Shoot-Out, and other various events. Being from Alaska, she has a very diverse background in the arts with many multicultural studies from African American to Alaska Native. In Georgia she has been a part of Calloway Enterprises, acting as Assistant Director and she performed in the Flash Mob at the Maynard Jackson International Airport. She maintains her life by these quotes:
“Treat others as you wish to be treated.” and “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
“Treat others as you wish to be treated.” and “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Reeyana Sehgeh
Reeyana Sehgeh is a native of Kansas City, MO and a Sophomore at Clark Atlanta University. Majoring in Psychology. She is dedicated to inspiring others to accomplish goals and endeavors. She is a debater at Clark Atlanta University and a champion alumni debater at Central High School. She is dedicated to following her dreams of pursuing a career in acting, and screen writing. Reeyana began chasing her dream as an actress her sophomore year in High school training with Commercial Actors Studio, Her high school productions, and Coterie Theater. Her life is based on changing what is considered the unchangeable and doinging the unexpected.
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
-T.E. Lawrence"
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.
-T.E. Lawrence"
