Acting
Haley Skinner is a stage and film actress with a strong foundation in classical and contemporary performance. She earned her BFA in Theatre Performance from Columbus State University, where she trained in Meisner technique, voice and movement, Shakespeare, and stage combat. Her experience spans a wide range of genres, from dramatic works to family friendly productions. Her screen work includes title character 'Maggie Black' in Black Velvet (2025), directed by Kenyvttv El' Beyvh, 'Deputy Wagner' in Joe Yung Spike's film, Lake Rockaway (2025), and a role in Meeting A Monster (2018), directed by Gabriela Arp. On stage, Haley has taken on a variety of roles including Johnna in August: Osage County, Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins, Gretchen in Boeing-Boeing, and Sister Mary Catherine in Drinking Habits. She has also worked in Heightened Text productions as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Rozencrantz in Hamlet, God in Everyman. She also has multiple credits in children's theatre and new works.

Black and Velvet, two ambitious women who own Black Velvet, an Atlanta bar/restaurant that also supports their liquor store, face a business-threatening crisis. Forced to reinvent their strategy, their creativity sparks a new direction—one that could either carve out a space for their kingdom or cost them everything.

"Some lakes are for swimming...This lake is the resting place for hundreds of innocent young women's souls." Welcome to Lake Rockaway a small, isolated, country town that has kept many secrets for decades.