Frank Cossa, a native of the Bronx, has won national and international awards as a playwright and filmmaker. He is grateful to James Jennings for premiering most of his plays at ATA . Some of which went on to productions Off Broadway and regional theatres including The Trials of Martin Guerre on Theatre Row, and Cross Purposes at the Attic Theatre in L.A. He holds the rank of Professor Emeritus at the College of Charleston (SC) where he taught Art History and Film Studies. He currently lives in Charleston where he writes, reads, thinks, and remains bewildered by almost everything.

Art is an award winning director who has enjoyed over 44 years in various aspects of the entertainment industry. Some of the positions include cinema projectionist, radio station announcer and media technician. In 2017, Art was honored by being named as a resident director at the American Theatre of Actors under James Jennings (artistic director). In October of 2023, he produced and directed his first legitimate, Equity sanctioned Off- Broadway production, “The Purgatory Trial of Vito Marcantonio.” Art is currently a Master Control Operator for DeSales Media and holds Bachelor degrees in Film Studies and Theatre Arts and is pursuing a third in Broadcasting.

Candice is a Haitian actress and writer with a great passion for storytelling. She is honored and thrilled to make her co directing alongside the amazing Art Bernal and this very talented cast.

James is the founder of ATA and has produced the works of over 990 new Playwrights. As a Writer he's a recipient of the John Dos Pasos Creative Writing Award. As a director, he won the T.O.R award for Best Director, for the off-Broadway play The Holy Junkie by John Quinn. He also won the "Jean Dalrymple" Award for the Best Director of the play Blood Money, starring Dan Lauria, and he directed Celeste Holm on Broadway in Salute to Clinton. In addition, he directed Harvey Keitel in The Funeral at the Actors Studio, and in his own play, My Father's House. He is a member of the Actors Studio Director/ Playwright Unit and worked with Elia Kazan, Lee Strasberg and Harold Clurman.

Jake is a graduate of Washington College, where he performed in "Macbeth," the one-man play "Every Beautiful Thing," and earned an honors degree in Theater and Dance. He has taught Hip-Hop classes and does his own choreography. Since moving to New York, he has performed in theater and film productions, including "Hamlet," "Bird on the Bias," and "CSI On Trial." Taking a bold step forward, Jake is branching out and developing new skills, such as lighting design, to bring performance art to life.

Paul is thrilled to return to the ATA! He has performed in a number of New York-stage and screen productions in recent years, and is grateful to be up in the booth at Beckmann once again.

ATC is helmed by Jessica Jennings and was created to help theaters and artists with growth and development. ATC has created marketing and ticket platforms for nearly 50 shows in NYC; has helmed the Archive Project for the ATA; has helped secure grant awards for clients. ATC is your go-to for connections in NYC indie theatre scene, Audition Coaching, Stage Direction, Production Management, Dramaturgy, Budgets and Grant Writing. [email protected]

JMGC is creating visibility for independent theater, film, music, and literature has been the battle-cry of this boutique promotion and production firm for more than 20 years. Through a diverse internal multi-media platform, this communications organization is able to supply guaranteed coverage to hundreds of emerging artists and their productions while growing its external network of promotional sites and groups as well as producing events for the purpose of promotion and marketing to industry and generalized audiences. JMGC has clients on and off-Broadway, in film and television, across the country and around the world. [email protected]