Lau Lapides is a professional actress, director and teacher who has dedicated her life to a career in media and the performing arts. She holds an MFA from the University of California and in her decades-long career has won numerous accolades and awards. Lau holds professional memberships in SAG-AFTRA/AEA, AWRT, AWM, NAPW, BWME, NAB, MBA, Stagesource and NETC.

Carole is a professional on-camera and voice actor and print model in the New England and New York markets. After a 25 year career in the airline industry as a corporate trainer Carole handles any corporate, technical, or medical scripts that come her way. recent TV/VO commercials; Rockland trust bank. Fisher investments, FreeStyle Libre, & Baylor University

Joann has over 30 years experience as an international director/producer and currently is the Director of Community Engagement and Education at Syracuse Stage. She is also the Executive Director of Live Animation Studios and Distinctive Voices, LLC. She is a Broadway veteran and has worked at the Lincoln Center’s Director’s Lab West in LA where she has participated for the last 20 years.

Stephanie has her B.A in theater from UC Irvin and is a disciple of Jerzy Grotowski. Badami Productions picked up her short film ONE DANCE, which was broadcast nationally on CBS and FOX. Stephanie’s other shorts have garnered nominations and awards and have screened in film festivals nationwide.  She has been seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, NBC, and FX.

Brad Beckman is a writer, filmmaker, director, actor, and voice-over artist. He studied film at the University of Texas at Austin and taught film at New York University and currently teaches Dramatic Structure, Literature and Acting at Syracuse University. He is the former Artistic Director of the Fort Lauderdale Fringe Festival and worked with Richard Schechner and his East Coast Artists company as well as with the Bond Street Theater. He has done shows at many NYC venues including La Mama, P.S. 122 and HERE and his play, Papeles, was a finalist in the City Theatre’s National Playwriting Competition and has been presented in Miami, Los Angeles, NY, Peru and Colombia. Brad Beckman is a National Michael Chekhov Association Certified teacher of that acting technique.

Mike is a 13 year VO veteran having voiced a few thousand hours of e-learning, hundreds of commercials, and dozens of characters for clients on every continent except Antarctica.  The majority of the e-learning has been in the medical, technical, and financial sub-genres.  His commercials have been heard across the US and Europe and his character work has been heard in museums and amusement park shows. He is the current Vice President of Membership for the World Voices Organization, a non-profit, member-driven association of voice talent whose job it is to educate and inform both talent and business professionals about standards, best practices, and ethical conduct.

Dan’s expansive global work with many companies include Verizon, The Home Depot, General Dynamics, American airlines, and various law enforcement agencies. he has run construction crews, negotiated with, and worked on projects for the government across the world, and has led emergency management and training teams.

Jeremy does our payroll, payables, paylinks, invoicing and started with the company in 2010. His undergraduate degree is in Accounting and MBA in Financial Management. He holds memberships in the National Association of Tax Professionals, Institute of Management Accountants, and Financial Executive Networking Group. Jeremy enjoys attending numerous classes and events and assisting with filming and supporting the efforts of our stellar coaches.