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Staci Ashley

as Nina Larue Boyd

STACI ASHLEY returns to the stage since her 2019 Atlanta run and Hollywood Fringe Festival performance in "Snap Honey". She has performed on stages around the country including Off-Broadway and Main Stage at the National Black Theater Festival. Her work has been honored with various nominations including an L.A. Weekly, ADA and 2 NAACP theater nods, winning an LAAREP Best Lead Actress Award for "Soldiers Don't Cry". In 2023 Staci co-starred in the film "All In" which had a successful film festival run as an Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Finalist. She also earned 2 International Best Actress wins for the Film "The Fourth Shot".  Look for her in commercials, and upcoming films “Devil’s Ride", "Sade's Goodbye" and AJ's Halloween (directed by Keke Palmer). Staci would like to thank everyone who helped in making this creative journey successful.       www.staciashley.com

Mark Antony Howard

as Troy "Troyboy" Boyd

(He/Him) : A Dayton, Ohio native, Mark Antony moved to Los Angeles in 2021 after graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Wright State University. Since moving to LA he’s been blessed to be apart of numerous projects on stage and screen. Recently he was nominated for Best Performer in a Musical in the 2023 BroadwayWorld Awards SD, for his role Andre in CCAET’s production of Ain’t Misbehavin’: A Fats Waller Revue. In 2023 he was given the opportunity to expand his craft as a screen actor, in the Screen Acting Cohort of The Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab. Shouts to the Hillman Homies. 

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