KELLY BOCZEK: CO-FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF NASC KIDS.                 

Kelly received her BFA at Wayne State University in Detroit, and continued her extensive training at Carnegie Mellon, Michigan Opera Theatre, Theatre Grottesco, the University of Detroit, and Oakland University.  Kelly’s experience as an actor, singer, and teacher, has brought her to such cities as Detroit, New York, Volterra, Italy, and Frankfurt, Germany.  Currently a member of the Knightsbridge Theatre, Kelly has been seen in A Piece of My Heart; Macbeth, Musical! the Musical; Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits; Into the Woods, Dames at Sea, and Marat Sade.  Kelly has also had the pleasure of Assistant Directing A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Knightsbridge that traveled to Frankfurt Germany, and Directed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, for which she won a Roman Award, and The Comedy of Errors.  The NY Independent Film Festival awarded Kelly best actress in the film Click Three Times.  Over the last five years Kelly has taught Shakespeare, Commedia de Arte, Improvasation,  Dance, Musical Theatre, Creative Writing, and Film Production classes in over 20 schools in the LA and Oxnard counties.

ADAM CHAMBERS:  NASC KIDS INSTRUCTOR

Adam has appeared on the KB stage as Charles Bruno in Strangers on a Train; Romeo in Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead; Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile; and Gunman in King Lear. Adam has also been seen on C.S.I. Miami; E.R;, Cold Case; Days of Our Lives; Threshold; South of Nowhere and other national commercials. He has a lead role in Night of Living Dead 3D. He has starred in many other films and worked in tons of theater all over Los Angeles and San Diego since he was 7 years old. Adam is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is represented by The Gage Group. "A young Montgomery Clift with chilling fury" (L.A. Times); "Wonderful and timeless" (Backstage West).

Jessica Hardin:  NASC KIDS INSTRUCTOR

Jessica was born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and moved to Columbia, South Carolina when she was twelve.  She studied ballet, tap, jazz dance, singing, acting, piano, and violin.  She received her B.A. from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts while studying at the National Theater Institute in Connecticut and the British American Drama Academy in London, England.  She moved to New York City and studied with William Esper among others. There she trained in music, dance, singing, and acting as well as interning with talent agencies, personal managers, and casting directors.   She worked on stage, film, and in television:”One Life to Live”, “The Guiding Light”, and “Law and Order” to name a few.  Favorite roles include playing Rita Gam’s granddaughter in the PBS Documentary “They Came for Good” and Betty Buckley’s granddaughter in “Shenanigans”.  She was very active in the Judith Shakespeare Company, both training and acting on stage.  Proud SAG and AFTRA member since 1995, AEA since 1996.  Represented by Action Management and Visionary Artists.  Here in LA she remains active with the Knightsbridge Theatre, the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, and the Ivy League Association of Southern California.  She is also a part time distance learning teacher for Laurel Springs School and tutors with Carney Educational Services, and is CBEST certified.

CHRISTINA HOWARD:  CO-FOUNDER OF NASC KIDS

Raised in Northern California, Christina Howard knew at a very young age she wanted to devote her life to the performing arts. At 17, she received much acclaim for her production of Moliere's The Love Doctor at the 1998 Lenaea Festival (CSUS), taking the Best Director Award and the prestigious Superior Production Award. Her devotion to the arts led her to Los Angeles in 1999, where she earned her BA at the UCLA School of Theater. During her years of training, she returned to Northern California to work with the Sacramento Light Opera. Currently a member of the Knightsbridge Theatre in Silverlake, Christina has had the pleasure of indulging in much Shakespeare. She was also seen this past fall at the English Theatre of Frankfurt, Germany, as Titania in A Midsummer.

KELLY BOCZEK

 ADAM CHAMBERS

 JESSICA HARDIN

 CHRISTINA HOWARD