Naomi Beaty is a screenwriting teacher and consultant who works with writers, producers, and directors at all levels to develop their film and TV projects. Naomi has read thousands of scripts and worked with hundreds of writers, first in development at Madonna and Guy...
Joel Drucker writes literary non-fiction and journalism. He jokes that he’s “too sensitive to be a hard-boiled journalist – not sensitive enough to be a suicidal poet.” Joel’s work has appeared in a variety of print and broadcast outlets, ranging from HBO, CBS and...
Cara Friez is an experienced video producer, editor, and educator. She’s currently the Director of Education for the EdTech company, EditMentor, which teaches the art of video storytelling and the technical skills of video creation within a self-paced, interactive...
Actor and Director, Apollo Dukakis, is a member and longtime resident artist of the Pasadena, CA based theater company, A Noise Within. As a professional actor for over fifty years, Apollo has worked off-Broadway and in many prestigious regional theatres across the...
Dobie Maxwell has made a successful living in standup comedy since 1985. Starting in 1990, he’s had several stints in morning radio. Dobie has appeared numerous times on national and regional television. And from 1995 to 2020, Dobie taught his “Maxwell Method of...
