Theater 104: The Tower and The Dead Warder in the Room
Synopsis:
It's 1536. Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, has been charged with capital crimes and is confined in a cell at the Tower of London.
Writer
Sandra Cruze
Acting in Films, TV, and Stage, Sandra also creates her own content. "We're Not Dead Yet", a web series on YouTube has received multiple awards and selections for both the series and the scripts, winning semifinalist for pilot script. Her short film, "Physics of Killing", was selected for the Toronto International Women’s Film Festival 2022, and an IMDB writers credit. Her play, "Little Sugar", was a quarter-finalist with ScreenCraft in 2022 and 2023. Further accomplishments in film and theater can be found on her IMDB or her website at sandracruze "I believe in the power of story because if art can't save us we're screwed".
Director
Bernadette Armstrong
Cast:
Camille Ameen (Anne Boylen)
Camille has acted on Broadway, off-Broadway & major regional theatres. Most recently, she appeared in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Gilmore Girls. Other TV shows include ER, L.A. Law, Newhart, Roseanne, and Kate & Allie. She had the pleasure of performing in Othello, starring James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer, Garland Wright/Jack Heifner's Colette: Music Hall Sidelights with Kathy Bates, Awake and Sing opposite Nancy Marchand, Miss Julie & The Stronger with Rip Torn and Geraldine Page, Pirandello's Chee-Chee with Actors Theatre of Louisville, and 2 productions each of A Streetcar Named Desire and The Three Sisters. She co-founded a theatre-based non-profit for underserved middle schoolers, which became so successful (went to the White House to accept an award for the organization) that she had to let go of other passions. Now, she's thrilled to be acting again with Open-Door Playhouse. She's extremely grateful for the opportunities she's received.
Sue Gisser (Peasant)
Sue Gisser is trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Steppenwolf West, the Groundlings, iOWest, Second City, Antaeus Academy, Theatricum Botanicum, and holds a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. In her professional career, Sue is blessed to seldom work with a director, show, or theatre company only once. She's recurred on "Shameless," "Strangers with Candy," and "Solved;" did multiple spots in campaigns for 'Burlington Coat Factory,' 'Mercury Insurance,' and 'Cedar Fair;' completed 20 tours between the Shoestring Players, Open Window Entertainment, and the George Street Playhouse; her films include "The Activist" and "In the Air"- both by French Director Cyril Morin.
Robert Fleet
Robert Fleet is an actor, writer and director, best known for his roles in Player (2012) and J. Edgar (2011) and as the writer/director of Last Mountain (Director's Cut 2017) and The Friends of Harry (1995). He is also credited as "Robert C. Fleet" as the author of several novels (Salt City, Last Mountain, etc.) and screenplays (Player, The First Person, etc.). He is married to director/producer Alina Szpak (Player) and is the father of visual effects creative director Stephan Szpak-Fleet (The Boys, Timeless, etc.).
Sound Production:
Recorded at Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.
Sound Editor: David Peters