Theater 32: REPLACEMENT PLAYER
Writer
Scott P. Seibert
Written by Scott P. Seibert of the Marion Correctional Institute in Ohio.
Adapted by:
Daniel Lambert
Writing is both a passion and a hard-to-reach thorn, waking me in the dreary hours to jot down a thought or idea. Writing should serve a purpose, challenge and enrage, change paradigms.
As long as there's one person on this earth who remembers you, it isn't over.
Cast:
André Sogliuzzo (As Dan)
André Sogliuzzo is an astoundingly versatile actor whose career has covered the gamut in the acting field. He has been seen and heard on Film, Stage, Animated Features and Television, live Radio Drama, scores of Video Games, and hundreds of Commercials and Television Promos. A talented songwriter as well, André has released an album of 17 original songs: Love Songs and Other Problems. As a Director, André's short film NEAR CHANGE, in which he also starred, edited, and wrote the original music, is now making the rounds on the film festival circuit worldwide.
As an actor, his screen debut was opposite Al Pacino in Pacino’s Richard III project Looking For Richard. After roles in Disney’s Iron Will and You’ve Got Mail, he began adding voice work to his resume. As a voice actor André has pretty much done it all, he is best known for his work in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, The Polar Express, Family Guy, American Dad, Clone Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. As a versatile vocal and sketch comedy performer André's work has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night With Conan O'Brian, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Listed by IMDB as one of the Top 20 Male Video Game Actors of All Time - His work in the world of video games is extensive, and André has died a thousand deaths in titles such as Assassin’s Creed, Mafia 2 &3, Medal Of Honor, Call Of Duty, Skyrim, Guild Wars, Skylanders, and is very proud to perform the role of Tony Montana in Universal’s Scarface the World is Yours and Payday 2.
André is one of the most sought after voice match artists in the business, and has covered the roll of Puss n’ Boots for DreamWorks TV and in numerous video games and TV commercials. For any Snow White related projects, André covers the voice of Doc for the Walt Disney Company. He has also looped for the likes of Russel Crowe, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood to name just a few.
The shortlist of directors André has worked with includes-Darren Aronofsky, Taylor Hackford, Michael Bay, Bob Zemekis, Guillerimo Del Toro, and finally Oliver Stone, who André had the pleasure of collaborating with to create over 20 historical voices for Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States.
Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha (As Bill)
Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha has enjoyed various classical and contemporary roles in regional and repertory theatres across the country and is delighted to be joining the Open Door Playhouse ensemble. A few of his most recent acting roles include Orsino – Twelfth Night at South Dakota Shakespeare Festival. Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure at the Ensemble Theatre Company, (Santa Barbara), playing Claudius and the Ghost in Hamlet for the Indianapolis Shakespeare Company, Orsino in Twelfth Night at Pioneer Theatre Co.(Salt Lake City), Martin Luther King, Jr. in Mountaintop at WBTT (Sarasota), James T in Barbecue at the Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis), for Ensemble Theatre Co. (Santa Barbara), and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the LBJ plays - All the Way and The Great Society, as well as Dr. Prentice in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at Asolo Rep (Sarasota). Some of his TV and Film credits include NCIS-LA, All My Children, Raising the Bar, The Unit, Medium, Numb3rs, and the current streaming feature – 8989 Redstone. (Amazon). Awards include Best Actor - New Orleans Short film festival - In the Wind; NAACP Award: Best Ensemble - All My Sons (playing Chris Keller) at The Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles. He was recently the Featured Guest Artist for the Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI where he directed The People Speak/ Voices of the African Diaspora. AK teaches in the theatre department at Auburn University, he is an ensemble member of the Fonseca Theatre Company in Indianapolis, a member of the artistic ensemble at Crescent City Stage in New Orleans, and his interactive multimedia play The American Muslim Project was the resident umbrella project for the 2019 Indy Convergence. He is an active member of both the Actor’s Equity Association and SAGAFTRA.
Sound Production:
Recorded at ES Audio Services in Glendale, CA.
Recorded and Mixed by Hall Cantrell
Sound Editor: Hall Cantrell