Sweet face, gorgeous body and diabolical mind. Lila has set her sights on becoming a Hollywood star. What won't she do to make it to the top? Will all her scheming pay off?
Ellie Gerber was born and raised in Fairbury, Il. A small town of 3500; as a child Ellie was involved in what theatre productions the town offered. During her teen years, she studied with Tom Quinn at Illinois State. Before meeting Tom, she had considered a career in dolphin training but upon graduation from high school, he urged her to move to Los Angeles to pursue her dream and she decided to follow his advice. When she arrived, she was fortunate enough to study with Zina Provendie, the head drama coach at MGM studios from 1957 to 1966. Ellie would be Zina's final student.
LILA CARTER
A drop dead gorgeous young girl from Sweetwater, Texas. Raised by her father after her mother died when she was 4. Lila grew up with role models like Britney, Lindsay and Paris, staying at home with the TV while her father worked. She was the prom queen, head cheerleader and serious with the 1st string quarterback of the football team, Derek Martin. Lila has always believed that she will be a big, big star. Lila wants the fame she grew up watching other people have, and despite her sweet exterior, she will go to diabolical lengths to get it. As you watch, the question will be, what wouldn't Lila do?
CHARLIE CAPEN
Born somewhere in the hills of San Francisco, Charlie grew up surrounded by arts and media with parents in radio and literary fields. In the past two years Charlie's garnered several cinematic accolade from USC, UCLA, South By Southwest, AFI Fest, Method Fest, just to name a few with a Best Actor nom from the Idaho International Film Fest. In a review by VARIETY staffer Shelley Gabert, his rendering of Neil LaBute's BASH character"John" was "upbeat, but scary... strong, but nuanced". Delia Salvi, one of UCLA'"s master acting teachers remarked: "(He's) so open, something inside"'s very available and willing to go deep, all the way, to put himself on the line. (James) Dean had it in a way as well. Beautiful. Whatever the comment or review it's certain that Charlie'"s one of the next generation of actors making his mark, dedicated to storytelling as a vanguard of talent and expression.
MICHAEL LEVIN
A junior agent at the Cinema Arts Agency, Michael has the ambition to become partner. Young, cocky and from a privileged Beverly hills upbringing, Michael has always gotten what he wanted. Everything is going according to Michael's plans, until hurricane Lila blows into his life.
JESSE LUKEN
Jesse Luken is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He recently graduated from Colorado State University with two degrees completely unrelated to acting. Since arriving in Los Angeles he has worked in productions of The Merchant of Venice and debuted the original work Exit Smiling. A member of The Underground Theatre Company, he can also be seen in the upcoming feature The Weekend Crew, due out later this year. When not acting Jesse works pro-bono as a Bounty Hunter, feel free to call if you need any justice served. He would like to thank Noah, Matt, Filmaka and a great group for a tremendous experience.
DEREK MASTERSON
1st string quarterback for the highschool football team, all-American good looks and rugged charm. The kind of young man that could have his pick of them in Texas, but looks like any other nice Texas boy once in Los Angeles. A knee injury in the state finals ended his chances at an NFL career, but he loves Lila and would do anything for her, including the choice to leave school behind and bring Lila to Hollywood to start her life as a star.