I'm Sorry - Cast
ELENA: Nanette Hennig
Just like Elena in "I'm Sorry" Nanette Hennig recently moved to Maine from
Los Angeles, where she spent three years exploring the west coast. Originally
from Chicago, Nanette received her BFA in Theatre from the University of
Illinois. She began acting at a young age and has had a lifelong involvement
in film and on stage.
Her Los Angeles theatrical credits include Patsy in "Little Murders", Alais in "The Lion In Winter", Beth in "The Green Room", Abby in "The Manor", Holly in "An Act of the Imagination" and Fyokla in "Chekhov in Yalta" all performed at Theatre Forty, the resident professional theatre company of Beverly Hills.
Some of her Chicago theatrical credits include Olivia in "Twelfth Night" at First Folio Shakespeare, Billie Dawn in "Born Yesterday" and Clarice in "Servant of Two Masters" for The Summer Studio Theatre Company, as well as work with the children's theatre company Timestep Players and the AIDS awareness group Healthworks.
Nanette recently starred in "Not Long After" an independent film shot last fall on the Pacific Coast.
RACHEL: Stacy Ann Strang
This is Stacy's second feature film with Andy and Olin. In the summer of 2005,
she played the supporting role of Lori in Mud. Stacy is very excited to be
working with the same crew and a few of the same cast members for a second round.
Recently, Stacy has been in Under Milkwood as Polly Garter at the University of Southern Maine where she is working on her Bachelor's degree in Theatre, and a showcase of improv and monologues: Monologues and Madness at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center. She is currently working on Improv Radio with Instant Comedy on WMPG, and The Commercial Show a television pilot of sketch comedy to be filmed in front of a live audience. She is also proud to be a Michael Chekhov trained actress. To see her past credits: check out the Mud website.
Stacy is grateful for the experience; as the cast and crew are a magnificently talented bunch and will go far in this business.
ROBERT: Kenn Woodard
Los Angeles based actor, Kenn Woodard, started acting at the age of fourteen
in his home state of Louisiana. He began his professional career on the New York
stage as Poe, in the Writer's Theater production of THE RAVEN, about the life
of Edgar Allen Poe and has continued his professional work in both national and
international media markets.
His theatrical credits include: Barnett in UNDER THE EAVES, at the State Theater at Lincoln Center, Ian in the world premiere of CONVICTIONS OF THE HEART at the Edinburgh Theater Festival in Scotland and Prague Center Festival, Masked Man in Michael Checkov Theater Company's NYC production of SPRING AWAKENING. Most recently he appeared in the world premiere of THE PLAYGROUND on LA's Hudson Mainstage where he portrayed eleven characters in this moving, dramatic piece which documents the lives of teenage runaways on the streets of LA. This series is in consideration by HBO for a 2006 television series debut.
His film credits include, Pat in Jaret Liotta's indie, LAUNDRY, Daddy in BREAKING IN UNLOCKED DOORS by Sundance director, Adam Wolfe, and as Thomas in International director, Rohit Jaggessar's, South American Epic, GUIANA 1838, which recently won the Belize International Film Festival. In August of this year he wrapped the psychological thriller, THE WILL TO POWER, by David Rountree in North Carolina and will film this November in Dean Lyon's KIWI SAMOSA on the north coast of New Zealand.
Kenn is a certified hynotherapist, writer, director, producer, and poet. His life is dedicated to using the arts as a collaborative tapestry of collective healing.
He is honored to work with Andy, his fellow actors and crew to breathe life, awareness and emotional texture into this poignant and inspiring work.
STEPHEN: Stan Grunder
Stan Grunder lives in Maine where he attends Middle School. He is 12 years
old and plays saxophone in the sixth grade school band. When he isn't
competing in swim meets at the local YMCA, skiing, practicing karate, or doing
good deeds with the boy scouts, Stan loves to act in films.
Stan has acted in several short films all of which have been shown in festivals and received awards. They include "Thunder Road" and "Maestro" directed by Doug Stradley, "Vacationland" directed by Lance Edmands, and "Just Like You" and "Chance" directed by Alden Burgess.
This past summer, Stan was thrilled to be able to act in his first feature film titled "Mud". It was written and directed by Andy Davis and produced by Olin Smith of Motion Media Films in Portland Maine. Stan is excited to work with this team again as they have cast him in their feature film "I'm Sorry".
ROSEMARY: Dot James
This is the first time for me to answer a casting call for a feature film.
When I was 55 I came to Maine to holiday on a windjammer. After that week I ran
away to sea as willing crew on that first boat and three more over the next 2
years. Jim & I were married at the helm of the Schooner Roseway before our
"watch" on her delivery cruise to the Virgin Islands.
Besides sailing, I enjoy reading, puzzling, and living one day at a time.
ELLEN: Jim James
A late-comer to the world of acting, Jim has done stage work for the Belfast
Maskers and last year was introduced to the Rockport Film School. Numerous lead
and supporting roles there have only helped to strengthen the obsession. This
will be Jim's second feature film if you count one line in "The Living Wake".
(Subject to the cutting room floor, of course!)
Sailor, musician, artist, and actor, Jim's been living in Belfast with wife Dot for the last four years.
DOCTOR: Philip Price
When he is asked, "Have you been acting all your life?," Phil has been a Mainer long enough to know the right answer: "Not yet." But since his stage debut at six weeks, when he was type cast as a baby, Phil has been involved with the theatre one way or another as techie, scene designer, stage manager, actor, and director.On stage, he has worked professionally off-Broadway and in summer stock, and has performed and directed with community theatres in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Most recently, he had parts in PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at the Penobscot Theatre in Bangor and in THE RED SHOES with the Belfast Maskers. He has appeared in a number of student films at Rockport College, has been seen on LAW AND ORDER, and had a starring role in the little-known indie feature film EMPTY PLACES, released in 1997.
Phil is now content to be type cast as an older man.
INSURANCE ADJUSTER: Adam LaFramboise
Adam LaFramboise is a 26 year old actor out of the Portsmouth, NH area. At
his second audition ever he landed a principal role in a the feature film
"Liberty Maine" alongside CBS star Eric Close. Since then, Adam's been in over
30 films and 9 television spots. He's worked and trained with many LA and NYC
stars. Adam was recently welcomed in to the Screen Actors Guild and can be
found on
www.imdb.com. He's planning a move to one of the major markets within the
year.
MAGGIE WILKINSON: Rebeca Beck Atkins
JANINE WILKENSON: Clara Junken
Clara Junken is an Emerson College graduate with a BA in theater studies,
where she had the pleasure of studying with Kristen Linklater. In high school
she was a part of MSDI- the Maine Summer Dramatic Institute, where she studied
the intricacies of Shakespearean text, movement and voice. She recently played
in Macbeth as one of the three witches and is always seeking a new project to
hone her abilities and continue learning. She enjoys playing guitar, singing,
and photography.
PSYCHIC ASSISTANT: Chris Trafford
Chris is a Maine-based advertising professional with a desire to be on the
other side of the camera for a change. Although he claims that his acting career
began as soon as he first tasted his mother's cooking - this is Chris' first role
in a feature film. His professional experience includes writing and directing
for broadcast advertising, logo design, package design and promotional materials
for many regional and national companies. Chris also enjoys being a dad and is
an avid whitewater kayaker.