We are developing a system that allows a group of distributed participants to direct the actions of a remote actor. This remote "TeleActor" is a telepresence agent, taking commands from the directors and sending audio and video back to them from the remote location. Research goals include designing interfaces for large groups of cooperating and competing individuals, developing complex telepresence command and feedback systems, and advancing our understanding of the interactions between the TeleActor and the real world. Our current focus is on TeleActor as a media agent for news broadcasting.