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Terence Berry

Executive Director

Terence Berry began his career in New York with Citibank’s Media & Entertainment Group, where he helped the major studios secure financing for their slate of films.

Desiring to work more closely with filmmakers, Terence left banking and began producing More

Vicki Peterson

Programs Director

Vicki has a degree in Theatre from the University of California, San Diego. From there, she worked for several seasons at the Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse. Vicki then taught Theatre and English at San Dieguito Academy, a premiere high school known for its arts education programs, winning More

Jack Gilbert

Writing Program Resident Faculty

Jack is the former Workshop Director of the industry’s most prestigious and successful television writing program, the Warner Bros. Workshop. Jack has been a freelance reader for the William Morris Agency and consulted on projects including Batman Forever and The Addams Family. He is currently More

Justin Bell

Associate Programs Director

Justin comes to Act One having worked as Director of Development for Academy Award-winning producer Edward Saxon (Silence of the Lambs). He helped Mr. Saxon produce two major motion pictures, Away We Go (2009) directed by Sam Mendes, and Our Family Wedding (2010) starring Forest More

Genevieve Parker

Associate Programs Director

Genevieve Parker completed the Act One Writing Program in 2007 and the advanced Act Two Program in 2009. Born in Virginia and raised in Kentucky, Texas, Washington State, and North Carolina, she graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina with a B.A. in Creative Writing and a minor in More

Mirachelle Canada

Executive Assistant

Mirachelle Canada completed the Act One Writing Program in 2009. She is currently learning the art of writing television drama through Act One’s 2010 TV Track. A former High School drama teacher and director, she has a Masters of Fine Arts in Script and Screenwriting from Regent More