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"I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian."
Brigitte Bardot
Tia is a wearer of many hats. Her most prominent is that of owner of Black Rose Dagger Films, LLC, a small independent film production and visual effects company based in the Washington DC area. At Black Rose Dagger Films, Tia functions in many roles including film director, screenwriter, producer, VFX generalist, cinematographer, editor, actor, costumer and prop maker.
Biography
Greetings everyone.
Kristopher Funn was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He began playing the trumpet at age four and took up the double bass at age 14 upon entering high school. Through the instruction of his father, Charles Funn, Kristopher performed his first professional bass gig the same year he began learning the instrument. Other early accomplishments included winning the "unsung hero" at the Fish Middleton jazz competition at the East Coast Jazz festival also in the first year of instruction.
Akira King was born and raised in Prince George's County Maryland. He has always had a passion for art since he was a little boy watching cartoons and has always expressed himself in some form of art throughout his life. In 2016, Akira started to pursue his art full-time by creating original portrait art. Akira uses acrylic paint on canvas to bring his original art to life. His style of black and grey with pops of color is truly an eye-catching and mesmerizing sight. Societial issues, pop culture, live events, and his imagination inspire him and his art.
Cortney is one half of the music couple and business BlaqueStone LLP. They use
music, performing arts and outreach to connect artistry with community. With their
music infused with soul, hip hop, jazz.and funk, BlaqueStone promotes reality and
positivity with a good foot tap all in one! The duo's live band is an experience of its own.
The couple consists of rapper/singer/songwriter and producer Nyne (Marcus Webster).
The other half is singer/ lyricist/songwriter Cortney Knight, known as Queen. Cortney
and Marcus also teach head wrap sessions! This is another beautiful way to connect to
Pablo Regis de Oliveira grew up in Los Angeles and BrasÍlia, absorbed in Brazilian music and culture. His study of Brazilian music started as young child, observing and participating in Brazilian carnival events and music concerts produced by his father, Floriano Regis, former Cultural Attaché of the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles. Floriano co-founded LA's first samba school Embrasamba, created the first Brazilian radio program in the US (The Brazilian Hour), and produced shows by such Brazilian music legends as Gilberto Gil and João Bosco.
David W. M. Cassidy grew up in Compton and Los Angeles California, Graduated from George Washington (Preparatory) High School in 1973. He received a B. A. in Urban and Rural Studies, University of California, San Diego, Third College, 1979. He served in the United States Navy as a Hospitalman, Field Medical Tech, X-Ray Tech, and Emergency Medical Tech. A graduate of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), C.H. Mason Seminary, 1990 graduated with honors and received the Master of Divinity degree. Rev.
Audrey Cefaly is published by Samuel French, Smith & Kraus (two volumes of Best American Short Plays), and Applause Books. She is an outspoken proponent of silence in story-telling and has authored numerous articles on the topic of playwriting for HowlRound and Samuel French’s Breaking Character Magazine. Her play THE GULF won the 40th Annual Samuel French OOB Festival and was later adapted into a full-length play (Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, Lammy Finalist: Best LGBTQ Play; Nominee: Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play).