Theater 60: VOICES
Synopsis for VOICE: A shy, small for his age, young boy struggles to fit into his first year of high school, leaving heavily on his inner voices of Love, Anger and Esteem.
Writer
Jonathan Tschudy
Jonathan Tschudy (Playwright), currently, resides at the Ohio State Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. His writing came to the attention of Bernadette Armstrong through her association with the PEN America Prison Writing Program.
Director
Gary B. Lamb
Gary B. Lamb has appeared as an actor in more than 50 plays and musicals as well as on TV and film. He recently completed a National Tour of EVITA as Juan Peron and the title role in MACBETH for Shakespeare @ The Castle in Ohio. He can be heard on the recently released podcast DREAMLAND as Bruce. He has also been behind the camera directing several films including; THE BOX (over 5 million hits on youtube); THE BUG A CREEPY COMEDY; ROOMMATE RULES and most recently FITZWATER & MUTTON, A BUDDY FILM. His Voice-Over work includes several animated series and dubbing on several Columbian Novellas. Gary has been a stage actor/director/producer for most of his life. Repair at www.GBLambMusic.com. Available on iTunes and Amazon.
Cast:
Bill Mendieta as Esteem
Bill Mendieta has been working in theatre in a variety of roles for many years. He is best known for playing Ricky Ricardo in I Love Lucy Live On Stage in Los Angeles, Chicago, and the 1st national tour for over 500 performances and in a new show presented at the National Comedy Festival. He earned the Broadway World Award for Best Actor.
He played a leading role in the award-winning film Soldier of God, Dead Border and She’s Out of His Mind. He’s also appeared on NBC’s Days of Our Lives and in the web series: The Sanctum and The Nevermore Chronicles.
Bill is an accomplished director with projects for the Mattel Corporation, the international tour of Tango del Cielo, and the world premiere of Pray to Ball at the Skylight Theatre, which is now being developed into a feature film.
Bill recently completed production on the feature film, Wake Up. He has also produced the short films Pop with The Collaborative, Exhale, and Water with Cubed Productions along with commercials and corporate videos for WSR Creative, Fiction Films, and Cover Story.
Saige Spinney as Anger
Saige Spinney hails from Delaware, which she describes as the great conversation stopper state. She has worked in TV, Film, Theatre, and new media throughout the United States, and Europe. During these interesting times she is very grateful to have shot two features, a couple of commercials, and a bunch of voice-over gigs. She is happy to be lending her voice to this unique project, and is thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with the Open Door.
Heather Taylor as Love
Selected Theater: And Then They Came For Me.(Ovation Nomination -Featured Actress, Ovation Award- Best Production) Mark Twain & Friends, Our American Cousin, Servant Of Two Masters, Merchant Of Venice, and The Little Foxes. Film Credits include: When Negatives Collide(Selection Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Corner, Indi Fest- Award of Merit, LA Shorts Fest among others) Murder In The Cat House (Official Selection- Hollywood Comedy Short and London Comedy Shorts Fest.)
Sound Production:
Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.