ESSENCE OF ACTING (EOA) is a network of Acting Professionals who rehearse as a collective (ensemble) to perform and produce theatre hoping to elevate the consciousness of those who witness our work.

Left to right: Donald Hyman, Morgan Heyward, Kim Wafer, Raquel Willard, Brenda Thomas Denmark, CB Murray, Leslie Dockery, Lisa N. Wilkerson, Franz Jones, Gabrielle Archer, Jeffery B. Wright, Valeska Cambron, Julius Hollingsworth, and Julia Lema.

EOA was established in 2015. It was created under the umbrella of GodLee Entertainment, Inc. and remained there until 2019 when the Ensemble became primarily financially independent.

The Artistic Range of the Ensemble

The current core – members range from Broadway (Theatre), Cinema and Television veterans to young people becoming members only after entering the business with a couple of years of performance history. All are professional; learning and drawing on each other’s life experiences to enhance their artist performances.

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Current Core-Membership

Eternanda Fudge

D’Ambrose Boyd

Nykki Norman

Julia Lema

Jeffrey B. Wright

Morgan Heyward

Leslie Dockery

Valeska Cambron

Julius Hollingsworth

Brenda Thomas Denmark

Donald Hyman

Raquel Willard

Lisa Nicole Wilkerson

Kim Wafer

Upcoming Performances

An Equity Staged Reading of GREENWOOD; AN AMERICAN DREAM DESTROYED …FEBRUARY 4, 5, and 6, 2020 @ The Metropolitan College of NYC

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All EOA Performances and history