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KIMILEE BRYANT EXT BIO-

Equally at home with opera, and theatre, Ms. Bryant's other NY stage work includes: Betty Yearn in Guare's Landscape of the Body and Stage Manager in Our Town, both at Gloria Maddox Theatre ( T. Schreiber Studio). Regional roles include: Maria/ West Side Story, Marian/ The Music Man, Hope/ Anything Goes and Eliza / My Fair Lady. Her operatic debut was with Portland Opera as "Frasquita" in Carmen. Later, as a Resident Artist for the company, she performed Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Pamina in An American Magic Flute, and opera programs throughout the Pacific Northwest . Among operatic roles performed are :Susannah/ Le Nozze di Figaro, Zerlina/ Don Giovanni, Bianca/ The Taming of the Shrew, and Polly/The Beggar's Opera. She's bowed with Opera Ontario, Boheme Opera ( NJ), Opera East Texas, Aspen Opera, Piedmont Opera ( NC), Sacramento Music Circus, and The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players.

Ms. Bryant began her love affair with the stage in Greenville, South Carolina; first in her mother's annual dance recital at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium, followed by church solos at St. Mark UMC, Berea First Baptist and Travelers Rest UMC. Hearing her daughter sing with the radio and her record player, Karen C. Bryant decided to send Kimilee to her former voice teacher, the legendary, Ivah Dickson. Kimilee went on to perform with the Greenville Little Theatre ( Tom Sawyer, directed by Bob McClane; The Red Shoes and Babes in Toyland dir. Lake Williams; and later as a young adult as "Julie" in Carousel). Her first play at the Warehouse theatre was A Christmas Carol ( Little Fan), she followed that with the Witch in The Bad Children ( a retelling of Hansel and Gretel with a good witch) both at age 12, and as an adult, Sally in Talley's Folly and Sharon in Master Class. Also in Greenville/Travelers Rest, she performed with The Singing Christmas Tree ( Virginia Uldrick dir), The Living Christmas Tree,( Floyd Parker, dir) Travelers Rest Hunt's Kids Show Choir ( Patricia Hunt ,dir), The Greenville Savoyards, The Greenville Symphony, and studied at The Fine Arts Center ( Michael V. Rice), and The SC Governor's School for the Arts. She participated in Honors All-State Chorus and won "Superior Ratings" at Solo and Ensemble competitions. In preparation for College, Ms. Bryant was awarded scholarships to Brevard Music Center ( Rotary of Greenville) where she spent two summers performing roles in operas and musicals and solos with the Brevard Symphony under the direction of Henry Janiec (later under his baton with the Spartanburg Symphony as well). Prior to her first semester at Converse College in Spartanburg, she won scholarships from the Greenville Music Club, the Crescent Music Club and the Daniel Music Scholarship to Converse. While at Converse, she studied with Jane Rolandi-Gray ; performed numerous roles for the Opera Workshop ( Maisie/ The Boyfriend, among others), won NATS competitions , the SC Federation of Music Club's competition, and began participating in Miss America Preliminary Competitions, winning more scholarships to further her education. She played "Laurey" in Greer's first ever musical production of Oklahoma! (dir. H. Robb Alverson) and eventually won the title , Miss Greater Greer, followed by Miss Berea, and Miss South Carolina 1989. At the Miss America pageant she won two talent scholarships that helped with her graduate studies at The Manhattan School of Music where she earned her Master of Music degree. In 1998, she won the South Carolina Metropolitan Opera Auditions. She has sung on several occasions at The SC State capital and the Governor's Mansion, on one occasion for Maestro Gian-Carlo Menotti. Recently she sang at our Nation's capital in Washington DC at a service for former congress woman, Jennifer Dunn as well as for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at an event in NYC .

Ms. Bryant regularly performs concerts throughout the world recently in Aruba, Berlin, St. Lucia, Napa Valley, Dallas, Providence ,St Louis, Manhattan, Long Island, Staten Island,, Philadelphia,throughout New Jersey and her beloved Carolinas. Her debut CD,"My Favorite Things" is a collections of songs she has sung from her childhood to songs she has sung in performance throughout her career. She resides in Greenville, SC with her son, Aidan ( best role yet as his Mommy) and their Shih Tzu, “Gypsy”. Her company, Rubylee Productions produces concerts, Master Classes and new works for the stage. See www.kimileebryant.com for more information.

AARON JACKSON EXT BIO-

Other film credits include Wicked Spring, Heaven’s Neighbor, and Tangy Guacamole, Captain, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (a remake of the 1962 Academy Award winning film), The PainWithin, and Biophage.
Aaron has also directed the films Cross to the other and Ghost Story Chronicles. He recently finished directing the award winning film, Fighting a War of My Own and is currently producing The Bar Mitzvah.
Aaron has also done a variety of national commercials, including a P.S.A. on AIDS for which he received the “Ace Award”.
Aaron is most proud of the work he has done helping aspiring actors break into the acting industry. He travels the country coaching up and coming talent in the art of acting, specializing in monologue and audition prep, scene study, character breakdown, and improvisation.
Aaron has been a motivational speaker for 18years. His company, Dangerous Curves Productions, was founded in 2007. His primary focus is to help students make positive choices in their lives. He speaks to students across the country on the dangers of drug and alcohol use, the negative effects of bullying and how to set achievable goals. He also works hand-in-hand with non-profit organizations, such as D.A.R.E., Make-A-Wish, St. Jude’s Hospital, Special Olympics, the Love Ride for MDA, and the Ami Thom Foundation, just to name a few.