ABOUT US

C. Robin Rudnikoff, Founder and CEO

is not an Actor, but she loves Actors and acting. Her commitment to The Actors Group comes from a love of performance and personal growth that she sees happening hand-in-hand for Actors. She steers the development of services at The Actors Group with an eye toward how Actors need to arm themselves to succeed in the fiercely competitive TV and Film industry. She has an extensive background in marketing and in providing education and services for mental health. She is married to a preeminent psychiatrist who also consults in this industry. Most recently, she co-wrote with him and produced film for a groundbreaking treatment program for specialized Internet delivery. She is currently reviewing a music/social issues documentary for production and continues to write as well as review projects in addition to her hands-on participation in all activities at The Actors Group.

Penny L. Moore, Founder of The Actors Repertory Theatre Company

Penny has been an invaluable presence in everything that is done at The Actors Group from Producing and Directing productions to their set design and construction as well as Industry Professional Guest Relations for workshops since The Actors Group opened. She fell in love with the theatre at age 7 when she toured with a children’s repertory company in Kentucky under the direction of Ken Jenkins (Scrubs) and Patrick Tovitt (As The World Turns).  Since moving to Los Angeles 16 years ago she has been fortunate enough to study with some of the best Actors and teachers in Los Angeles such as Michael Holmes, Kerrie Keane and the remarkable Gene and Toni Bull Bua.  Her love for directing was enhanced by watching Gene and Toni work with their brilliant students.  Watching and studying and learning and growing have brought her here to The Actors Group where she founded The Actors Repertory Theater Company. Her directing credits include, Women of Manhattan, Crimes of the Heart, Steel Magnolias, Bell Book and Candle, Two Rooms and the critically acclaimed Mastergate. As an actress Penny’s credits on television include "Santa Barbara", and "Sunset Beach".

STAFF

Staff at The Actors Group are entirely voluntary. Staff members are there to enhance the experience of each workshop and theatre production for the Industry Professional Guests and every member in attendance as well as themselves. The Actors Group Staff prepares the Green Room and the Theatre, greets the Industry Professional Guest, facilitates payments, begins each workshop with a brief introduction; and cleans and closes everything after each event. Each staff member contributes to specific things, but each can rely on the others to make sure all is ready and done in a friendly and efficient manner for each event. Staff members at The Actors Group are representative of all it is and does. Staff members are friendly, smiling, attentive and helpful to each and every member attending workshops as well as the Industry Professional Guest for the workshop. Their voluntary assistance is invaluable and truly appreciated. Penny Moore is beyond wonderful in leading this team! When space is available, staff participates in workshops and is admitted to theatrical productions without charge to keep them current with all events at The Actors Group. Current staff includes:

Penny L. Moore (see above)

Goreti daSilva

is a talented and an extraordinarily generous person. She is a native Canadian who became an American citizen in the summer of 2005. She came to Los Angeles from Toronto in 1995 to pursue a career in acting. She is also very active in volunteer work other than at The Actors Group particularly with InsideOut, a teen program utilizing theatre activity as a vehicle to redirecting misguided expression into open and positive dialogue and behaviors, interests and goals.

Goreti developed and performs her own one-woman comedic show, “Who Are You?”, and is very active in Actors Repertory Theatre Company productions at The Actors Group having played various roles in many productions. She is an invaluable member of The Actors Group staff.

Anne Faulkner

is a self-proclaimed L8blmr (late bloomer). Anne came to Los Angeles in 1986 after “raising 2 sons and a husband, all who finally flew the nest!!!”  She came from Cincinnati, Ohio where as Vice President and Business Manager, she was the first female VP of Metromedia TV, WXIX-TV. As an Actor, writer and director in Community Theatre, Anne knew coming to LA would finally fulfill her life long dream. "I didn't want to go out of this world wishing I had done something!"  Upon arrival in LA, she took  a film acting class. Adapting from the stage to the camera was frightening… “The first time I saw myself on film in that class, I threatened to go back home because I was sure I didn't belong here". 

Anne became part of The Actors Group when she played Queezer in "Steel Magnolias" at The Actors Group Theatre, which was written by a friend of hers, Robert Harling.  On TV she has had numerous guest starring roles, which include a recurring role on "Knots Landing", and the role of Sylvia on "Roseanne" for two seasons. Anne can be seen currently on Dwight Yoakam's newest music video "Intentional Heartache" as 'Momma', and of course, usually can be found participating in some capacity at The Actors Group … an incredibly valuable Staff Member!

Tom McCauley

began his training with theatre legend Eva La Galliene at the renowned Hedgerow Theatre, where he later became a resident company member and a teacher. Tom went on to be cast in Camino Real in a production directed by its playwright Tennessee Williams. and has had the great fortune to work directly with Leonard Bernstein, Edward Albee and Andy Warhol.

On Broadway in Da, Tom played the son of Tony winner Barnard Hughes. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and studied in New York with Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Sandy Dennis and Wynn Handman of the American Place Theatre.   He was an Irene Ryan Award nominee in 1990 portraying Von Muenstrauss in the futuristic children’s show, The Swords of Zanadavia.  He has performed in regional theatres all over America and in England and appeared in recurring roles on the soaps  Search for Tomorrow, Another World and Ryan’s Hope.

Tom returned to study at the University of California in Davis, where he taught acting to undergraduates and received an MFA in theatre in 2006. He also received rave reviews for his performance as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman at the Mondavi Center, directed by Kent Nicholson of Theatreworks regional theatre and played Dennis Shepard in Laramie Project, directed by Peter Lichtenfels of England’s National Theatre. In Los Angeles for the past year, he has performed in seven films at the American Film Institute and an independent film titled Jihad vs. Jihad. Recently he was seen playing Dr. Lewis on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives.

David Trice

is an engaging character Actor who has appeared on numerous television shows including "Medium", "Passions" (as a floating head!), "Malcolm in the Middle," and "The Gilmore Girls." Look for him this year on "Boston Legal," "Pushing Daisies," and "Life."

René Peña

is a native of New Mexico, and started acting at the University of N.M. where she earned a Theater Arts Scholarship.  She has performed in several dinner theatre productions, toured America as one of Cinderella’s nasty stepsisters, appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington , D.C., and entertained audiences in Germany and Italy where she won a Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in The Diary of Anne Frank.  René worked alongside President Clinton and John Ritter in a CBS movie of the week, A Child’s Wish, which was filmed in the Oval Office, and which can still be seen on the Lifetime channel.  She and her husband, Steve have been married for over 20 years and have lived all over the world.

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