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Aspen Kennedy<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Credits Fundamentals of Acting<\/em> class at JSU as his entry into entertainment\/film<\/p><\/div>

•<\/span> Queen Sugar
•<\/span> The Forge
•<\/span> Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas
•<\/span> Keisha Cole, This is My Story<\/p><\/div>

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Ashlei Victoria (Murray)<\/a><\/span><\/div>

MADDRAMA Alum
Former J-Sette<\/p><\/div>

•<\/span> The CW’s All-American, as Detective Woods<\/p><\/div>

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NaTosha DeVon<\/a><\/span><\/div>

OutSpoken Arts Collective alum<\/em><\/p><\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Lifetime\u2019s The Wife Who Knew Too Much, as Detective Morrison<\/span><\/div>
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Tramell Tillman<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Emmy Award Winner; MADDRAMA Alum<\/p><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
\n\u2022<\/span> Godfather of Harlem<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u2022 <\/span>AppleTV\u2019s Severance, as Milchick<\/p><\/div>

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Erica Michelle Singleton<\/a><\/span><\/div>

OutSpoken Arts Collective Alum<\/p><\/div>

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0BET\u2019s The Quad<\/strong>, as Ebonie Weaver
\n\u2022<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The CW\u2019s All-American<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Nikea Gamby-Turner<\/a><\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>ABC\u2019s Abbott Elementary, <\/strong>as Shanae
\n\u2022 <\/span>Netflix\u2019s Dahmer<\/strong>, as Mildred Lindsey<\/p><\/div>

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Rob Demery<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Get On Up\u00a0
\n\u2022<\/span> Lifetime\u2019s Mahalia\u00a0
\n\u2022<\/span> A Soldier\u2019s Story (Broadway play)<\/p><\/div>

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Saint Ranson<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Dinonauts<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> Iago<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
LeCourtney Young<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>
\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Get On Up as Marva<\/div>
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Tonea Stewart<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Alum, taught here 20 years<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Black Adam
\n\u2022 <\/span>In The Heat of the Night
\n\u2022 <\/span>Girl\u2019s Trip<\/p><\/div>

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Mara Hall<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Sonic Boom Alum<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Grey's Anatomy<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Ambitions<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Ja\u2019el Roberson<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Founder of Epitome Films<\/span><\/div>
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Mickey Nixon<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA and Dance Ensemble (now J-SUEDE) alum<\/div>

• <\/span>NBC’s Law & Order SVU, recurring co-star role as Counselor Beck Byrd 
• <\/span>The Book of Mormon (musical), Australia company<\/p><\/div>

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Tiffany Roshae<\/a><\/span><\/div>

MADDRAMA Alum<\/p><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Founder of Roshae Acting Studios<\/span><\/div>
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Courtney M Franklin<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Director, Producer & Production Manager<\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>How to Get Away with Murder<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Insecure<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Charles Lee Wilson<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Sonic Boom Alum
Director & Producer<\/p><\/div>

•<\/span> All American<\/p><\/div>

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Lauren Gamble<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Writer<\/span><\/div>
\u2022 <\/span>Bridgerton<\/span><\/div>
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Mia Neal<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Oscar-winning Hairstylist<\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Uncut Gems
\n\u2022<\/span> The Smashing Machine<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Aspen Kennedy<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Credits Fundamentals of Acting<\/em> class at JSU as his entry into entertainment\/film<\/p><\/div>

•<\/span> Queen Sugar
•<\/span> The Forge
•<\/span> Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas
•<\/span> Keisha Cole, This is My Story<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Ashlei Victoria (Murray)<\/a><\/span><\/div>

MADDRAMA Alum
Former J-Sette<\/p><\/div>

•<\/span> The CW’s All-American, as Detective Woods<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
NaTosha DeVon<\/a><\/span><\/div>

OutSpoken Arts Collective alum<\/em><\/p><\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Lifetime\u2019s The Wife Who Knew Too Much, as Detective Morrison<\/span><\/div>
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\"Image\"<\/span>
Tramell Tillman<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning
\n\u2022<\/span> Godfather of Harlem<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u2022 <\/span>AppleTV\u2019s Severance, as Milchick<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Erica Michelle Singleton<\/a><\/span><\/div>
OutSpoken Arts Collective<\/span> Alumn<\/div>

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0BET\u2019s The Quad<\/strong>, as Ebonie Weaver
\n\u2022<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>The CW\u2019s All-American<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Nikea Gamby-Turner<\/a><\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>ABC\u2019s Abbott Elementary, <\/strong>as Shanae
\n\u2022 <\/span>Netflix\u2019s Dahmer<\/strong>, as Mildred Lindsey<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Rob Demery<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Get On Up\u00a0
\n\u2022<\/span> Lifetime\u2019s Mahalia\u00a0
\n\u2022<\/span> A Soldier\u2019s Story (Broadway play)<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Saint Ranson<\/a><\/span><\/div>

\u2022<\/span> Dinonauts<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> Iago<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
LeCourtney Young<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA Alum<\/div>
\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Get On Up as Marva<\/div>
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\"Image\"<\/span>
Tonea Stewart<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Alum, taught here 20 years<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Black Adam
\n\u2022 <\/span>In The Heat of the Night
\n\u2022 <\/span>Girl\u2019s Trip<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Mara Hall<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Sonic Boom Alum<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Greys Anatomy<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Ambitions<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Ja\u2019el Roberson<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Founder of Epitome Films<\/span><\/div>
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\"Image\"<\/span>
Mickey Nixon<\/a><\/span><\/div>
MADDRAMA and Dance Ensemble (now J-SUEDE) alum<\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>NBC\u2019s Law & Order SVU, recurring co-star role as Counselor Beck Byrd;
\n\u2022 <\/span>The Book of Mormon (musical), Australia company<\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Tiffany Roshae<\/a><\/span><\/div>

MADDRAMA Alum<\/p><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Founder of Roshae Acting Studios<\/span><\/div>
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\"Image\"<\/span>
Courtney M Franklin<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Director, Producer & Production Manager<\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>How to Get Away with Murder<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Insecure<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Charles Lee Wilson<\/a><\/span><\/div>

Sonic Boom Alum<\/span>
\nMADDRAMA and Dance Ensemble (now J-SUEDE) Alum
\nDirector & Producer<\/span><\/p><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>NBC\u2019s Law & Order SVU, recurring co-star role as Counselor Beck Byrd;
\n\u2022 <\/span>The Book of Mormon (musical), Australia company
\n\u2022<\/span> All American<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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\"Image\"<\/span>
Lauren Gamble<\/a><\/span><\/div>
Writer<\/span><\/div>
\u2022 <\/span>Bridgerton<\/span><\/div>
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\"Image\"<\/span>
Mia Neal<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Oscar-winning Hairstylist<\/span><\/div>

\u2022 <\/span>Ma Rainey\u2019s Black Bottom<\/span>
\n\u2022 <\/span>Uncut Gems
\n\u2022<\/span> The Smashing Machine<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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Aspen KennedyCredits Fundamentals of Acting class at JSU as his entry into entertainment\/film• Queen Sugar • The Forge • Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas • Keisha Cole, This is My StoryAshlei Victoria (Murray)MADDRAMA Alum Former J-Sette• The CW’s All-American, as Detective WoodsNaTosha DeVonOutSpoken Arts Collective alum\u2022 Lifetime\u2019s The Wife Who Knew Too Much, as Detective MorrisonTramell TillmanEmmy Award Winner; … <\/p>\n

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