Asherah’s Colors

Shira Behore is an Israeli-American actress, dancer, and writer. Her acting career began at the age of 13 through her local theater, and only expanded and developed in the coming years. From 2014 to 2017 she participated in multiple local theater and dance productions (such as Peter Pan, Giselle, and Sleeping Beauty) and in 2019 she began her transition into acting for film. Shira has studied acting in bothNew York City and Miami Florida, and has taken classes from a multitude of writers and actors in the industry. In 2021 Shira became an award winning published author, her debut novel, My Brother’s Spare, charting at #1 for YA murder mysteries on Amazon.

She is currently studying both Neuropsychology and Criminal science, alongside her growing acting career. Shira hopes to publish more books as she expands on her acting career, branching out further into acting for film. Shira speaks three languages (English, Hebrew, and Spanish), has 10 years of ballet training, and is an avid writer and reader.

Connor Tuohy began his career as a model. While pursuing modeling, Connor enrolled into Vagabond School of the Arts in Chicago and The Second City until moving to NYC to continue at T Schreiber Studio and Matt Newton Acting Studio where he trained in the Meisner technique, on-camera, improv and joined the acting program. Since then he has been featured in a Jose Cuervo, Dr Squatch Men’s Soap, Nestle Rallies, and Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts commercials, as well as film shorts, Dead or About to Die and Mandy’s Boy as the lead. Connor also performed as Spike in Christopher Durang’s Vanya Sonia Masha & Spike at Bay Street Theater in New York and Mr. Hopper in Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan on stage at the AlphaNYC Theater in New York.

He has a distinguishing modeling career with BMG Models & Talent in Chicago and NYC where he has been featured in A-don, Vulkan, and Vogue Magazine, American Crew men’s campaign, Redken Brews men’s campaign, and New York Fashion Week for PT Torino.

Connor grew up in Michigan playing hockey, baseball, and basketball. He’s a fan of Detroit sports, being with friends and family, watching films, reading, writing, running, and traveling.

Seeking a society free from the limitations of modern day Iran, Hessam Abrishami left his home country to expand his knowledge and awareness of the outside, changing world.

Following the great influence of the ancient history that surrounded him as a child, his quest to excel as an artist took him to Italy, one of the historically great epicenters of the art world. He began his higher education in Pietro Vanucci, at the Accademia di Belle Arti and perfected his craft diligently, leading to tens of thousands of private collectors world-wide, over $65 million in sales, hundreds of one-man gallery shows, over 30 international exhibitions, and multiple works in museums.

Star Mortezavi is a Persian painter and graphic designer living in Los Angeles. Her professional life began as an artist and art director working in advertising. Star is fascinated by the blending of colors, the fluidity and visual pleasure that comes with observing the organic and natural flowing patterns of unique flowers and trees. Her art is filled with color, which reflects her internal joy and her optimistic, positive outlook in life.

Emily Calera Borjas was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her modeling and acting career started at a young age in Venezuela. She moved to the U.S. when she was 12. Emily had a lot of hobbies and passions, but acting was always number one. She appeared in many musicals in middle school and high school which increased her love for acting even more. In 2021, Emily decided to pursue her love for this industry and graduated from John Casablancas’ training program with a modeling and acting certification and so her acting career was launched.

A heartfelt welcome to talented Emily who will be playing two roles; first as Zia the art gallery curator and the second as a mystical unhoused woman. Emily Calera Borjas is one to watch in the industry.