MOSES MASSENA plays the role of 14-year-old, JAYCEE PETERSON, a flirtatious bully with a focus on Kayla. His overbearing gregariousness causes her to cast him as a stalker, the neighborhood bully and a thug. JayCee writes music and poetry on the rooftop but behind closed doors his mother’s boyfriend is abusing him. His negative behavior and obsession with the newcomer to the ‘hood’ (Kayla) is in hopes that she’ll take him seriously as a lyrical artist.
Character: JayCee Peterson – Lead
Played by: Moses Massena (Actor, Basketball & Piano Player)
JASON BOND plays the role of SHAWN PRICE, the stay at home boyfriend of Mya Peterson. He's had several off/on jobs, and takes out his frustration on Mya's son (JayCee); lately he's been making money teaching Ms. Ruiz in apartment #3B to speak English...eventually he and Bianca Ruiz share more more than an English teaching session.
SUMAYAH McRAE plays the role of a 19-year-old newbie to NYC from a California suburb. She been awarded a scholarship to Julliard for dance, but struggles to adjust to her new Harlem neighborhood and urban life. Ironically, Sumayah really attended Julliard and is a dance teacher at a prominent NYC college and private sector.
Character: Bianca Ruiz –Supporting Actress
Played by: Elizabeth Figueroa (Actress)
Character: Shawn Price–Supporting Actor
Played by: Jason Bond (Actor, Radio Personality & Model)
Character: Mya Peterson – 1st Supporting Actress
Played by: Michele Lyman (Actress: Film/Theatre and Songstress)
MICHELE LYMAN plays the un-presidented role of MYA PETERSON (JayCee’s mother); a struggling single parent, working as a registered nurse at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC. Her son, JayCee hints to her that the live-in boyfriend (Shawn Price) is a bit too friendly with an attractive neighbor. But the final straw is a brawl between her man and her son that leaves Mya promising to ‘fix things’
ELIZABETH FIGUEROA plays the role of BIANCA RUIZ, the feisty vixen from apartment 3B. She spends time during the day learning to speak perfect English from Shawn Price. Shawn and Bianca also share a fondness for a few cocktails during the day.
Character: Kayla Corley – Lead
Played by: Sumayah McRae (Actress, Singer Dancer)