Bear Fruit Conservatory (BFC).
A non-profit that provides high quality education and career development programs across multiple performing arts disciplines for artists in upstate South Carolina and extending across the Southeastern U.S. region
Meet Our Team
Javon Johnson
Javon Johnson, an Anderson, SC native, Javon Johnson is an award-winning actor, writer, producer, director and acting coach. Founding Ensemble Member of Congo Square Theatre Company in Chicago. He currently stars in Tyler Perry’s hit BET show “The Oval,” and also is known for the films American Soul (2019) and Survivor’s Remorse (2014). Javon’s play, “Hambone,” originally staged at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, IL, was nominated for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work
Smitha Lee
Smitha Lee is director and cinematographer, whose work has been recognized by the Carolina Film Festival (Music Video of the Year – 2019)He is the creator of seven stage plays, including “Chocolate Cinderella,” which played to sold out audiences at the Chapman Cultural Center in 2019. At this moment he has received over 20 million of views across social media platforms.
JaVarius Conway
JaVarius Conway, a native of Greenville, SC, is an actor-model known for his work on HUSH (2022, AllBlk TV), 61st Street (2022, CW) and Scheme Queens (2021, BET Her). He has appeared in numerous national commercials, including those for ESPN, Duke Energy and Park Mobile.