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Zachary Barton
Zachary Barton is an actor, writer, teaching artist, video editor and political activist who has proudly helped develop US’s writing curriculum and shepherded seven scripts into being with The Unusual Suspects: Hard Times, Cookin’ Up A Storm, Life When Death Calls, Dichos!, A Mile In Clown’s Shoes, Life On The Offbeat, and Life. Love. Lies!

Adam Kalesperis
Adam Kalesperis joined the Unusual Suspects team in the fall of 2007, and has since branched out with fellow teaching artist Joe Quintero to form B.R.I.D.G.E Theatre Project - www.bridgetheatre.org - an international arts organization inspired by the principles of US. As an actor, Adam has appeared in dozens of theatrical productions and a handful of popular films and TV shows, including The Dark Knight and ER. He also wrote, directed and produced his own original musical Return to Shilo while getting his degree in Theater at UCLA, and he continues to write music and scripts to this day.

Loretta McNair
Loretta McNair has been a singer/songwriter/actress since grammar school, performing in many musical theater productions in Southern California until the mid-1990's when she turned her focus to a solo original music career. Her music has been played on the radio all over the world. Looking for a way to use her arts to contribute to underprivileged youth, she joined the Unusual Suspects in 2007 and helped them develop their first musical theater production in 2009.

Maria Pasquarelli
Maria Pasquarelli started working with The Unusual Suspects in 2002 as Laura Leigh Hughes' very first assistant. Maria has been working as a teaching artist since 2004 with various companies in the Los Angeles area. Her work with US has taken her to many of our sites and has given her endless joy, inspiration and a renewed passion for life. As an actress, she has performed in a great deal of theater in the LA area and abroad, and has done more films that will never be seen than anyone else! In the fall 2010, she will be attending USC to earn her MFA in Acting, but hopes to be a part of US over the summers and whenever she can find the time!

l. Trey Wilson
L. Trey Wilson is an award receiving actor, writer and director from Chicago. He has performed in television, film and theater. His play, STAGE DIRECTIONS received the Best Play Award from the LA Drama Critics Circle. He's enjoyed working with the Unusual Suspect at The David Gonzales facility and the Chino facility.

Daniel Chacon
Daniel Chacon, a northern California native, joined the Unusual Suspects team in 2009. He has worked in the L.A. area as a teaching artist and actor on stage and screen (Oedipus el Rey, The Onion Movie, Dirty Deeds, Judging Amy) for over 10 years. He holds a B.A. in Creative Arts (San Jose State) and M.A. in Theatre Arts (Cal State L.A.).

Xavi Moreno
Xavi Moreno is a native Angelino raised east of the river in the historic barrio of Boyle Heights. Xavi joined US in January of 2010. He is an actor, writer, teaching artist and spoken word poet thanks to organizations like US. He is co-founder of two grassroots organizations Teatro East of the River a non-profit theater company voicing marginalized youth, their families, schools, and the barrios east of the Los Angeles River and Los Poets del Norte a spoken word duo mixing up Hip-Hop and Spoken Word to the instrumentals of Banda Norteña, Punk, Hip-Hop and the sounds of the streets.

Tiffani Sierra
Tiffani Sierra began working with US in April 2010 as a Teaching Artist and Workshop Coordinator. Tiffani is an Actor and Latin Dancer here in Los Angeles. She is a Mesiner Trained actor who stuided at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. She also graduated from the Second City Training Center here in Los Angeles. As a stage actor she has performed in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. She is also currently training for International Latin Ballroom Competition.She has a passion for bringing arts programs to at-risk youth to give them a voice that may have not been heard.