Archives: Staff Members

Larsen Kennedy

Larsen Kennedy an actress, musician, and arts educator based in metro-Atlanta, Georgia. An alumna of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and a graduate of the University of North Georgia,

Dathan Thigpen

DATHAN THIGPEN is the season eight winner of BET’s “Sunday Best: All Stars.” Dathan returned to win the hit competition series in 2015 after first making an indelible impression on

Shannon Palmer

Shannon Palmer is a recent graduate from Howard University and since has focused on curating pieces of work for youth with Alliance Theatre. She is fortunate to have been a

E. Roger Mitchell

This Florida born, South Carolina reared talent has an artistic resume that spans some 26 years. E.( which stands for Edgar) Roger has a combined 140 productions  on film, television,

Brad Raymond

BRAD RAYMOND is so excited to be a part of this production! Brad has performed as an actor, singer or conductor at some of the art world’s most esteemed institutions

Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts Chorus and Dance Ensemble

Martha Stilwell was an influential pioneer for the arts. She was an educator in the Clayton County School System and was the first Fine Arts Coordinator for the school district.

Jad-Évangelo Nasser

Jad-Évangelo is a global inclusion and cross-cultural business strategist, educator, and award-winning filmmaker. As a DEI Facilitator, he focuses on inclusive strategies at the core of global learning, intersectionality and multicultural connections.  

Nettie Washington Douglass

Nettie Washington Douglass’s paternal great grandfather, David T. Howard, was the first licensed mortician in the state of Georgia and a survivor of the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. The shared

Patricia Walker Bearden and Yolanda Walker Simmons

Patricia Walker Bearden and Yolanda Walker Simmons are the granddaughters of Alex Walker, one of the few people convicted of an offense connected with the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. Both

Ralph Baker

Ralph Baker is the great-nephew of Jesse Max Barber, Editor-in-Chief of The Voice of The Negro. Jesse Max Barber was born July 5, 1887, in Blackstock, South Carolina. Barber moved