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A graduate of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Acting and recipient of the Outstanding Actor Award, he is a talented actor, instructor, and creator. He served as an instructor for the TVB Artist Training Program in 2021, 2022, and 2024. He has trained with renowned mentors, including David Glass, Philippe Gaulier, and Jean-Rene Toussaint, specializing in acting, movement, voice, and clowning. He worked with Thomas Richards, where he explored Jerzy Grotowski's training techniques, focusing on integrating the body, voice, and inner expression. In addition, he is a certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis trainer. He has also trained in the Russian martial art Systema and is a skilled manual therapist.

Flavia Lloyd is a Brazilian actress based in the UK. She started out as a neuroscientist before switching gears to follow her passion for acting. Since graduating from acting school, she’s been building a creative life on both sides of the camera — writing, producing, and performing in films and micro-series. She’s also appeared on stage in a handful of plays, bringing the same presence and honesty from theatre into her screen work. Flavia works in both English and Portuguese.

Rosemary Stevens is an actress, theater-maker, and educator based in coastal Northern California. Rosemary was first introduced to the Demidov School of Acting in her undergraduate studies, taking several acting courses with Professor Andrei Malaev-Babel, and eventually co-directing a full Demidov production with him; an adaptation of Frankenstein. Rosemary received a degree in Theater and Philosophy from New College of Florida and has studied clown, movement, voice and theater-making at American Conservatory Theater and Dell’arte International School of Physical Theater.

Dan is a stage, screen, and voiceover actor living and working in New York, and has acted in various projects both locally and around the country. He attended Northwestern University for undergraduate training, The Shakespeare Theatre Company's MFA program for grad school, and has been fortunate to train in a wide variety of disciplines with incredible teachers -- and most recently, in the two year Demidov Acting Certificate course. Dan has always loved Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Ibsen, but finds he's equally at home on an independent film set or in the voiceover booth.

Yiannis Damalas is an actor based in Athens, Greece. He is a graduate of the renowned "Greek Art Theatre Karolos Koun" Drama School. After graduation, he continued his training by participating in seminars and workshops focused on Strasberg's Method Acting, the Meisner Technique, and Michael Chekhov's Technique. He has appeared in several theatrical plays, TV series, and short films. Yiannis is also a member of S.A.M., a lifelong learning ensemble of professional actors trained under the guidance of Kimon Fioretos at his private coaching studio, Phi Playhouse.

Nata Kas Zakharova is a Russian-Italian actress and international fashion model. Born in Omsk, Russia to a family of aviation and space engineers, she earned a degree in psychology before building a successful career in fashion. She walked for Armani, Jil Sander, Issey Miyake, and Marc Jacobs, starred in global campaigns for Giorgio Armani and Sephora, and appeared in Vogue Italy, Vogue UK, Marie Claire, L’Officiel, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia, Q-P, Tank, Vanity Fair, and Cosmopolitan.

Suzanne Ocean is an award-winning actor based in Houston and London. She starred in the acclaimed UK short film “One Small Step,” earning her a Best Actress Award. Fluent in French and skilled in various accents, Suzanne’s ranch upbringing gives her unique skills with horses and firearms. Her global perspective is enriched by time in London and France. She enjoys working in Texas and the UK and European film industry. Current project highlights include Netflix series, Too Much, directed by Lena Dunham.

Jacob Jon Parker is an Atlanta-based actor, writer, and producer drawn to grounded, character-driven stories. Known for crafting emotionally honest performances, Jacob’s work explores themes of redemption, identity, and human connection. He made his screenwriting debut with a deeply personal indie drama in which he also starred—earning recognition for his ability to blend vulnerability with quiet intensity. With a background in classical and on-camera training, as well as tactical combat and movement, Jacob brings both heart and precision to every role, on and off screen.

April Storm Perry is an actress, model, and comedian from NYC. She currently is the lead actress in The MyPlate Musical and has appeared on NBC’s 30 Rock and TBS’s Are We There Yet? In addition, she was Program Coordinator and teaching assistant at Rikers Island Drama Club NYC leading theatre arts classes and co-directing the Pivotal Rights Project which was featured on NPR’s The Takeaway. In 2022, she received her Masters in Screen Acting from The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 2023 she debuted her original one woman show: April Storm Perry: Accept or Decline, performed in London and NYC.

DeAnna earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance at the University of Florida and completed her Master of Fine Arts at Florida State University’s Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in 2019. Her work spans theatre, film, and rhythmic movement. Some of her theatre credits include—Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice—alongside contemporary characters like Sophie in Flyin’ West, Peaches in Oak, and Angela in a one-woman performance of Natural Shocks.

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