Tasha Smith
Tasha Smith is a talented actress, producer and now acting teacher. She takes students on the same passionate journey that audiences have shared of her life and art for over a decade, offering the essential tools that helped her to triumph over the odds. As an actress, she received critical acclaim for her portrayal as drug addicted Ronnie Boyce in HBOs Emmy Award-winning mini-series, "The Corner". Tyler Perry was so impressed with her stellar work, that he cast her to star in two of his films, including the latest, "WHY DID I GET MARRIED?", along-side Janet Jackson and previously in Perry’s "DADDY’S LITTLE GIRLS" .

Sunu Gonera
Sunu Gonera is the director of the 2007 fact-based inspirational saga "Pride" starring Terrance Howard and Bernie Mac. Hailing from the townships of Zimbabwe during the time of the Civil War, Sunu quickly worked his way up in the film industry, and within three short years garnered several prestigious directing awards, that were the result not just of his refreshing talent, but also of his courage, diligence and persistence. He is currently in development with "Church Boy," from Lionsgate. and will soon begin work writing and directing "Bloodline" for Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment.

Zenja Ricks
Zenja Ricks is an Actor, Radio Personality, and Producer. With a background in Theater and Improve, she’s been a student of Tasha Smith for 4 years. She has several Independent Films to her credit and recently played the lead in the Showtime Short Film “Pants in the Family”. She has an incredible passion for the craft of acting and loves explore and share that passion with others. Now as a Coach and Student/Teacher (she still studies with Tasha), she feels honored to have been hand picked by Tasha as a member of the T-SAW Faculty. She can be heard on the radio every morning from 6 to 10 at 102.3 “Radio Free” KJLH as the Morning Show Producer. . She is recently married, to Micheal David Ricks

Michael Ricks
Michael has made a name for himself as an Actor, starring in numerous local theatre productions and 20+ independent films. In 2003 Michael made his directorial debut in his own original production, Shoplife. In 2006 Michael was nominated for an NAACP AWARD for ‘best Stage Design’ for the original Play "Crash Pad". Michael formed his own Production Company aptly named In Sight Productions, and is making his film directorial debut with the much anticipated psycho-thriller Smokeless, a short story taken out of his original screenplay "In and Out of Sight"; a dark psycho –thriller about a schizophrenic musical prodigy out of the Motown era . Presently, Michael has completed and is shopping his pilot ‘cpt’ an original drama series based on the characters of his stage play "Shoplife".
 

Carnetta Jones Turek
Carnetta Jones Turek is a professional actress and experienced acting coach with quite and extensive resume. She has coached over 20 feature and independent films at Major studios, over 100 episodic sitcoms and one hour dramas, 80 or more national and regional commercials, 10 films and television voiceovers and has worked with several celebrity clients including Macy Gray (Lackawanna Blues), Meagan Good (Biker Boyz), Bill Bellamy (The Brothers) and Guy Torry (The Strip) to name a few. She received a M.F.A. from UCLA in Theater and a B.A. from Scripps College in Linguistics and Psychology. She was also an educator at the Antelope Valley College as an Adjunct Professor of Theatre.