The evening followed the success of their inaugural program, which also filled the theatre on the night the Los Angeles Dodgers secured the 2025 World Series title.
On Sunday, February 15, during NBA All-Star Weekend, FYC Independents and LACAE Theatre presented another full-capacity event for Another Night of Staged Reading Featuring Emmy Nominees and Winners. Check out photos of the show.
The evening followed the success of their inaugural program, which also filled the theatre on the night the Los Angeles Dodgers secured the 2025 World Series title.
Daytime television actors Courtney Hope, Kate Linder, Conner Floyd, and Patrika Darbo appeared together on stage.
The program featured television pilot scripts by WGA member Gary Goldstein, whose credits include The Wish List, Hitched for the Holidays, and Lights, Camera, Christmas!, alongside work by T.C. DeWitt, a writer, director, and actor.
Performers included Emmy winners Patrika Darbo, Kim Estes, and Courtney Hope; two-time nominee Kelsey Scott; and Kate Linder of The Young and the Restless, a 2025 Daytime Emmy Silver Circle inductee. Additional participants included Conner Floyd (The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives), Kevin Brief (The Pitt, Criminal Minds), Meredith Thomas (The Merry Gentlemen; producer of the Emmy-nominated Mafia Spies and $tack$), Vanessa Esperanza (CSI: NY), Genia Michaela, award winning actress, and Rosie Ryden, a student in LACAE’s ACT III program.
Audience members were invited to send Valentine’s messages backstage during the event.
The reading was produced by Meredith Thomas of FYC Independents, which has supported Emmy campaigns since 2018. Proceeds benefited Future Artists of Los Angeles (FALA), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on training, performance, and community initiatives. LACAE Theatre and Acting School serves as FALA’s flagship program.
Photo Credit: Serena Jordan


Zavi and Spencer MacIntire

Pearly Mitnasala

Aaron Conte

Jennifer Popagain and Elan Menkin

James Mottram, Roberta Bassin, Dale E. Turner, and Diana Lansleen

Tracey Rooney and Jennifer Popagain

Alan Gecht, Marcia Gecht, Lisa Reitman, Bill Pinajian with writer/director of Correspondent! , Gary Goldstein

Sarah Nilsen

Executive Director of LACAE, Erin Coleman

Kelsey Scott and Courtney Hope

Kim Estes

T.C. Dewitt and Vanessa Esperanza

T.C. Dewitt and Vanessa Esperanza

Meredith Thomas and Kate Linder

Patrika Darbo, Meredith Thomas and Kate Linder

Kevin Brief and Conner Floyd

Vanessa Esperanza

Rosie Ryden

Conner Floyd, Kim Estes and Kelsey Scott

Kesey Scott, Courtney Hope, Patrika Darbo , Meredith Thomas and Kate Linder

Genia Michaela and Rosie Ryden

Conner Floyd, Meredith Thomas , Patrika Darbo , and Kate Linder

Conner Floyd and Meredith Thomas

Meredith Thomas, Patrika Darbo, and Kate Linder

Conner Floyd and Meredith Thomas

Genia Michaela and Rosie Ryden

Conner Floyd and Courtney Hope

Conner Floyd and Courtney Hope

Conner Floyd and Courtney Hope

Rosie Ryden

Rosie Ryden

Conner Floyd and Meredith Thomas

Conner Floyd and Meredith Thomas

Conner Floyd and Meredith Thomas

Kim Estes
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