The Artist Prepares

NeauxPlex is an artist based in Atlanta. Plex seeks to offer something different and unique to fans ,by creating and performing original music that they are proud to call Hip Hop. Born in Columbus, Ga; Plex catches the essence of small town kid with bigger dreams. From a street poet to a recording artist, releasing a series of freestyles and gritty mixtapes. Influenced by the likes of Lil Wayne, O...

Taquoia Street is an actress, writer, and director who resides in Durham, NC. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre with a Concentration in Performance from North Carolina Central University, and is a member of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society. She has experience on the stage and in film and has won The Best Actress Award in the Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival that earned her an...

A Durham native and preschool teacher assistant with a B.A. in broadcast mass communication from North Carolina central university, Moriah Williams has performed all over the triangle from DPAC to Raleigh little theater. Her theatrical credits include Mother (Blood Wedding), lady in green (for colored girls), Pecola Breedlove (The Bluest Eye)  Tracy Ada (Steal Away), young Maya Angelou (God S...

Currently based out of Los Angeles, Richard was raised in a small-town in Virginia where he cultivated a love for live performance at an early age. He holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from James Madison University and an M.F.A. in Media and Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design. An avid artist for both the stage and screen, Richard is fiercely dedicated to providing exciting new...

A Philadelphia native, Chase just recently graduated from North Carolina Central University. He is thrilled to be making his Crane River Theatre debut. His favorite regional credits include: Crown in Porgy and Bess, Bobby in Memphis, Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors, Harpo in The Color Purple, Duke Frederick in As You Like It, and The Devil in Ti-Jean and His Brothers. Chase is also one of the h...

Robert “Dartez” Wright graduated from North Carolina Central University.  Dartez has been featured in several short films, national television commercials and feature films. He serves as Creative Director for GDP and is featured in several projects including “Sisters at Heart”, “Forget Me Not”, “Clearly Invisible” and “Through the Fire” . Welcome to the stage Dar Wright!!!

Kendrick Jordan is a recent Master of Fine Art graduate from ArtCenter College of Design. A quadruple threat, he writes, directs, acts and produces film and television projects. Leaning towards the future, Kendrick creates based on the strength of the story. Using his background as an actor, he’s able to get the best from his actors  while directing, and build characters in his writing from a...

Sheldon Mba is a native of Durham, North Carolina, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance Performance from North Carolina Central University. Mba holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. Mba has performed brilliantly in a wide range of roles such as; Citizen Barlow in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, Guy Jacobs in Pearle...

Shantwánelle A. Dixon-DuBose, more commonly known as Shantie, was born and raised in Bronx, NY. Shantwánelle received her BA in Theatre with a concentration in Performance from the illustrious North Carolina Central University. She now resides back in her hometown, the Bronx where she is an Actress, Model, and an all around entrepreneur with plans to make a huge impact in anyway she can. Shantwáne...

Whitney Kaye is from Moss Point, MS. Kaye's interest in acting started at age 14 when she attended an acting workshop in Harris NY with off-broadway director Peter Schlar. Whitney attended Moss Point High School where she joined the drama club and prepped and auditioned for Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently has a BFA in Performing Arts and Film and Tel...

Savada Gilmore is a native of Chapel Hill North Carolina, where he currently resides as an Actor, Director & Theater Educator. Gilmore’s background in theater is extensive, dating back to a passion ignited and nurtured by one of the Chapel Hill district’s legendary teachers, Theresa Grywalski, aka Ms. G, his theater teacher at East Chapel Hill High School (ECHHS). “She was the main influence a...

Shateece Taylor is an artist, who specializes in printing, painting, and a variety of graphic design from logos, cover art and other print media. Since childhood Shateece has been drawing and creatively expressing herself through arts, she graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelors in Art. She founded her arts company Taylored in 2015 to showcase her customized art to reflec...

Chad P is an America rapper, singer, songwriter. Born and raised in Waycross, Ga; you will hear the southern dialect as Chad P delivers tenured vocals over smooth production. Chad P has been rapping since he was 11 years old. He wrote lyrics with his friends from church and school. At every opportunity given, they took turns rapping to see who has the best rhymes. As a sophomore in college Chad P...

Tim Jones is the CEO and Founder of It’s Tim’s World based in Chapel Hill, NC.  It’s Tim’s World was started in 2013 as a way to share his unique artistic expressions with the world. Tim started creating his art at the age of 7 as a way of entertaining himself and continued through his high school years. He's always enjoyed Art and seeing different people express themselves through different...

Morgan McCrary Brooks (B.A. in Theatre, Rhodes College; M.A. in Performing Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design) serves as Reinhardt University Theatre’s Technical and Operations Manager and instructor of technical theatre classes. She also teaches acting classes and summer camps at the Grand Theatre in Cartersville, GA; and works as a freelance designer and director in the Atlanta area theatr...

Originally from Spring Valley, NY, Daja is a Performing & Teaching Artist and Author. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Performance and Education from North Carolina Central University. Daja has spent most of her career performing on the stage and enhancing the personal, professional, and artistic development of youth through the performing arts. Now residing in Grayson, GA,...

Ron Lee McGill was born & raised in Durham, NC, Ron received his BA in Media Studies from the University of North Carolina and now resides in Charlotte, NC where he is an Actor, Writer, and Graphic Illustrator. Ron’s film credits include appearances on TVOne’s  Fatal Attraction  and the national advertisement for  Meals on Wheels . Ron could last be seen on stage for the Childre...

Welcome to The Artist Prepares! Thanks for taking the time to tune in to this special show. I am J.Weeks aka J The Actor, the visionary behind this wonderful project. Take a ride with me as I interview some really amazing artist that I've had the opportunity to work with & witness just how dope they are. Join me as we step into the mind of an Artist and see just how we think. I hope to inspire...