Hassie Davis is a 25+ year veteran of the entertainment business as an actress, singer and a dancer having worked on stage, in commercials and in films.  She is a 13 year member of Actors Equity and has performed extensively in the St. Louis area with such groups as the Black Repertory Company, Historyonics Theatre Company and Hot City Theatre to name a few.  She has also performed nationally with Theatreworks/USA, Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Company and Timberlake Playhouse among others.  In commercials an film she can be seen in work done for Schnucks, The St. Louis Public School System, St. Louis Community College and Brown Shoe Company among others. 

She has a Masters in Theater from Lindenwood University, a B.A. in Theatre/Music from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville where she received a FOTAD scholarship and a Provost scholarship, and an A.A. in Music from Forest Park Community College.  She has been listed in Who's Who among American College Students and was nominated three times for the Kennedy Center's Irene Ryan Award for her work in "Playhouse Creatures", "Sophisticated Ladies", and "Extremities".   She also works for Community Health-In-Partnership Services (CHIPS), as Program Coordinator for the teen performing arts touring group CLUB CHIPS for which she also serves as the theatrical and musical director.

Jill has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Theatre and Broadcast Communications from SIU.  Shortly after graduating from College, Jill landed a part in a TV commercial promoting WFUN radio.  That led to a job with the popular kids radio station as a morning show host and production director. 

Jill became employed by the CBS owned Metro Networks in the late 1990’s as a traffic and new reporter and in 2005 she was promoted to news bureau chief.  Jill’s reports have been heard up and down the radio dial.  Jill ‘s broadcast credits also include coverage of presidential debates, high profile trials, and protests. 

Her acting credits include theatre, commercials, industrial films, and movies.  

Kelly is a seasoned professional that started her singing and acting career here in St. Louis, at the ripe old age of 5yrs old. She’s been performing on stages and on cameras, as well as, behind the scenes. She has performed with celebrities and for diplomats. She starred in and directed, numerous plays and shows. She’s hosted children’s television shows and has held numerous beauty pageant titles from all over the country. She moved to New York to continue her work, and to coach some of her fellow actors and singers, including Broadway and Disney performers.  

Angie has a BFA in Theatre from Culver-Stockton College where she studied acting, dance, and costume design. She has her MA in teaching from Lindenwood University and has taught theatre for 4 years for the Parkway School District. She currently works with Shrewsbury Community Theatre as their resident choreographer and stage manager. She acts in various St. Louis Community Theatre Productions.

Dr. Huff joined Powers in August of 1994.  Ted has been an acting coach for over 20 years.  His students have appeared in national television commercials, toured nationally, and have appeared on Broadway.  Among his directing credits he is partial to Godspell, Oklahoma!, Rumors, See How They Run, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Wait Until Dark. 

Ted received his BA in Speech and Dramatic Art from the University of Missouri - Columbia.  Ted is an accomplished dancer having been trained in classical ballet as well as jazz and modern dance.  He earned a MA in Directing as well as a MA in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University. 

Ted was honored in 1996 when he was named Missouri Theatre Teacher of the Year.  Recently Ted earned his Specialist Degree in Executive Leadership in 2004 and his Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Saint Louis University in 2005.              

Matt has a B.S. in Communications with an emphasis in Film and Video Production. He also has a number of acting and performance classes to his credit as well as professional experience in nearly each performance area. These include: musical theatre, broadcast performance, dramatic theatre, film and video performance, broadcast performance, theme park performance, puppeteering, host / MC, stand-up comedy, and narration / voice-over.

Jennifer has been performing for nearly 20 years as a singer and actor. Throughout her youth, Jennifer performed in such works as “O. Henry Christmas”, “Twain by the Tale”, and “Guys and Dolls”. In addition to her work in theatre, Jennifer earned a BA of Music Composition from Columbia College Chicago in 2006. Jennifer has had the opportunity to perform and record original music in Chicago and Los Angeles with recording sessions at the CBS Studio Lot in Studio City, California and the world renowned Capitol Records in Hollywood.

Actor Ted Jordan started his acting career on the stage as the lead in Oklahoma more than two decades ago. Since then, he has used his talents as a radio announcer, lent his voice to multiple projects, an acting instructor for John Robert Powers New Orleans and St. Louis, and appeared in national print ads such as U.S. Army. He has also appeared in national commercials for Sears. Ted has added screenwriter to his resume’, worked with Forest Whitaker and Isaiah Washington on the soon to be released “Hurricane Season” and Jim Carey’s “I Love You Phillip Morris”. Having gone full circle, Ted went back on the stage in Mike Harper’s “Money Can’t Buy You Love” as Harold Williams. Most recently, Ted has finished filming “Causalities of the State” which was filmed locally, shot an Ameren UE commercial, filmed an industrial film for Purdue/Cigna, and lent his voice talents for TD Ameritrade.

Angela entered the fashion/advertising industry as a professional model. Vogue, Glamour, Teen, MTVs House of Style and an Aveda Cosmetics Campaign are just a few noteworthy modeling assignments she had in a career which took her to New York and throughout Europe. At this time, she learned a lot about the art of photographic capture and lighting through her relationships with international fashion photographers such as Gordon Munro, Les Goldberg, Carlo Bistolfi, Jordi Cubells.

In College, she trained in color theory, photography and graphic design. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Double Major in Studio Art and Psychology with a Minor in Graphic Design. She became an art director, designer and producer for companies such as Hachette Filipacchi Magazines (publisher of Elle, Elle Décor, Home and Woman’s Day Magazines), McGraw-Hill Publishing and May Department Stores.

Matt Linhardt brings more than a decade of experience back to St. Louis, most recently returning from Los Angeles, where he benefited tremendously from acting “on the stage” and “on the set” with actors as amazing as Jeff Goldblum, Luce Rains and Joe Mantegna among others.

He has directed 3 short films, edited scores of videos, and been part of casting projects ranging from infomercials to feature films to “Network” sessions at Showtime. He was a member of Playhouse West and an instructor at the LA Actors Center.

He is currently co-producing the independent comedy feature film “The Road to Victory” which has just entered post-production after 6 weeks on location in LA and Palmdale, CA.

He’s happy to be here and be acting.

Pat is currently employed at Powers Academy and Images Agency as an Office Manager. Pat has been with Powers since 1976. Pat began her career as a professional model after training extensively in: runway, television commercials, make-up, and posing. In 1979, Pat began teaching all ages of people in many aspects of modeling and acting.

Ludmila Patralska (LuLu) has a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from Webster University. Ludmila moved to Los Angeles after graduation and landed an internship at Sony Pictures Entertainment. She quickly moved up the ranks and landed a full time assistant job at Columbia Pictures. This led to numerous jobs in television and film production including MTV, NBC, The St. Louis Show, HBO’s Entourage, as well as Emmy Award winning General Hospital.

Ludmila has a diverse work background, her broad resume includes not only behind the scenes work experience but also on camera roles. She has paraded on the cat walk during Fashion Week in Los Angeles, and sported fashions from LA’s hottest up and coming designers. Ludmila speaks various languages including Polish, Russian and is working on her Spanish as well as Italian language comprehension. Ludmila helps run a program in Poland that helps teach written and spoken english to students ranging from 6-12 years of age, as well as helping teach students facts about American culture and supply them with basic history lessons about the United States of America.

Ms. Terry has been an acting coach since 1990. She holds teaching certificates in Speech/Theatre and in English beyond her BA in English. Acting, public speaking classes, and play production fill her days in the public school setting. She is also a talented director of community theatre workshops for children and adults. Ms. Terry uses techniques of improvisation in her work.

While traveling in New Zealand, she observed several drama schools and was a guest teacher for two acting classes. Her other lifelong interest is World Dance; she has been dancing ethnic folk dances with the International Folk Dance Federation for over 30 years and has taught dance to scouts, churches, and community groups. She loves to attend plays and musicals in her hunt for new ideas. Since her first acting experience at the age of eight Ms. Terry has been stage struck.