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Karla C. Payne is an actor, voice-over artist, singer, and poet who has appeared in countless productions for several theater companies, including The Barnstormers Theatre (NH), City Theatre Company (PA), New Hazlett Theater (PA), New Horizon Theater (PA), and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company (PA), where she most notably appeared as Berniece in their 2015 production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. She most recently portrayed Beverly Jenkins in Chicken and Biscuits, produced by New Horizon Theater, and was recently featured in a film short entitled, As I Please, scored by the Grammy Award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Karla is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and The Pierians, Incorporated.