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|      "A mesmerising Abner Genece,...Corryn Cummins & Sara Scott Davis are captivating, Jake Bern a sizzling standout, Steven Shaw was despicably solid as the flag-waving Senator and Russel Richardson gave a campy caricature of the ego maniacal Jimi Hendrix" -Pat Taylor THE TOLUCAN  Jake Bern has appeared in guest roles on such TV shows as: CBS's Cold Case, WB's Gilmore Girls, and ABC's LA Dragnet, as well as numerous commercials including: Sprint, Domino's, and MTV. His true love has always been theater and has acted in many theatrical productions world-wide. Including the Apollo Theater in New York City, Theatro Nacional in Havana, Cuba, and Campus Jussieu in Paris, France. He received his BA in Theater from UCLA and studied at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. Mr. Bern is a talented juggler and loves CORRYN CUMMINS - (The Fan)to entertain and work with youth groups.  Corryn Cummins, most recently appeared on stage in Los Angeles in A Hole in the Dark with The Blank Theatre. Her other theatre credits in LA include: the west coast premieres of The Lonesome West (The Odyssey) and Killer Joe (Los Angeles-Ovation Awards best ensemble and production). Ms. Cummins Regional Theatre work includes: Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession (Lookingglass), Fahrenheit 451 (Steppenwolf), The Lion in Winter (Timeline), The Hot L Baltimore (Jeff Award-Best Actress), The Altruists, When the Walls Have Ears (Mary-Arrchie), The Lonesome West (midwest premiere-Famous Door), The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Wild Oats (Illinois Shakespeare Festival) and The Grey Zone (midwest premiere-A Red Orchid). Her film credits include: Pulse, The Achievers, One Night With You and Under the City. Ms. Cummins studied at the Illinois State University Theatre School. She was born and raised on Chicago's south side and currently resides in Los Angeles.  SARAH SCOTT DAVIS - (The Detroit Woman) Sarah Scott Davis is a mutli-talented actress who continues to captivate audiences on stage, screen and television. Her recent portrayal of Popeye Jackson, the quirky central character in the acclaimed play, “The Miss Firecracker Contest” resulted in rave reviews. Ms. Davis has appeared in HBO’s Golden Glove Award winning film Don King: Only in America, portraying the wife of boxer Larry Holmes. She appeared with Julianne Moore in “Safe” for Sony Classics. On network television she starred in the NBC movie of the week “Five Desperate GiancarlowEspositocarlo Esposito and Sharon Lawrence and had a recurring role in CBS’s “E-Z Streets”. For Showtime, Ms. Davis starred in “Next Afternoon”. Her excellent performance as Agent Cincinnati earned her a prestigious Gordon Parks Award nomination. She also worked opposite Vanessa Williams in BET’s “Playing with Fire”. On Broadway, Ms. Davis understudied the rFishburnesa opposite Laurence Fishburne in August Wilson’s Tony Award winning production of “Two Trains Running”. On stage in CalifFlyin, she played the lead role in “Flyin’ West” opposite Irma P. Hall. NtozakerShange, she haColoredead roles in Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls”, �Centerand Wilderness” and “The Pawnbroker” at The Center Stage. Ms. Davis is a three-time winner of the Boston Globe Drama Festival Award for Best Actress, winRimerswiceEldritch performance in “Wings” and once for “Rimers of Eldritch”. FlavaDavis’ hilarious one-woman show “Me & My Hair” (a.k.a. Flava) which she co-authored and produced, opened to rave reviews at the Cincinnati Black Theatre Festival. Ms. Davis studied drama at Boston University and NewNYUrk University, earning a B.A. in Drama and English Literature from NYU.  GENECEABNER GENEGeneceAl ) Abner Genece most recently appeared onstage in the lead role of John Simon Stockton in Theatre Rootes World Premiere of Tuskegee Man. He also recently appeared as Mr. Roote in the Unknown Theatre Company’s wildly popular production of Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse, and as the Rev. Dr. MartinUTCther King, Jr. in Jeff Stetson’s The Meeting. A founding member of UTC, he also starred in Pandora’s Box, and Genecempany’s inaugural production of J.B. Priestley’s Johnson Over Jordan. Mr. Genece performed with NLosYAngeles acclaimed JCRn Cocteau Repertory for several seasons before relocating to Los Angeles. While at JCR,NapolipMilionaria number of hit productions, including the North American Premiere of Napoli Milionaria, the World Premiere of Eric Bentley’s translation ofLostAngelesrage and her Children, The Cherry Orchard, Waiting FoGeerdTheatricumeBotanicumos Angeles, he’s performed in such hit productioth as the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum�Kintuoduction of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the 20th Anniversary Production of Tracers, How Kintu Became A Man (Ovation Award Norecognized Othello, for which hRobey Theaterdy Award for Best Performance. He is perhaps most recognizedPtsr his work in the Robey Theater Company’s landmark productions of For The LoveGeneceeedom, Pts. I & II (Ovation Award Nominee, Winner of 3 HelterISkelterards). Mr. Genece film and TV work includes: The District, She Spies, Cuts,Zunigar Skelter (CBS miniseries starringfavoritesavies), A-List (feature comedy starring Daphne Zuniga aPeeblesy Kirkland) and festival favorites Peeping Tom and The State ofHorrorfestnner, Mario Van Peebles Maverick Award). In 2006 he appeared in Unrest, part of Horrorfest’s 8 Films To Die For. This fall he can be seen in the romantic comedy Everybody Wants To Be Italian. He is proud to be working with the talented creative team of Swimming To The Moon. Representation: H. David Moss & Associates.   RUSSELL RICHARDSON - (Jimi Hendrix) Russell Richardson is a native of Oakland California. He grew up in the Bay Area until he attended the University of California Davis, where he received his B.A. in Dramatic Arts.&LospAngeles Davis, Mr. Richardson returned to OTigerland work in theatre. He later moved to Los Angeles where he starred in such films as: Tigerland and The Rookie. For television, his guest starring appearances include: Boston Public, The District, and Without A Trace. Recently, Mr. Richardson finished filming his role in the upcoming Iron Man, which will be released May 2008.  DAMON SHALIT - (Jim Morrison) Theater"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MWaldronit’s theatre credits include AFRICAN GOTHIC at the EleTRAVELEReater, RALPH directed REBECK REVISTED AFTER CRYSTAL NIGHT Rebecked by RoberMOONYden, FELLOW TRAVELER (with Harold GoulBarnaoBECK REVPALOD directed by Theresa Rebeck, REUNION, MOONY’S KID DON’T CRY, directed by AStealinBarnao, TORN, PALO ALTO, TRUST, WELCOME TO THTheater THE LOWER DEPTHS,DiFuscoNE directed by Jack StealiREBECCA Anniversary of TRACERS at the Odyssey Theater directed by John DiFusco, MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, REBECCA, PILLOW TALK, BEDROOM FARCE, amongst others. Mr. Shalit’s Film and TV credits include Judging Amy, Nightman, Valley of the Dolls, All My ChildrenShalitr Investigation, My Life as a Troll, Reluctant Justice and a handful of Independents. PLAYTIME, Mr. Shalit’s short film that he wrote and directed, can be seen on I-FILM.com. Shalitn> A-LIST, a feature film that Mr. Shalit wrote, produced and starred in won the Audience AwarWORLDFEST2007 MILAN International Film Festival and has been seen in festiRemi across the country including WORLDFEST InternationaShiram FesShalitHouston, where they received a GoldZunigafor best Comedy. A-LIST was directed Carradinester ShiDobson Shalit and star’s Sally Kirkland, Daphne Zuniga, Joanna Garcia, Renee Taylor, David Carradine, Peter Dobson, Leigh Taylor-Young, Eddie Albert and Shelley Winters(a voice cameo in what is her last acting role).  STEVEN SHAW - (The Senator) Steven Shaw was born in Brooklyn, New York. In his early tweTheaterafter a brief stint as an acPapp he took over the running of the New Yortheaterspeare Festival/ Public Theater prop department for Joseph Papp and built itGuare the largest regional theater prop department of its time. He worked on the premiers of Hair, JohnPrizee’s musical version of, Two Gents, No Place To Be Somebody, That Championship Season, (last two PulitzerPappze winners) among other contemporary plays, and twenty-six of Shakespeare's works. He stayed with Mr. Papp for nine yearsTheaterming multiple tasks for the Festival as it grew. Mr. Shaw conceived and produced the, Five o’clock TheWizr. After leaving the festival he turned to Stage Managing on Broadway shows. Among them: The Wiz, Deathtrap, Sly Fox, Orpheus Descending, Sunday In The Park With George (another Pulitzer winner) and Death And The Maiden. While sLapineanaging Mr. Shaw was able to observe the techniques of such directors as Arthur Penn, Sir Peter Hall, James Lapine, Gene Saks and MDreyfussols andHackmanclosely the craft of such actors as, Robert Preston, Vanessa Redgrave, Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman and George C. SMonolonFabragasthe early eighties Mr. Shaw staged the Spanish speaking productions of, DeathtraTeatroAmadeus with Monolo Fabragas in Mexico City. Both productions ran over eight months in the 1,300-seat Teatro San Rafael. Since turning to acting ten years ago Mr. Shaw has been seen on: Life With Bonnie, King Of Queens, Will & Grace, Scrubs, Alias, Grounded For Life, Arrested Development, Boston Legal among others. On stage he has appeared in: A Delicate Balance at the EMorrane Theatre Company in SantaLosrAngelesribute in Long Beach and On Borrowed Time, Being Of Sound Mind, Morran Morran and The Day Room here in Los Angeles. He can be seen in the soonGeoghanreleased films: Johnny Morran and Welcome To September. Plummerw was Dansonn Showtime Dennehyer John Geoghan, the child-moleLosnAngelest in, Our Fathers with Christopher PlummerKerew Danson and Brian Dennehy. Mr. Shaw has lived in Los Angeles since 1992 with his wife, Producer Diana Kerew. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
