Actors’ Theater of South Carolina (ATSC) is a visionary non-profit 501(c)(3) professional film and theater company.
ATSC’s film division, Moving Images Group, has produced seven award-winning films & receiving 32 international film awards.
FIVE standout films – “All For Liberty,” “John Laurens War”, “Echoes of Glory: Heroes from the American Revolution,” “Frederick Douglass: No Turning Back” and “In the Sea of Grace” are distributed worldwide.
Training for actors, writers, & directors focusing on English literature, unsung American Revolutionary War heroes.
EXCITING NEWS! Actors’ Theater of South Carolina received an SC250 Sestercentennial Commission American Revolution Education Grant, “Lost heroes of the American Revolution” to help viewers rediscover its unique American Revolution history.
MORE GREAT NEWS!! Two new award-winning films – “In the Sea of Grace” and “Echoes of Glory: Heroes from the American Revolution” – were released to international audiences in 2024!
Learn More… We’ve showcased many live productions at events such as the Piccolo Spoleto International Theatre Festival and the National Black Theatre Festival. Our founders, Chris Weatherhead and Clarence Felder, bring decades of experience from their 40 years in the entertainment industry in NYC and Hollywood. Through partnership with Bridgestone Multimedia Group, TwinEngines, we’ve solidified our presence in the global market with our family and faith-focused content.
Join us as a donor to help continue life-changing films! Your donation will make a great impact on our efforts to bring powerful stories of unsung heroes to audiences worldwide.
Clarence Felder
Co-founder, Executive Producer
In New York City, Clarence co-starred in ten Broadway shows as well as New York’s Shakespeare in the Park and Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, working with some of our greatest stars, writers and directors of film and theatre in the US, Canada, London US Virgin Islands and Bulgaria.
Mr. Felder co-starred in various major films and TV series in Hollywood, including ABC’s comedy cop series, Hooperman, for two years (w John Ritter), with Danny Devito and Bette Midler in the hit feature, Ruthless People, Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout, and Vanessa Redgrave in Playing for Time. [see IMDB listings, 63 films]
In South Carolina, Mr. Felder is the Executive Producer of Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina, and its award-winning film division, Moving Images Group, portraying numerous characters on stage as well, including, Captain Henry Felder in All For Liberty, Henry Laurens in John Laurens’ War, Daniel Morgan in Echoes of Glory, Heroes from the American Revolution, Apostle John in John at Patmos and Professor Laroche in The Final Trials of Anne Hutchinson, Beethoven in Beethoven: His Women & Music, Herman Goering in Goering At Nuremberg, Defense Attorney in Breaker Morant, In the Sea of Grace, and The Creature in Mary Shelley & The Creature of Fire.
In 2010, Mr. Felder was awarded a Silver Good Citizenship Medal by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for recognition of notable services on behalf of our American principles.
Clarence has adapted seven Shakespearean plays and has played leading roles in 26 of the plays. He is a poet and has co-written three screenplays. He is a South Carolina Humanities History Scholar. He is available for interviews.
Contact him at ccfelder@aol.com
Chris Weatherhead
Co-founder, Producing Director
Chris Weatherhead, co-founder with husband, Clarence Felder, wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in the award-winning feature film, All For Liberty, Echoes of Glory, Heroes from the American Revolution, John at Patmos, An Allegory and The Final Trials of Anne Hutchinson (in post-production) for Actors Theater of South Carolina (ATSC)’s Moving Images Group.
She also co-wrote, directed, and produced the award-winning films John Laurens’ War and Frederick Douglass: No Turning Back. A forty-year veteran in film, TV, New York, and regional theater in America, other credits can be seen on IMDB [Internet Movie Database].
Ms. Weatherhead’s film, All For Liberty, won nine international film awards and was named one of the Top Ten Revolutionary War Movies by the Journal of the American Revolution.
Off-Broadway, Chris starred in the major hit show, Table Settings for two years. She created the role of the evil mogul, Alicia Van Dine, for two years on ABC TV’s daytime series Edge of Night, among roles for other daytime and prime-time TV series, including Dallas, Our Family Honor, and Moonlighting.
Chris wrote and produced numerous films for a successful prison rehabilitation organization in California, and has directed/produced 94 productions for the Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina. Her novel, Against the Wind, The Rise of Kamehameha the Great, is based on her award-winning screenplay, Kumakani, and is available on Amazon.com. [see IMDB] Ms. Weatherhead is available for interviews.
In 2023, Ms. Weatherhad was awarded the Martha Washington medal from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for outstanding service.
See YouTube Channels: Chris Weatherhead & ATSC – Moving Images Group Films
Contact Chris at ccfelder@aol.com
ROBBIN KNIGHT
BOARD CHAIR
Mr. Knight is a native Charlestonian theater and film actor and producer who owns a photography business in Charleston, South Carolina.
He is a charter member and past president of the Carolina Film Alliance. He holds an Associates Degree in Film and TV Broadcasting from Trident Technical College. For Actors Theater of SC’s Moving Images Group, he created the role of John Laurens in the award-winning film, John Laurens’ War, Roger Williams in The Final Trials of Anne Hutchinson, Crassus, the Roman Guard in John at Patmos, an Allegory for the award-winning two-part film, In the Sea of Grace, and Hamlet in Seven Streams (working title). On stage, he created the role of John Laurens in Radical Son, which became the film, John Laurens War. Other stage roles include Midsummer Night’s Dream, King Lear, and A Christmas Carol. Mr. Knight has worked with various theaters and film companies as a camera operator and producer in the southeast. He is the board president of Actors’ Theater of South Carolina and Moving Images Group.
TREVOR ERICKSON
CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR
From North Dakota, a former U.S. Marine, Mr. Erickson created the role of Henry Felder, Jr. as well as being combat coordinator for All For Liberty. and was Assistant Director on the docudrama, John Laurens’ War. He co-directed, shot and edited the award winning films, Echoes of Glory, Heroes from the American Revolution, and In the Sea of Grace, which included John at Patmos, An Allegory and Light for Your Journey. He also co-directed, produced and edited, The Final Trials of Anne Hutchinson, and Seven Streams, in post-production. He is featured as an actor in the award-winning short, The App Wizards. Trevor is the founder of Clandestine Films, a production company based in South Carolina.
Mr. Erickson is co-producer, editor, co-star, and stunt coordinator for the indie feature, Cold Soldiers. He also starred in theater productions, South, in Savannah, and Breaker Morant, at The Citadel. Erickson directed the short film, Snap Judgment, which was Third Place Winner at Folly Felder Film Festival. Trevor has an extensive background in martial arts and has served as fight choreographer for various films. He holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from College of Charleston, Certificate of Film Production from Trident Technical College. Mr. Erickson’s military service includes his service as a Mortar Platoon squad leader in the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in California, also on the USS Holland in nuclear weapons security, as well as receiving a Humanitarian Service Medal for his assistance in Hurricane Hugo.
MICHAEL EASLER
ACTING COMOPANY BOARD MEMBER, COMPOSER
A veteran actor of over 140 theater and film productions, Michael has co-starred in numerous roles for Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina. He portrays Governor John Rutledge in the award-winning docudramas, All for Liberty, Thomas Jefferson in John Laurens’ War and Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox in Echoes of Glory: Heroes from the American Revolution, the Apostle Paul in John at Patmos, An Allegory. He also portrayed General Beauregard in the National Geographic Special: Secret Weapon of the Confederacy, co-starred as Dr. Walsh in Cold Soldiers and has been featured other films, including Chattahoochie with Dennis Hopper and Gary Oldman, as well as television series and documentaries. He spent several years in residence at Greenville’s Café And Then Some Comedy Dinner Theatre as an actor, writer and musician. He has starred in notable plays such as Breaker Morant, The Little Foxes, and Cabaret.