JOËL RENÉ SCOVILLE
Actress and Writer
I am a professional actress and writer. My work is women of color centric that dispels racial and gender stereotypes to present a realistic and inclusive narrative of the human experience.
My current project, Crazy with a K! is a web series exploring mental illness:
“After a stint in the psych ward Joey, a twice divorced, Black Mormon, juggles Broadway dreams and parenting amidst depression fueled shenanigans, in this coming of middle-age story about being happy…when you’re not.”
In addition to film/tv writing, I am also a playwright.
My musical, 2&1 will have a residency at New Musicals, Inc. in 2021.
Presently, I am in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in the Book Writing program.
I am also a member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Dramatists Guild of America and a fan of all things related to superheroes, Star Wars and Agatha Christie.
SOCIAL MEDIA
@CrazyWithaK1
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CAMERON BOYLE
Yoga Instructor
I am a yoga teacher. I normally teach in YMCAs and schools in New Jersey and New York, in Brazil and in Nigeria. With gyms and schools being closed, I had to get creative.
Since my students and I were not inspired by the Zoom alternative to live group practice, I started to post a different Vinyasa sequence each day which students could watch and repeat several times at their convenience. They loved that, and when NY and NJ started reopening, we met in small socially-distanced groups or in family clusters in parks in NJ, Harlem and Brooklyn. I normally teach in Brazil in August; this year I went to do emergency food delivery and COVID-protocol classes on the beach. I normally teach in Nigeria in January; instead I will go next March and teach in outdoor spaces. In my absence, my international students have appreciated my new online instructional presence. I have been grateful to be able to find opportunity and fulfillment in the face of epidemic restrictions.
SAM BALZAC
Actor, Composer, Lyricist
I’m an actor/composer/lyricist with many current projects. I recently secured the rights to a well-known comedy web series about video gamers to adapt into a musical and will be developing that throughout the year.
Existential Questions of the 21st Century, an absurd musical about an “end of the world” celebration called “ExistenceCon,” is also in development. Existential Questions was performed in concert at Green Room 42 in the spring of 2019, and was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Musical Theatre Conference in 2018. Updates can be found on our Facebook page.
I’m also working on a musical adaptation of William R. Eakin’s Redgunk Tales, an anthology of short stories where southern culture meets science fiction meets philosophy. “The Personals,” based on Eakin’s story “Plain Female Seeks Nice Guy,” was written as a ten-minute musical at the end of my first year at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, which can be found on YouTube.
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@ExistentialQuestions
STEVE ‘TOÚCHEF’ COUPET
Chef
Steve ‘Toúchef’ Coupet is a Harlem-based Chef preaching the message of Food Activism & Resilience Cooking through his Instagram videos, livestream classes, and informational posts! Whether Toúchef is showing you how to cook luxurious full-blooded Vermont Wagyu beef or low-brow bits like chicken feet, you’re bound to leave his page more informed but hungrier, than when you arrived! Follow him, and reach out with any questions or inquiries, he’s always responsive!
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@touchef.coupet
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Other Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFKHgTAtRl/
CHRIS SELL
Wood & Furniture Craft
Custom designed table tops incorporating different mediums. Recently old British coins and other British related topics.
Refurbishment of antique chefs knives, taking broken trashed antique knives and putting them back in the hands of professional chefs.
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Christopher Sell
@vintagechefknifeguy
@Chipshopman1
TATIANA
Chocolatier
Hey my name is Tatiana and and I would like to share with you my project that was born during quarantine this summer: I began to make my own vegan chocolate! It’s handmade, colorful, organic and vegan! 🌱
I called it Veganza and when my friends tried it, they absolutely loved it. They inspired me to open a shop in Instagram to start selling it.
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@veganza_chocolate
PARIS CRAYTON III
Actor & Writer
The show must go on. Even during Covid. Being a lover of theatre, I had to do something theatre-ish while all the brick and mortars were shut down. I began a ten-minute play series called The Something Sweet Plays. I figured since 2020 gave us all lemons, I’d might as well make something sweet. Each episode has a sweet treat in its name. I haven’t been able to write something sweet since learning about George Floyd.
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@ParisCrayton
@Paristheplaywright
@ParisCrayton
N'DIA SABIO
Footwear Designer
In the midst of everything going on, I was still able to celebrate my project with those I love. I’m really excited to announce that my 2020 collection titled “AURAGEN” is complete! Inspired by my studies of metaphysics, this shoe collection features a spectrum of crystals and stones to salute the chakra system & the human aura. I have been working on this project for the past three years, sourcing all of the materials, flying back and forth to Europe, and I am very proud of the process and the finished product. All pieces were hand-beaded in India, crafted in Italy, and will be available for purchase soon via online & in-store!
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@ndiasabio
ALAINA KAI CHESTER
Actor, Singer-Lyricist, and Digital Creative
Based in New York City, and born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Alaina Kai is an actor, singer-lyricist, and digital creative.
JIEMIN YANG
Dancer, Choreographer, Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Jiemin Yang, originally from China, is a dancer, choreographer, and graphic designer/illustrator based in Queens. Jiemin holds a MA in Contemporary Dance from London Contemporary Dance School. He is an awardee of CUNY Dance Initiative 2020-2021 and a recipient of 2020 New Works Grant from Queens Council on the Arts. He has performed in multiple cities in Europe, the UK, and the US. He is currently a dancer with Kinesis Project and has performed at Arts on Site, the Riverside Park and Snug Harbor Cultural Center with the company.
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@jiemin.art