John D’Aquino
JOHN D’AQUINO
PRESIDENT, TEACHER, & COACH
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Veteran actor and master teacher John D’Aquino (SWAT, Leanne, Cory in the House, Shake it Up, CSI, NCIS, Hannah Montana, Seinfeld) starred in six TV series and recurred and guest starred on dozens of other popular shows. His love for performing is surpassed only by his love for teaching, a love inspired by his mentor, teacher and friend, Charles Nelson Riley, who instilled in his students a passion for helping actors create dynamic performances by reaching deep into the human spirit.
John has helped several of his clients find success in projects such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Wednesday, A Minecraft Movie, Resident Alien, Drama Club, Bunk’d, All That, The Thundermans, No Good Nick, Fuller House, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Power Rangers, SWAT, Bizaardvark, Diary Of A Female President, General Hospital, and many more. IMDB
Shane Brady
SHANE BRADY
COACH & GUEST TEACHER
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Shane Brady (Ballers, Doctor Sleep, The Endless, Liza on Demand, Kickin’ It) hails from Palm Harbor, FL and is a graduate of Florida State University. He is an avid hockey player and guitarist. Shane is a magician member of the Academy of Magical Arts at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. As a filmmaker, Shane wrote, directed, edited and starred in Breathing Happy and Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma. IMDB
Michelle Gilliam
MICHELLE GILLIAM
IMPROV COACH
Michelle Gilliam is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Michelle has over 20 years of experience as an improviser, actor, host, voice actor, and is the Owner and Artistic Director of Improv MKE, an improv comedy school and theater based online, currently serving the world. She has been involved in improv comedy and applied improv for over 20 years, through studying, performing, coaching, teaching, directing, as well as leading corporate teams and various university departments to success by helping them to harness the power of improv as a tool and resource for creativity, empowerment, communication, fun and much more.
Michelle has had the opportunity to teach, coach and perform with people all over the world in Improv. She has students from: Scotland, Liverpool, Nottingham, Chester, London, India, Africa, Singapore, The Philippines, Norway, Copenhagen, Canada, Lithuania, New Zealand, and the list goes on. She currently teaches for improv MKE, The World’s Greatest Improv School, and guest teaches at various theaters online, in person (with proper safety protocols), around the country and the world, and is excited to be part of the AW team!
Carmen Scott
CARMEN SCOTT
ON-CAMERA TEACHER / COACH
Carmen Scott is an actress, improviser, and producer. She is passionate about the use of meditation/yoga and improv as tools to enhance the human experience, and the power of storytelling to influence culture. She can be seen at Second City in Hollywood, performing with long-form team, Stick Pics, and performing short-form with Free Range Comedy SoCal. Her commercial credits include Pie Five Pizza and Ally Bank. Razor Tongue, a web-series she produced and acted in with Now>Ever Productions, recently screened at Frameline, Outfest, & Inside Out film festivals. She is currently working on a documentary titled, 1946. For some of her original comedy content & character work, check out her YouTube Channel: CarmenScottShow. IMDB
Emily Reas
EMILY REAS
PRODUCTION & OFFICE MANAGER & COACH
Originally from Plano, Texas, Emily is a jill-of-all trades Producer. She’s produced a variety of content, including 10 years of JDAW projects, music videos, commercials, short films, and features. She was part of WIFLA’s Peer Mentoring Program, was a second-rounder in Sundance’s Producing Lab & Fellowship, is a Film Independent Member, and co-founder of the production group Blind Salamander Films. Previously, she worked at the non-profit The Actors’ Gang as an associate member and teacher in their Education Department. Emily holds a BFA in Acting from Texas State University. IMDB
Landry Townsend
LANDRY TOWNSEND
ASSISTANT & COACH