The names behind the couch.
Anastasia Conyers has the pleasure of combining her education in business and love for the performing arts as she fills the role of Founder and Lead Producer of Broken-In productions. She graduated Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's of Science in Human Development and a Master's of Science in Business Analytics. While obtaining her undergrad degree she studied performance but her true love was fostered in community theater where she met her friends who unbeknownst to her would later become her Broken-In family.
Charity Robinson has been performing throughout the Hampton Roads area for several years and has been involved in more than 20 theatrical productions both onstage and behind the scenes. Some of Charity's most memorable roles include Effie White in Dreamgirls at Hampton University, Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago with Williamsburg Players, Eve/Mama Noah in Children of Eden at Smithfield Little Theatre, Motor Mouth Maybelle in Hairspray at Little Theatre of Virginia Beach, Pippi in The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Peninsula Community Theatre, Aida in Aida at Williamsburg Players, and Duncan in Voodoo Macbeth at Zeiders American Dream Theater. In addition to performing, Charity has developed a strong passion for directing as she directed her first musical, Once on This Island, in 2017 at Peninsula Community Theatre and has continued directing since. She thanks her husband and three children for their unwavering support and love. Charity lives by the words of Maya Angelou: "If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."
Nisha has been an artist since she was three years old. She explores many different forms of creative expression, from drawing and painting to makeup, hair, and visual arts. She is drawn to the process of making something meaningful and how it can touch people's hearts. To Nisha, art is about the limitless possibilities that come from blank canvas and an open mind. Driven by a love for learning and a natural appetite for a challenge, Nisha strives to continually broaden her skills, keep her creativity at its peak, and bring her dreams to life. She lives by the belief that everyone is an artist at heart, and no matter where you are in life, it's never too late to follow your passion.
Tra'Waan Coles is an Actor, acting and voice Coach, Producer and Casting Director. Having studied acting at Thomas Nelson Community College and under the great Sandra Calderon-Doherty who was Larry Silverberg's protege his resume extends over numerous productions such as Cabaret, The Wiz, Once on this Island, HAIR, and Sister Act just to name a few. He eventually jumped into film and TV. He co-created Reel Gold Pictures which wrote and produced YouTube shorts along with a series called The Treaty. You can also see him in numerous short films, feature films, and TV shows (Swagger, Phantoms, Road To Fame, Written By Mike, etc); his commercial credits also include (Loyalty Automotive, Hanes, AFLAC, Rivers Casino, etc). While working on the set of the Apple TV show Swagger for two seasons, him and a couple of on set friends formed a new production company called 2nd Team Productions. But wait there's more! He has recently developed a casting company, Tra' Coles Casting which is the perfect combination of all his gifts and talents. Tra'Waan credits his parents for supporting him and God for all his gifts and talents.
Perrin Williams is a Virginia based independent writer/producer/director. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in International Studies which he uses during the day as a community builder and educator in the City of Hampton. As a co-founder of Reel Gold Pictures, he co-created the short film The Treaty and followed with expanding the universe and began serializing the film into a short series. In recent years he has dedicated his time to theatre by co-directing and writing the Journey into Fantasy Cabaret and co-directing the Broadway Musical Ragtime in Smithfield. Perrin is also a co-founder of Morgan Williams Collective, an emerging multimedia production company.
William Belvin is an Actor recently based in New York, Will has done many works around the country and was just in a cabaret at "TheGreenRoom 42" in New York City where he performed selections from many shows such as "King of the world" from "Songs for a new world! Will has appeared in many productions with roles such as TJ in "Sister Act", Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at; Tiny Joe Dixon in "DreamGirls" ; and Male Lead 2 (multiple roles) in The Laramie Project and Ernst in "Spring Awakening". Will has also appeared in T.V, Shows and Indie films such as "Dopesick", "Swagger" and "Will to Live" where he won Best Actor in the 2019 Indie Film Awards. Will has many passions, a clothing brand "Willpower", gaming YouTube Channel "William Belvin", but there is nothing better than Acting and performing on stage. Will is SO excited to be making great art with all of his talented friends!