Success Story Archives: 2022

FILM

MELISSA ANDERSON booked a lead in an escape room video! She was also cast in an ASU short film. MISSY GIBBS was cast in an ASU short film. HANNAH ALLEN is currently shooting a short film in LA. CATALINA QUALANTONE's short film "Cemetary Games" premiered. "Funny Thing About Love" is available for pre-order. NICK MILOTTA and MELISSA ANDERSON were cast in a short film, together! Nick taped his audition at Verve! MELISSA ANDERSON booked a supporting role in a feature film. NICK MILOTTA booked a short web project. JOEL DAVID TAYLOR and RACHÉL MADZEY booked roles in "Touch the Water," a feature film starring PERSHLIE AMI and writted and directed by TRAVIS HOLT HAMILTON.CATALINA QUALANTONE booked a short film. AARON SEEVER's film. "Finally, You" is playing at the International Horror and Sci Fi Festival. KEVIN DAYSON did some additional dialogue work for the feature film "Funny Thing About Love." GREG FERNANDEZ was cast as the lead in the short "Sticky Pinecones." LUCAS TIPTON is in development on "That Summer Night" and is running a fundraising campaign.  BILLIE WOLFF plays a waitress in "Happily;" the trailer has just been released. TAYLOR MORIARTY wrapped her first film role, in the SAG-AFTRA feature, "Funny Thing About Love;" AMANDA MELBY and BRADY WEBER are also in the cast. GIANNA FRANGELLA was in "The Rise of Sir Longbottom," now on Amazon Prime. TYNECKIA LEWIS wrote, directed and starred in short film "Thanksgiving Dinner." AARON SEEVER co-wrote, produced and starred in "FINALLY, YOU," which just played at Phoenix FearCon. LYDIA MARTINEZ booked a feature film "A Place in the Field." PHOUNG KUBACKI's is in "Dashing in December" playing Dec 13 on Paramount Network. LORI GEORGE is in "Brick Madness", now on Amazon Prime. "Raising Buchanan" is Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video - free for Prime members and available fo rent or purchase on iTunes and other platforms, with a robust extras package on iTunes! LYDIA MARTINEZ is shooting a feature film! TAYLOR MORIARTY booked her first film role, in a SAG-AFTRA feature, "Love, Laughter and Pumpkin Pie!" AMANDA MELBY and BRADY WEBER are also in the cast. WES FORD, LACEY DUFFIN and LAURA WINSTIN are in pre-production on a film.
Arizona-Made film featuring many Verve actors comes out Dec 3Local filmmakers Adam and Donovan Montierth and Adam White made this family-friendly RomCom in January in Arizona and it gets released December 3! You can watch it at select Harkins Theatres or on-Demand.   Verve student TAYLOR MORIARTY has a large supporting role. BRADY WEBER, AMANDA MELBY, FRED GERLE, NADINE JACKSON also have speaking roles.   How can you help support this Arizona-made feature? PRE-ORDER it tonight on iTunes. (Pre-orders help visibility when it goes live tomorrow). Or, see it in the theatres, or rent it on demand. AND write a review!   Website: https://funnythingaboutlove.com

STAGE

NANCY ROSSMAN, CHRISTOPHER DEVOUS and JAMES GERARDI are in "It's a Wonderful Life" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre through Dec 30. CHARLIE LUND is in "Matilda" at his school. CHRIS STONEBRAKER was in a staged reading of "War of the Worlds." EMMY BOUCHER-LANGE is in "Newsies." NANCY ROSSMAN was cast as Josephine in "It's a Wonderful Life" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre; it plays Nov 18- Dec 30. JOHN BATCHAN is in "Camelot" at Phoenix Theatre Company. PETEY SWARTZ and AARON SEEVER are in "Harvey" at Hale Theatre; it runs through Nov 16. LUPITA MARTINEZ is in "Mamma Mia" at her school. FAITH WHEELINGTON is Helena in "Look Back in Anger."JASON ISAAK is Sam in "Mamma Mia" at Almost Famous Theatre Company, playing in September. LAURA MUNOZ-BOTTINI and CAROL GIBSON are in Theatre Artists Studio's newest EarPlay, "Girl Talk." JASON ISAAK served as Podcast Specialist. SCOTT MURPHY played Algernon in the Arizona Homeschool Theatre Group production of "The Importance of Being Earnest." BOBBIE BENNETT is in "Murder of a Boss" performing May 2 at 6 pm. CHRIS STONEBRAKER is Sherrif Thomas and AARON SEEVER is Starbuck in "The Rainmaker" at Hale Center through May 10. (Orange cast). JUDITH EISENBERG and AARON SEEVER are in "Sounds of Life" premiering March 20 at Theatre Artists Studio (streaming).OLIVIA MEDINA played Joni and Jennifer in "Class Action." 

COMMERCIAL  

WAYNE McNULTY booked another spot for Desert Diamond Casino.BOBBIE BENNETT booked a spot for Honor Health. NANCY MERCURIO's spot for AZ Lottery is now airing. WILL TRUTH just booked a huge spot! EMERSON STAFFORD's national commercial for Hagen Dazs is now playing! WAYNE McNULTY booked a spot for Winners Sports Bar. SHELLY BOUCHER booked an exercise spot. FRANCISCO GUERRERO booked a spot for a technology company. MIGUEL CALDERA II booked a commercial for an air conditioning company. BOBBIE BENNETT and CARIN COUNIHAN booked a spot for a make-up company. EMERSON STAFFORD booked a national commercial!

TV

WES MARTINEZ's episode of "Yellowjackets" aired on Showtime. ADAM CARDON had a co-star role on "Colin in Black and White" that aired. He taped his audition at Verve. WES MARTINEZ just shot a guest spot for a major new Nickelodeon show. PHUONG KUBACKI booked a recurring TV role filming in New Mexico. WES MARTINEZ booked a top of show guest spot on Hulu's "Pen 15." PHUONG KUBACKI booked another national TV role! ALAYA LEE WALTON was in "The Couch" on BET; it aired on July 10. PHUONG KUBACKI booked another national TV role! ZOË YEOMAN is in Episode 4 of IndemnityTV: The Rabbit Hole. REBEKAH PATTON is in Episode 109 of the Amazon Original "Them" on Prime Video. PHUONG KUBACKI had a co-star role on "Chicago PD." ANDERSEN BLOOMBERG booked a TV Sitcom role in LA!  PHOUNG KUBACKI shot an epsisode of NCIS:NO that aired on CBS.

PRINT/VOICE OVER/VIDEOS/MODELING 

JOEY MORIARTY booked a print job for Banner. BOBBY McMILLION voiced the charater of Kurf in an animated pilot. AMANDA MELBY booked an industrial Voice Over. ANA SOFIA TINOCO booked a series of VO PSAs. NICK MILOTTA booked a spot for Arizona Milk Producers. KEVIN DAYSON booked a print job for a healthcare company. BOBBY McMILLON is the voice of GSF Elite Marine in the game "Eximus: Seize the Front LIne." SAYLOR BILLINGS created a comedy podcast called The Arc of Joan; all 10 episodes of Season 1 are now available. AMANDA MELBY, ANDREA TAYLOR, SHELLY BOUCHER, CHRIS REDISH, KELLY NICOLE and SAYLOR BILLINGS are in it. BOBBY McMILLON is now the voice of Count Balthazar in an animated project. AMANDA MELBY booked an industrial video voice over.

CONGRATS

BRUCE DELLIS (writer-director) won an Rocky Mountain Emmy for commercial for Raising Buchanan Christmas promo. LYDIA MARTINEZ is in "Treasures Beneath My Tree" - an official selection of the Chicago International Children's Festival. EMMY BOUCHER, TEAGAN DINYES, and DEBRA LYMAN were nominated for AriZoni Awards. ASHLEY CUELLAR signed with Robert Rossi Talent Management. ANA SOFIA TINOCO signed with Leighton Agency. MELISSA ANDERSON signed with Dani's Agency! DECLAN KINNANE graduated from U of A! EMERSON STAFFORD signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency. BECKETT ROBERTS signed with Dani's Agency. AVERY PARISI and BILLIE WOLFF signed with Signature Models and Talent. SHAUN DAVIS signed with Leighton Agency. TEDDY POWER signed with Dani's Agency! BRUNO STRECK RODRIGUES signed with Dani's Agency! ROGELIO MONARREZ graduated from ASU! LANEY SIR and FAITH WHEELINGTON graduated from High School. BRUNO STRECK RODRIGUES, TARYN LANDIS, SILVESTRE BECERRA, JOHN MAYNES, ENYA CASTRO all graduated from ASU! CHRISTINE RIES signed with Dani's Agency. AARON SEEVER and JUDITH EISENBERG were featured panelists on IFP/PHX's Filmmaker Fusion Panel on passionate writing. AARON SEEVER's "FINALLY, YOU," won Audience Favorite at Phoenix FearCon. JOHN TURNER signed with the Deborah Maddox Agency. 

FILM

"Raising Buchanan" played in Alexandria, Virginia; St. Louis, MO and Fort Lauderdale, FL in November! 

STEVE FETTKETHER was in an SCC short film. 

HOLLY DAVIDSON was in "Inescapable," an ASU Short Film. E

MERSON HALL booked her first student film.

"Raising Buchanan" won "Best Picture" at the Red Rose Film Festival in Lancaster, PA and also played in Syracuse, NY and Minneapolis/St.Paul. It plays next in Alexandria, Virginia; St. Louis, MO and Fort Lauderdale, FL! 

CHANCE KELLER was in the short films “Pet Sounds” and “Saddleback Christmas.” 

BRIANNA HUNTRESS was in her first film "Simple Illusion."

JON NEIDLE is producing a feature film, "Walk the Rex." 

KEVIN DAYSON was in the short film "Running Ahead."

"Raising Buchanan" won "Best Feature" at the ROFL Film Festival in Madrid, Spain. It plays next in the American Presidential Film and Literary Festival in Ohio; Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN; Alexandria, Virginia; Syracuse, New York; Lancaster, PA and Fort Lauderdale, FL! It is also playing at HARKINS SHEA 14 and has been extended until October 10! Showtimes available online. WEDNESDAY, OCT 2 ia Verve Day (Night) at the movies. Come to the 2 pm or 6:45 pm screening of Raising Buchanan and celebrate the work of Verve students and staff and be entered to win some great Verve prizes! 

 "Raising Buchanan" won "Best Comedy Feature" at the Franklin Film Festival. It plays next in Jerome. 

AMANDA MELBY was nominated for "Talent-Performer/Narrator" for the 2019 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for her work in the world premiere trailer for "Raising Buchanan." 

"Girl, Wired" (KELLY NICOLE) is now on Amazon Prime. 

PHUONG KUBACKI is in "Pregnant and Deadly" on Lifetime TV; it plays Friday.

"Raising Buchanan" won "Best Original Screenplay" and AMANDA MELBY won Best Lead Actress at the New Haven Film Festival; it has been accepted at the Franklin (TN) and ROFL (Madrid Spain) and American Presidential Film and Literary Festivals! 

SAMANTHA KADE is cast a lead in "The Murder Muse," a feature shooting now. 

"Raising Buchanan" played at the New Haven Film Festival in May.

 "Raising Buchanan" played at and won Best Dramedy at the Manhattan Film Festival in May. (AMANDA MELBY, ASHLEY FAULKNER, SHELLY BOUCHER, LYNNETTE BROWN, JOHN BATCHAN, HAYDEN DOMENICO). 

"Raising Buchanan" will have its World Premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival in April (AMANDA MELBY, ASHLEY FAULKNER, SHELLY BOUCHER, LYNNETTE BROWN, JOHN BATCHAN, HAYDEN DOMENICO). Screening times are Friday, April 12 at 5:25 pm, Saturday, April 13 at 11:05 am and Sunday, April 14 at 4:20 pm.

"Eleven, Eleven" (CHRIS REDISH, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF, MALLORY ADAMS) continues its film festival run; including the Sedona and Phoenix Film Festivals. Follow them online! It plays AT PFF Tuesday, April 9 at 9:25 pm, Friday, April 12 at 3:15 pm and Saturday, April 13 at 1:25 pm.

MALLORY ADAMS is currently filming a movie in Ireland.

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is AD/UPM for "The Dark Side of Opulent II."

"Eleven, Eleven" (CHRIS REDISH, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF, MALLORY ADAMS) continues its film festival run; follow them online! They've been accepted into the Sedona Film Festival.

SAMANTHA KADE is in "Invisible," and "Tender Matches," both selections of the Worldwide Women's Film Festival in February. 

ZOE YEOMAN is in "M.E.C.C.A," a short film. 

PHUONG NGUYEN KUBACKI is in "Duel on the Mound," now available on Amazon Prime. 

"Soulless" (KELLY NICOLE) is playing at the Worldwide Women's Film Festival also. 

KELLY NICOLE was in "The Devil's Pit," now availble on YouTube.

KELLY NICOLE is in "Border State."  

STAGE

CHRIS STONEBRAKER and TIM GOSSMAN are in "And Then There Were None." 

MARK BURKETT is in "A Christmas Carol." 

BOB PETERS is in "The Goat." 

ALYSSA FABIO is in "A Christmas Carol."

CARIN COUNIHAN plays Tatiana Recon in Stage Left's production of "A Comedy of Tenors" November 1-10, 2019. 

ALYSSA FABIO is in "Frozen" at Hamilton High School which runs Nov 7-16. 

ALI GIORDANO is in "First Date" at SCC Nov 8-17, 2019. LYDIA MURRAY is in Broadway Under the Stars at Horizon HS Choirs Oct 17-20. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER and GEORGE M. COHEN are in "The Trip to Bountiful" by Horton Foote at Theatre Artists Studio Nov 22-Dec 15, 2019. 

JOHN BATCHAN just wrapped a production of "West Side Story" in Japan. 

MARLENE GALAN WOODS is in "Three Tall Women" at iTheatre through Nov 2. 

CHLOE EDWARDS and ALYSE HANSEN are in "Legally Blonde Jr." at Cocopah.

KATE WILLIAMS is in the cast of "They Chose Me" in October at VYT. 

BOB PETERS and SKYE AYERS are in "The Crucible" at TheaterWorks. 

RACHÉL MADZEY and BRIANA HUNTRESS are in "The Dutchman" at Tempe Center for the Arts. 

CARIN COUNIHAN was cast as Tatiana Recon in Stage Left's production of "A Comedy of Tenors."  

ALYSSA FABIO is in "Frozen" at Hamilton High School which runs Nov 7-16. 

ALI GIORDANO is in "First Date" at SCC Nov 8-17, 2019. 

KATHERINE LYNCH is in "Not Your Average Zombie Apocalypse." 

NORA PALERMO plays Elsa in Greasepaint's "FROZEN" October 10-13.

KATE WILLIAMS was cast "They Chose Me" in October at VYT. 

LENN FAYNBOYM was cast in "Lion King Jr" at Desert Stages Theater. 

ALYSSA FABIO did "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" at Limelight over the summer. 

ANGEE LEWANDOWSKI was in "Resisting Irrelevancy" at Theatre Artists Studio.

JESSICA FINK and KATE WILLIAMS have been cast in VYT's "Matilda." 

NOAH LANOUETTE was in "Little Shop of Horrors" at Spotlight Youth Theatre. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID did stand in at Stand Up Live and Tempe Improv. 

BRADY ANDERSON is in "The Wizard of Oz" at Theatre Works.

ASHLEY FAULKNER is a Pas d'Action at Theatre Artists Studio. 

ETHAN DREW is in "Newsies" at Greasepaint Youth Theatre. 

ALI GIORDANO is in "Pippin" at SCC; it opens April 4.

KELLY NICOLE is Bianca in "Taming of the Shrew" and Audrey in "As You Like It" at Southwest Shakespeare through March 9.

KAREN RAFALOWITZ is in "Second Time Around" at the Sunflower Playhouse March 3-6. 

NORMALEE FERRIS is in the Mrs. Senior Arizona pageant. 

CAMILA ACHARYA is in "The Wizard of Oz" at Phoenix Country Day School.

SHELLY BOUCHER is in "Eric and Elliot" at Childsplay. 

ETHAN DREW and ISABELLA BARONE are in "Urinetown" at Greasepaint Youth Theatre." 

ALI GIORDANO and NOAH LANOUETTE were in "Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson" at Spotlight Youth Theatre. 

WILL HIGHTOWER is in "Cash on Delivery" at Hale Theatre. 

KELLY NICOLE is Bianca in "Taming of the Shrew" and Audrey in "As You Like It" at Southwest Shakespeare. 

KATHERINE LYNCH is in "Shrek.

COMMERCIAL  

KEVIN DAYSON booked his first job since signing with Ford/RBA - an industrial for Honeywell. CONGRATS! 

ALAYA WALTON booked a promo for Knott's Scary Farm! 

CHANCE KELLER's spot for Bunch a Balloons is now playing.

HEIDI JOY booked a medical training video for Vocera. 

WILL HIGHTOWER booked a spot for Four Peaks Brewery. 

ETHAN DREW's spot for Republic Services is airing. 

CHANCE KELLER did three industrials: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Strongmind and Peter Crone “Life is Precious.

HEIDI JOY booked a medical training video. 

WILL HIGHTOWER booked a spot for Four Peaks Brewery. 

ETHAN DREW's spot for Republic Services is airing.

ETHAN DREW filmed commercials for Toll Brothers, Acne Intellegence and Republic Services. 

LAWANNAH CURRY is busy modeling and working in Florida.

CATALINA QUALANTONE booked an anti-vaping spot. 

PHUONG KUBAKI booked a GE spot.

JUDITH EISENBERG had a principal role in a dental commercial that filmed in CO.

ETHAN DREW booked a commercial for Toll Brothers. 

CAROL GIBSON booked a Top Golf commercial. 

JUDITH EISENBERG booked a commercial in Miami.

CONGRATS

KRISTEN KRANIGER signed with a LA Manager.

Verve Day/Night at the movies raffle winners: GEORGE M. COHEN, STEVE FETTKETHER, HEIDI JOY, TYNECKIA LEWIS, ROBERT PETERS, ALYSSA FABIO, PETEY SWARTZ, JIM TEEPLE, MICHAEL WALDMAN, and JOEY EVANS. Your items are at the studio. Please contact info@vervestudio.net for a time to pick up!

Lots of AriZoni nominations and some wins! DIANE SENFFNER won an AriZoni for Dialect Coaching "The Elephant Man" at Zao Theatre. ALI GIORDANO won an AriZoni as well! 

TYNECKIA LEWIS signed with William Reynolds Agency in Atlanta.  

AMANDA MELBY was nominated for "Talent-Performer/Narrator" for the 2019 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for her work in the world premiere trailer for "Raising Buchanan." She and Bruce Dellis WON the Emmy for the writing for the trailer.

RACHÉL MADZEY signed with Dani's Agency. 

Lots of AriZoni nominations! WILL HIGHTOWER is nominated in Actor in a Major Role for "Cash on Delivery" at Hale Center Theatre. NOAH LANOUETTE was nominated for Actor in a Major Role, Youth Musical for Seymour in "Little Shop of Horrors" at Spotlight Youth Theatre and for Actor in a Supporting Role, Youth Play, for "Dog Sees God" at Spotlight. NOLA YERGEN was nominated for Costume Design for GCU's Ring Round the Moon." DIANE SENFFNER was nominated for Dialect Coaching "The Cake" at Stray Cat, "The Elephant Man" at Zao Theatre and "James and the Giant Peach" at Fountain Hills Youth Theater. TAMMY CHAVET was nominated for Puppet Design for "Fairy Tale PD" at Acting Zone.

ETHAN DREW was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for his role of Davey in "Newsies" at Greasepaint. 

CATALINA QUALANTONE signed with Signature Models and Talent. 

HOLLY DAVIDSON signed with Signature Models and Talent. 

MONICA HOWARD signed with Ford/RBA. 

ROBERT PETERS signed with Deborah Maddox Agency. 

BRIANA HUNTRESS signed with Ford/RBA. 

KEVIN DAYSON signed with Ford/RBA. 

STEVE FETTKETHER signed with Dani's Agency.

AMANDA MELBY and JUDITH EISENBERG were on the Women in Film panel as part of IFP/PHX's Filmmaker Fusion.

JAY WALKER won Best Young Director for 2019 in the Czech Republic via Young Directors CZ .

DEAN FLORENCE signed with the Presley Talent Agency in New Mexico.

ETHAN DREW signed with an agent in LA. 

BRADY WEBER signed with an agent in Seattle. 

MALLORY ADAMS graduated from the LIR Academy! 

REBEKAH PATTON signed with Presley Talent Agency in New Mexico! 

TIA PENNY played with Wood Songs Old-Time Radio Hour, which will be broadcast.

"The Secret Lives of Teachers" (AARON SEEVER, JUDITH EISENBERG) won an Audience Favorite at the APA's Ladies Film Night Out. 

Verve Studios is once again nominated as Best Acting Studio. THANK YOU! 

 "The Secret Lives of Teachers" (AARON SEEVER, JUDITH EISENBERG) won an Audience Choice Special Mention (runner up) at the Ojai Short Film Fest.

TV

MONICA HOWARD is in the new Tatum Lynn music video, "Later Baby XO." 

ALAYA WALTON booked a lead in a series.

BRUCE KLEFSTAD starred in a promo for the new season of "The Walking Dead:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnab4B8B1A4

LYDIA MARTINEZ booked a TruTV show. 

LYDIA MARTINEZ's episode of "What Would You Do?" is playing soon on ABC. 

ZOEPHIA DECKER-KNEALING was on "Marriage Bootcamp: Reality Stars" playing a young Kim Richards.  

PRINT/VOICE OVER/VIDEOS/MODELING 

ASHLYN HALL booked a sweet singing VO job; more details coming soon. 

JENNIFER DIAMOND is in a print campaign for Valleywide Health. 

CHANCE KELLER is in the Music Video/Visual Album - Butch Walker.

CODY BALLENTINE is putting out a new singles! Listen to it on Spotify.

ASHLYN HALL booked a sweet singing VO job; more details coming soon.

CODY BALLENTINEput out a new single.  Listen to it on Spotify.

RANDY COLVIN booked some VO work for Oakgate Technology.

ASHLYN HALL booked a VO for BTCD. 

LEE GOETTL has been busy with his VO work; he finished 3 audio books and is working on 2 more.

PHUONG KUBACKI's VitaMix ad is out. 

ANDERSEN BLOOMBERG can still be seen in the Phoenix Zoo's Bugs Big Bugs campaign.

FILM

AMANDA MELBY is producing and starring in "Raising Buchanan," a feature film now in production.   SHELLY BOUCHER, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF, JOHN BATCHAN, JEREMY RHOADES, BRADY WEBER, SAYLOR BILLINGS, HAYDEN DOMENICO, KIM LAVELLE and LYNNETTE LA BROWN are in in the cast.  Thank you to all of the Verve students that came out to be background actors!  It is appreciated greatly! 

CHANCE KELLER is in "Bear with Me."

"The Secret Lives of Teachers" is completed.  JUDITH EISENBERG, AARON SEEVER and ALAYA WALTON are in it.

SERENITY STARR FOREMAN and FRED GERLE are in "Girl, Wired."

HEATHER COPFER was in a short film called "Blood Brawlers" and a web series called "Human Threads." 

HAYDEN DOMENICO was in "Strangely Grim," a 48-Hour film challenge film. 

CHANCE KELLER was in "On the Beach," a short film. 

ALAYA WALTON directed her first short film: "No One Talk: Dystopia." 

BELLA TINDALL was cast as Cindy in the feature film "Lighthouse Lane."

GENE GANSSLE's feature film "Postmarked" is now out on DVD/BlueRay. 

CANDICE LUNCEFORD booked the role of Sandra in the thriller "Perfection." 

CHANCE KELLER booked the role of "Bridge Boy" in the "On the Beach."

AARON SEEVER is in pre-production on a feature film.

LEONA MARIE BAKER plays Fly in the pilot "Shade." 

SHELLY BOUCHER plays the lead in the short "Surprise Party."

ANDREA THOMAS was in an ASU student film and a music video.

TOBI & MATT (directed by Joe Gruberman, starring JUDITH EISENBERG) is in the Arizona Shorts A program at the Phoenix Film Festival.

SAYLOR BILLINGS and BOB PETERS were in "A Secret Face" for the A3F 72-Hour festival and finished in the Top 20. 

ANDREA THOMAS plays Dr. Lisa Reynolds in "It Happened So Fast."

TORIE HAYES starred in "Captives," a short. 

ALAYA WALTON was cast in "Pull Back the Hammer." 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is producing a short called "Finally, You;" AARON SEEVER is in it. 

IZZY WATTS's short film is an official selection of Copa Shorts Film Festival and plays at 12 PM on Sat. Feb. 18. 

JUDITH EISENBERG wrote, starred and produced the web pilot "Driving Me Crazy." MICHELLE Y. ALLEN, DANNY GONSOWSKI and BRADY WEBER were also in it.

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN and CAROL GIBSON are in "Dark Dignity," now fundraising on IndieGoGo for finishing funds. 

AARON SEEVER plays the leads in the short film "Stay." 

FAUST II (AARON SEEVER, MICHELLE Y. ALLEN) screened at Filmstock in December. 

STAGE

ISABELLA BARONE plays Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" at Cocopah Middle School. 

BOB PETERS and FRED GERLE are in "A Christmas Carol" at TheatreWorks. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID has multiple dates booked for her stand up comedy in the month of December.  

ALAYA WALTON plays multiple roles in "The Center of the Universe."

DIANE SENFFNER plays Dorothy Tree Hapgood in FHTs Inspecting Carol this Christmas....the crazy British dialect coach!  She is also in Christmas Carol as Mrs. Crachit and the REAL dialect coach.

CAROLINE LASSETTER plays Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at Brelby Nov 3-11. 

NORA PALERMO was cast as Annie in "Annie" at Desert Foothills. 

ALAYA WALTON landed a role in a musical about Ruby Bridges as a teen Ruby Bridges.

BOB PETERS plays DeLacey in "Frankenstein" at Theatre Works. 

CAROL GIBSON is in Stage Left's production of "The Crazy Quilt Club" playing Oct. 20-22 at Ventana Lakes Yacht Club in Sun City, AZ. 

CARIN COUNIHAN is playing Barbara Hall in New Carpa's Production "1070" through July 9; extended through August. 

FRED GERLE is in "West Side Story" at Scottsdale Musical Theatre Company.

BRADY WEBER is in a Herberger Lunchtime Theatre show.

JUDITH EISENBERG and ROBERT PETERS were cast in "Circle Mirror Transformation;" it runs April 14-30 at Mesa Encore Theatre. 

DANNY GONSOWSKI plays Innkeeper Mordcha in "Fiddler n the Roof" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre through April 1.

ANDREA THOMAS plays the Storyteller in "The Wedding Story" by Chad Cocquyt in the ASU Director's Shorts.

CAROLINE CARRIERE is in "Legally Blonde" at DMHS. 

MITCH ETTER is in "Permanent Collection" at iTheatre Collaborative through March 4. 

STEVEN FAJARDO and BILL MOSLEY are in "Storefront Church" at Theatre Artists Studio through March 12.

DANNY GONSOWSKI plays Innkeeper Mordcha in "Fiddler n the Roof" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre through April 1.

RYAN ELIZABETH PARKER was cast as Mary in "The Secret Garden" at Valley Youth Theatre. 

CAROL GIBSON is in the murder mystery "Nobody's Fool" playing Feb 14. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is in the "Vagina Monologues" at Phoenix Center for the Arts on February 18. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is also in "A Legacy of Justice" at the Herberger Lunchtime Theater Feb 6-16. 

CAROLINE CARRIERE is in "Legally Blonde" at DMHS. 

KELLY NICOLE was cast in ""Is He Dead?"" at Hale Center Theatre.

FRED GERLE was cast in "Oliver!" at Arizona Broadway Theatre.

LAUREN KOERITZER plays Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls" at Scottsdale Musical Theatre Co in January. 

COMMERCIAL  

CARIN COUNIHAN is in a spot for Eldorado Casinos filming in Reno.

PHUONG NGUYEN KUBACKI is in multiple spots for VitaMix. 

WILL HIGHTOWER booked a Cox Communications PSA.

ETHAN DREW was in a spot for Desert Schools Federal Credit Union. 

FRED GERLE was cast in a spot for Odysea.

KELLY NICOLE booked a national commercial for Cable One. 

MARK CLINTON SANCHEZ booked a spot for Desert Schools Credit Union.

JUDITH EISENBERG booked a commercial for Simon Med. 

JOHN PIATTONI is in a campaign for the Village Clubs.

ALAYA WALTON was in a commercial for the Final Four. 

ALAYA WALTON was in a Nugenix commercial with MLB Hall of Famer Frank Thomas. 

ERIN GRIFFITH booked a job for StrongMind.

DEJZON WALKER and AMANDA MELBY worked on a Mello Yello spot; SHELLY BOUCHER was the production coordinator. 

DEJZON WALKER worked on a Cable One spot.

CONGRATS

ALAYA WALTON was interviewed on the "Melody Trice" show.  

WILL HIGHTOWER won an AriZoni Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role for Stray Cat Theatre's JOHN.  He was also Honored by AZ Central as an artist "Who's Next". 

JUDITH EISENBERG joined SAG-AFTRA!

ASHLYN HALL signed with Signature.  

CHLOE ROZALSKY signed with Deborah Maddox Agency. 

SAM BROWN ("How the Grinch Stole Christmas"/Ghostlight Theatre) and JOHN NEWELL ("Alice in Wonderland"/Desert Foothills Theatre) are both nominated for Actor in a Major Role - Youth Play for the annual Arizona Awards. 

MARCIE ROZALSKY (Chloe's Mom) was nominated for Best Property Design for "Junie B Jones..." at Fountain Hills Youth Theatre.

NICOLE ROSSI, DELAINY DRENT and MARIAN VALENTINO signed with Signature. 

GRACE LOPEZ signed with Leighton Agency. 

REBECCA DOMINGUEZ signed with the Deborah Maddox Agency. 

DECLAN KINNANE was awarded Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Horizon High School) by the National Youth Arts. 

BELLA TINDALL was awarded Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play as Various Roles in The Laramie Project (Greasepaint Youtheatre). 

There were also nominees:  OLIVIA LA PORTE nominated Outstanding Lead Actress (Junior Division) as Belle in Beauty and the Beast Jr. (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) and BRENNA KAYCE nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play as Miss Flora Van Huysen in The Matchmaker (Desert Mountain High School).

ALAYA WALTON signed with an LA agent and manager.

IZZY WATTS got a scholarship to a filmmaker's camp in Vermont this July.

BRANDON LUCERO signed with the Leighton Agency.

ALAYA WALTON signed with Signature Talent Agency. 

FRED GERLE was accepted into Scene Study - Studio Practice at HB Studio taught by Austin Pendleton in NYC.

SHELLY BOUCHER was elected to the board of the Arizona Production Association. 

ALAYA WALTON was in the recent IMTA in LA and scored big! She came in 1st Place in TV BEAUTY competition, 2nd place runner up in her monologue, received over 10 callbacks in acting and 1 for modeling and was awarded a scholarship for the New York Conservatory of the Arts. 

ETHAN DREW got an agent in LA.

AARON SEEVER won "Best Redirect" at Filmstock Actor's Showcase. 

TV

"Deadly Dentists" airs on Discovery channel starting Nov 24.  CAROL GIBSON plays Sophie Barrera in the episode featuring Dr. Glenn Englemann, most likely episode 2.

TAYLOR BRAUER was cast in the recurring role of  on NBC's new show "Rise."

REBEKAH PATTON was cast in "Deadly Dentists." 

RACHEL REDLEAF is in Netflix's show "Atypical;" which premieres August 11.

CAROL GIBSON was cast on "Deadly Dentists."

NANCY FRANZ was cast as Mrs. Jenner in "Deadly Dentists."

SEAN DILLINGHAM appears on "This is Us" on NBC during the March 14 episode.

FRED GERLE is in "Quantico" that aired March 20. 

LAURA MUNOZ-BOTTINI was on an episode of "Jane the Virgin." 

LAURA MUNOZ-BOTTINI was in the pilot of "Saddle Up." 

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AMANDA MELBY is the cover story of the December issue of So Scottsdale.  Check it out!

ALAYA WALTON walked in LA Fashion Week. 

JIM HANEMAAYER is narrating books for a publisher in Australia. He also just completed a :30 spot for a New York agency that will air on Pandora. 

JIM HANEMAAYER completed the voice over for the third floor (as the English language docent/guide) at the Institute/Museum of Russian Realistic Art in Moscow. He had previously completed floors 1 & 2. 

JIM HANEMAAYER also just completed narrated the audio book "The Path" by Jack Rigsby.  

PHILL KAST just booked his first job for a real estate company.

ETHAN DREW is in a billboard ad for High Street.

MARK CLINTON SANCHEZ did a print job for High Street.

SERENITY STARR FOREMAN starred in a music video for Beca, now available online.

GABRIELLE LEE is on the cover of the Samoas Girl Scout cookie box! 

ERIN GRIFFITH booked a gig for Harkins Theatres.

FILM

BRADY WEBER is in "The Index," now shooting.

"Dear M" starring JUIDTH EISENBERG and KELLY NICOLE is an official selection at High Falls Film Festival. 

KELLY NICOLE is in "Awkward Family Moments." 

"Deflated" (JUDITH EISENBERG, ASHLEY FAULKNER, SUSAN BRIGHAM) is playing at the APA's Ladies Film Night Out November 19 at Film Bar.

DECLAN KINNANE, MITCH ETTER, NIKKI SOTO and JAKE OLSON star in "So Help Us God," a feature film. The trailer is on YouTube. It has a screening on 10/7 at 7 pm at Mesa Gateway Theatre. 

AMANDA JOLEEN MENCHACA was cast in "Virgin Mary." 

SAYLOR BILLINGS and NANCY FRANZ were cast in a web commercial for SR22 Insurance. 

BRADY WEBER played the lead in the short film "Flash."

ANGEE LEWANDOWSKI was cast in "Losing It."

APRIL WALTERSCHEID was an extra and a PA on "Souless." 

FRED GERLE was in a CineLearning video that DIANE SENFFNER produced. 

AMANDA JOLEEN MENCHACA was cast in "Virgin Mary."

KELLY NICOLE plays a lead role in "Souless," a web series. 

ZOEPHIA DECKER-KNEELING also played a role in "Souless." 

KAREN LEWSADER has been busy since moving to LA with credits in "With a Blank Sheet," "Daring Faith," "Explain Things to Me," and "Western Noir." 

GENE GANSSLE is directing "Postmarked," a feature. 

JERMAIN BYERS was cast in "Postmarked."

ROLANDO ZEE is in "Kafka," an USC thesis film and "Fear," a short film.

DIANE SENFFNER appeared in a movie that had its AZ premiere, Kellen Garner's TangerineLand. 

JERMAIN BYERS got the role of Willem in "Leviathan."

"Ouroboros" starring AMANDA MELBY and NANCY MERCURIO is an official selection of the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival as well as the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival and the Multiverse Film Festival in NYC. It plays Saturday, March 28 at 11:15 am and Sunday, March 30 at 4:45 pm in the Arizona Shorts program. It was BEST ARIZONA SHORT at the Phoenix Film Festival.

"The Tent" with JESSIE FINCH, JACK WALTON, AARON SEEVER and SHELLY BOUCHER played in the same program at the Phoenix Film Festival. 

ANGEE LEWANDOWSKI is in a music video for the Diamond Underground. 

STAGE

SCOTT HYDER was cast in "Deathtrap."

AMANDA MELBY and STEVE FAJARDO are in "The Weir" at Theatre Artists Studio. 

KATIE ELMS was cast in "Cupidity" at AIM. 

AMANDA MELBY is in "Almost, Maine" at Theater Works; it runs October 30-November 15. 

COLTER RAY is in "Of Mice and Men" at Desert Stages. 

DANNY GONSOWSKI performed in "Kill Will" at SCC in October. 

STEVE FAJARDO was cast in "Outgoing Tide" at Theatre Artists Studio. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID is doing Stand Up at Queen's Pizzeria in Mesa every Saturday at 9 pm and on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at Stand Up Scottsdale.

SHELLY BOUCHER is in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with Almost Famous Theatre Company. 

CHANCE KELLER is playing "Wilbur" in "Charlotte's Web" at his school.

COLTER RAY was cast in "Of Mice and Men" at Desert Stages. 

AARON SEEVER and ASHLEY FAULKNER were both cast in "Crimes of the Heart" at Theatre Artists Studio; it opens this Friday. 

AUSTIN RAE was in "Les Miserables School Edition" at Theatrikos in Flagstaff. 

NICOLE SCIORTINO plays Shere Khan in "Jungle Book" at Desert Foothills Theatre. 

SHELLY BOUCHER is in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with Almost Famous Theatre Company. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID is performing with the Cosmonauts Sketch comedy show August 7 & 8. 

FRED GERLE is Captain Brackett in "South Pacific" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre. 

AARON SEEVER and ASHLEY FAULKNER were both cast in "Crimes of the Heart" at Theatre Artists Studio.

JESSIE FINCH plays Jane in "Mary Poppins" at Phoenix First Assembly; it runs July 16-19. 

DIANE SEFFNER plays Mother in "Barefoot in the Park with Zao Theatre. 

BOB PETERS plays 2 roles in "Poseidon's Regret" at Brelby Theatre August 13-16. 

LEE QUARRIE was cast in "Campfire" at Zombie Joe's Underground in North Hollywood.

KELLY NICOLE is in "Boeing Boeing" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre. 

TAYLOR BRAUER was cast as Wendla in "Spring Awakening" at Marymount Manhattan. 

Verve Students and Coaches are a big part of Theatre Artists' Studio's Summer Shorts program that opens June 11: AARON SEEVER (actor/writer: "Latrodectus" and actor "Power Play"); AMANDA MELBY (director "Latrodectus"); LAURA MUNOZ-BOTTINI (actor: "Latrodectus" and "Power Play"); STEVE FAJARDO (director: "Some of My Friends," actor: Power Play," and actor: "Flora and Fauna"); ASHLEY FAULKNER (actor: "Some of my Friends" and actor: "Storytellers"); BARBARA ACKER (director: The Storm); and ALEXANDRA ERARIO (actor: "Power Play" and actor: "Storytellers").

DIANE SEFFNER finished up the role of Marie Lombardi in the show "Lombardi" at Desert Stages and is now slated to play Mother in "Barefoot in the Park with Zao Theatre. She dialect coached "Witness to the Prosecution" at Desert Stages. 

SABRINA KIEPKE plays Jay Bird in Spotlight Youth Theatre's "Honk Jr". 

AARON SEEVER co-wrote a 10-minute play "Latrodectus" that was selected for Theatre Artists Studio's Summer Shorts program.

KATELYN ELMS is in "Night at the Oscars" on April 25 and singing "When you Wish Upon a Star" and "Evergreen." 

ROBERT PETERS was cast in "Witness for the Prosecution" at Desert Stages Theatre; it opened March 27. 

DECLAN KINNANE was cast as the Master of Ceremonies in Horizon High School's production of "Guys and Dolls." 

TATUM DIAL plays the role of Mrs. Lambchop in "The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley" at VYT April 10-26. 

NICOLETTE SCIORTINO was cast in "Wizard of Oz" at Desert Foothills Theatre. 

JESSIE FINCH was cast as Jane in "Mary Poppins" at Phoenix First Assembly; it runs in July.

LOGAN DeSAYE plays Turk Sacramento in "Turk Sacramento" at Tesseract.

AUSTIN RAE plays the Dogcatcher in Annie Jr at his school. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER, STEVEN FAJARDO and ALEXANDRA ERRARIO are in "The Heiress" at Theatre Artsists Studio. 

TANU MALHI plays Wendy in "Peter Pan" at Scottsdale Prep March 21-23.

LACEY DUFFIN is in a play at Brelby Theatre.

MALLORY ADAMS was cast as the Greek Chorus in "How I Learned to Drive" at Class 6 Theatre. 

AARON SEEVER was cast in the lead role of Don in "Rapture, Blister, Burn" at Theatre Artists Studio. 

MARIELLA DeANGELIS plays Mimi in "Rent" at Spotlight Youth Theatre Jan 16-Feb 1. 

SAM BROWN was cast in Thirteen at TheatreWorks. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID is in the Cosmonauts Comedy show Jan 15-16.

COMMERCIAL  

KATIE ELMS is in a industrial video for Pragmatic. 

OLIVIA LA PORTE booked a Peter Piper Pizza Commercial!

SHELLY BOUCHER booked a role in a ChiChi's web ad series. 

DECLAN KINNANE's industrial film for Rocket Fuel is now playing online.

APRIL WALTERSCHEID is featured in a Julia Klee music video.

DECLAN KINNANE booked an industrial film!

AMANDA KUKKOLA is in a Cactus Jack's commercial. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF booked a PetSmart commercial. 

MARK CLINTON SANCHEZ worked as a stand in for the NFL Honors show when the Super Bowl was in town.

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF's national Visa commercial, with Larry Fitzgerald, is now running!

MUSIC VIDEOS

JESSIE FINCH wrote the song "Awesome Song" and the music video is now on YouTube.

TV

ZOEPHIA DECKER-KNEALING was interviewed for ABC15 about her Pajama Drive.

JESSIE FINCH is starring in a promo for "Hotel Transylvania 2" on Nickelodeon playing a werewolf! 

NICOLETTE SCIORTINO was cast in "Cellblock Sisterhood," the Discovery ID series that just shot here. 

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APRIL WALTERSCHEID booked print gigs with PetSmart, Smashbox Studios and Intel. 

SOPHIE SABATINI is on the cover of PB Teen! 

CONGRATS

The Broadway Theatre Award Phoenix nominations have been announced and there is a lot of Verve representation! Congrats to these Verve students and coaches and please consider voting for them! MARCELLA DeANGLIS (Rent - Spotlight): Best Actress in a Musical - Youth Production; ROSS NEMETH (Beauty & The Beast - Orpheum): Best Supporting Actor - Professional; MALLORY ADAMS (How I Learned to Drive - Class 6), LEE QUARRIE (Mr. Burns - Space 55), DIANE SENFFNER (Barefoot in the Park - Zao) and LYDIA McCLOSKEY (Little Women-Brelby): Best Supporting Actress- Non Professional; MARCELLA GRASSA (Rocky Horror - Firehouse) and LEE QUARRIE (Bloody Mary Christmas - Space 55): Best Actress in a Musical - Non Professional; DIANE SENFFNER: Best Actress in a Play (Lombardi - Desert Stages); and SCOTT HYDER: Best Actor (Follies - TheaterWorks).

NIYAM and ANAIYA PATEL signed with Leighton Agency. 

SHEETAL CHHAYA signed with Leighton Agency. 

APRIL WALTERSCHEID signed with Dani's Agency. 

"Dear M" (KELLY NICOLE and JUDITH EISENBERG) won Best of Fest at the High Falls Film Festival. 

CHANCE KELLER signed with Leighton Agency. 

DANNY GONSOWSKI signed with Dani's Agency.

ZOEPHIA DECKER - KNEALING was featured in the Scottsdale Independent for winning the 2015 National American Miss Arizona title. 

SHEETAL CHHAYA signed with Leighton Agency. 

SAM ZIMMERMAN signed with Dani's Agency.

TOMMY ADAM signed with Dani's Agency. 

NICOLETTE SCIORTINO was nominated for a National Youth Arts award for her role as Cher in "Dracula Rock Show." 

"Ouroboros" (AMANDA MELBY, NANCY MERCURIO) is nominated for Best Short at the 2015 Galactic Film Festival screening this Sunday in Hollywood.

ANGEE LEWANDOWSKI was accepted into membership at Theatre Artists Studio. 

DECLAN KINNANE was chosen as one of the Captains of the Horizon Improv Team. 

"Deflated" (SUSAN K. BRIGHAM, JUDITH EISENBERG, ASHLEY FAULKNER) was picked up by ShortsTV and IndieFlix. 

MALLORY ADAMS leaves this month to study in Ireland!

ANGEE LEWANDOWSKI, KATIE ELMS and SOFIA TORO signed with Leighton Agency! 

MADISON DUPART and LACEY DUFFIN signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency. 

DIANE SENFFNER won a Prizm Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Night Watch" as Helga at Fountain Hills Theatre.

"Deflated," a short film (JUDITH EISENBERG, SUSAN K. BRIGHAM and ASHLEY FAULKNER) won "Best of the Fest" at Film Wars.

MALLORY ADAMS will be attending LIR in Ireland in the fall! She is fundraising to help offset tuition on GoFund Me. 

COLLEEN ACKERMANhas started her own princess parety/event company: Into A Story Book. 

JAKE OLSON graduated from New School for the Arts and Academics.

MALLORY ADAMS was accepted in the Bachelor in Acting (Hons) course at the LIR in Ireland! 

MARIELLA DEANGELIS was accepted Musical Theatre program at the University of Arizona and Marymount Manhattan College in NYC; she will attend Marymount Manhattan. 

KELLY NICOLE and TANU MALHI were offered contracts with Ford/Robert Black.

ASHLEY RENEE has been accepted to AMDA. 

JAYME DAVIS 's short film "Lointain" was accepted into the Short Film Meterage at the Cannes Film Festival 2015. 

"Ouroboros" (starring AMANDA MELBY and NANCY MERCURIO) won BEST ARIZONA SHORT at the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival.

BELLA KELTON signed with the Leighton Agency!

ZOEPHIA DECKER-KNEELING represented Arizona in the National American Miss Nationals at Disneyland in November and placed 3rd runner up overall. She also won Most Spirited and a Spirit Stick for the attitude she displayed over the course of the competition as well as Best Resume. In the optional competitions, she earned 1st in Casualwear, 2nd in Most Promising Model, 2nd in Spokesmodel, 3rd in Actress.

FILM

JASON LEWIS was cast in "Car Dogs," a SAG Feature. 

SHELLY BOUCHER and DECLAN KINNANE were cast in "Dromedary", an ASU Capstone film. 

JAYME DAVIS won Best Comedy in the 2013 ASU Campus Movie Fest for her film "Postpardon." 

JUDY EISENBERG and KELLY NICOLE are starring, together, in "Dear M," an ASU Capstone Film. 

MICHELLE ALLEN is in "Maura." 

MICHELLE ALLEN was also cast in the Sci-Fi feature film " Secrets of the Superstition." 

JOHN PIATTONI was cast in "Beyond the Window," an ASU Capstone film playing the role of Daniel. 

ALEX BALDWIN played Patrick in "Agoraphobia" that placed in the Top 20 at a3f's fall challenge. 

FRANK MACAUDA is in "Fork in the Socket," a webseries, premiering at Film Bar October 21.

"The Tent" previews for cast and crew in October. It stars JESSIE FINCH, JACK WALTON and SHELLY BOUCHER.

PAT TINNEY is in "The Choices We Make." 

DECLAN KINNANE was cast in "The Ladykillers," an ASU Thesis short film. 

NOAH LANOUETTE was also cast in "Ladykillers, Inc." and "The Undesirables," a feature. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN plays Tammy Bloom Boyer in "The Undesireables." 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN was played the part of Cathy in "Mara."

SHELLY BOUCHER is in Paranormal Ghost UFO Monster Hunters Adventures...EXTREME." 

SHELLY BOUCHER was cast as Claire in the short "Princess of Ahwatukee." 

LAWANNAH CURRY plays the grandmother in "Princess of Ahwautukee."

AARON SEEVER is producing and starring in the web series pilot "Penelope."

JESSIE FINCH, JACK WALTON, SHELLY BOUCHER, and AARON SEEVER are in "The Tent," now fundraising on Indie GoGo. 

ROBERT PETERS played a Bailiff in the web series "Trial 20/20." 

"Kerry and Angie" (AMANDA MELBY, director, JUDITH EISENBERG, producer/star) is headed to England to play at the Thurrock International Film Festival in September. It is also nominated for Best International Film Award! 

"Locker 13" is fundraising for finishing funds for their feature film. AMANDA MELBY has a small role in it.

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN finished shooting her role of Diane in "E.P - Extended Play," and was cast in the film "The Undesirables." 

KAREN LEWSADER and DANA BOHANSKE have roles in "Celestial Hunt," which premiers August 18.

JAYME DAVIS' film, "Spare Real Gun" won Best Picture and Audience Choice Award at ASU Film Festival 2013.

LAWANNAH CURRY was in "Tears of a Clown" which screened June 9 and also at the Jerome Film Festival.

SUSAN K. BRIGHAM's feature film "Greasewood Flat" will be distributed as "Arizona Flats." 

"Kerry and Angie" (director AMANDA MELBY, producer/star JUDITH EISENBERG) will play at the Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival on June 14.

Verve Studios is THRILLED to announce the "Path to the Presidency," "The Science of Friendship," AND "Got Talent" are Official Selections of the 18th annual International Family Film Festival at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA!!! Those three films came out of the 2012 Youth Film Acting camps! They play on May 4, 2013.

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN booked two web series': "Now We Know" (Danielle) and "E.P" (Diane). 

NOAH LANOUETTE was cast in an ASU Capstone film called "Smoke." He was also cast as Nick in "Technically Grounded." 

JESSIE FINCH was cast in a film "God's Timing." 

"The Last Dance" (JESSIE FINCH, HOLLY BENSCOTER) will play at the Cannes Short Film Corner. 

JAYME DAVIS's short film "Spare Real Gun" played at the ASU Film Festival on April 22-23; it was also nominated for Best Actor. 

KELLY NICOLE was cast in a SAG-AFTRA web series. 

LUCKY LOR was in "Jesse's Nerds," that just played at the ASU Film Festival. 

ITZY MARTINEZ had a role in "Casting Kids," now playing on YouTube. 

SHELLY BOUCHER's 2 ASU Capstone Films she appeared in screen at the ASU Film Festival this weekend. 

RICH WALES was in "James the Janitor" that was selected for the SCC Film Festival. 

"Kerry and Angie" will play at the FilmBar in Phoenix on May 4 at 10 pm. 

DANA BOHANSKE shot "Araby" for Running Wild Films. 

SOPHIE SABATINI booked a lead role in a SAG low-budget feature; it shoots in April in LA. 

LAWANNAH CURRY shot " A Lovely Afternoon," a short. 

KAREN LEWSADER has a supporting role in the feature film "Conviction." 

SHELLY BOUCHER is in 2 ASU Capstone films: "Wonderland," and "Brain Matters." 

EMMIE RAY was cast in a film for the Arcadia High School Film Festival. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN has been cast in "Poison Sky," a feature. 

JUDITH EISENBERG was in an ASU film "Untied." 

"Kerry and Angie" will play at the FilmBar in Phoenix on May 6 at 10 pm. 

SHELLY BOUCHER is in "Boutique.

NOAH LANOUETTE was in a short film "Sisters" with MICHELLE Y. ALLEN as his Mom. He is also in "The War" a web series. 

AMANDA MELBY and NANCY MERCURIO are in "Ouroboros." 

"Kerry and Angie" (AMANDA MELBY, director, JUDITH EISENBERG producer/actor, plus 10+ Verve students in roles) plays at the Bloody Hero International Film Festival February 9 (5:15 pm) and February 10 (5 pm). The film was also selected to the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival, playing at the end of March. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN and SHELLY BOUCHER were in "The Reckoning." She also playred Mrs. Hill in "Elementary Big Brother." 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is in "Make-up.” 

AMANDA MELBY shot a supporting role in "The Other Side," the last segment of the "Locker 13" anthology. 

DANA BOHANSKE was in "Lucid Dreams" at the Fall 2012 ASU Capstone Film Premiere December 14, 2012.

STAGE

MADDIE WILMINK is in "The Music Man" at Scottsdale Musical Theatre Company playing at PCDC Nov 14-17. 

MADDIE WILMINK is also in VYT's "The Princess and the Pea" playing Oct 18-Nov 3. 

BRENNA KAYCE is in "Radium Girls" at Desert Mountain High School.

COLTER RAY was cast in the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" at Ghostlight Theatre. 

SAM BROWN was cast as the Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" at Mountain View School and the Medium Wolf in Theater Works' Youth Works' Production of "A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol." 

KELLY NICOLE was cast in Hale Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" as a Toppers Girl. 

DECLAN KINNANE is in "Done to Death" at Horizon High School. 

MARCELLA GRASSA and RICHARD WALES performed in "The Mighty Vandals" in Miami, AZ at the end of October.

LYDIA McCLOSKEY plays "Lily" in The Death of Dr. Pepper" presented by Northwest Christian School at AZ Broadway Theatre.

COLTER RAY plays Archibald Craven in East Valley Children's Theatre's Production of "The Secret Garden." 

ROBERT PETERS was cast as Gary Gager in "The Exonerated" at iTheatre Collaborative; it opens in September. 

RICHARD WALES and MARCELLA GRASSA were cast in "The Mighty Vandals" performing in October. 

MADDIE WILMINK is in "The Music Man" at Scottsdale Musical Theatre Company playing at PCDC Nov 14-17. 

MADDIE WILMINK is also in VYT's "The Princess and the Pea" playing Oct 18-Nov 3. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is in "Spirit" at Herberger Theatre Center Festival for the Arts on October 5 from 12:45-1:15 pm. 

BRENNA KAYCE is in "Radium Girls" at Desert Mountain High School. 

COLTER RAY was cast in the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" at Ghostlight Theatre. 

SAM BROWN was cast as the Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" at Mountain View School and the Medium Wolf in Theater Works' Youth Works' Production of "A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol."

SAM BROWN is in "BIG, The Musical" at Theater Works, opening September 6. 

RICHARD WALES did a staged reading of "The Harvey Girls" at Theater Works. 

SCOTT HYDER will be appearing as Pseudolus in Fountain Hills Theater's production of "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum." 

ROSS NEMETH plays Oliver in "Oliver" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre Aug 15-Sep 28.

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN was cast in a 10-minute play called "Here and After" by Larissa Brewington.

JESSIE FINCH was in High School Musical at Ahwatukee Children's Theater.

ASHLEY RENEE played the Mother in Butterfly's Day at Desert Stages. 

JUDI PETERS was cast in "Joy" at Brelby's Black Box; it plays through May 5. 

AMANDA MELBY did a reading of a new play, "Tortilla Curtain" at Arizona Theatre Company. 

NATHALIE CADIEUX is in "Chicks with Dicks" at Stray Cat Theatre though May 11. 

CAROL GIBSON is in "Nunsense" with Almost Famous Theater Company May 10-18. 

JESSICA EGAN is in "Rumors" at Rancho Solano; it plays May 8 & 9.

KELLY NICOLE is in Dinner Detective Murder Mystery, an ongoing gig. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN is Stage Managing "What You Don't Know;" 

LYNNETTE LA BROWN plays Deyjah in it. 

STEVEN FAJARDO did a reading of a new play, "Cascading Effects" at Theatre Artists Studio in March. 

DARBY JOHNSON, ERIC CHAVET and HOLLY CHAVET are in the CYST production of "Corny and Bright." 

JUDI PETERS was cast in "Joy" at Brelby's Black Box; it plays April 26-May 5. 

AARON SEEVER and SHELLY BOUCHER are in "Rumors" at Almost Famous Theater Company; it opens April 12.

JUDI PETERS was cast in Arizona Family Theatre's touring production of "Romeo and Juliet." 

RICHARD WALES plays Thor Larsgood in "The Wrong Window" at Desert Foothills Theatre through March 3. 

ELYSHA NEMETH (Ariel) and ROSS NEMETH (Flounder) are in Disney's Little Mermaid Jr. at Desert Stages Theatre through March 24. 

JACK WALTON plays the Artful Dodger in "Oliver" at the Ahwatukee Children's Theatre; through March 9. 

ERIC CHAVET (Billy) HOLLY CHAVET (Josephine "Jo" Douglas) are in "Corny & Bright" at CSYT. They are also in "Beauty and the Beast;" Holly plays Oriel and Eric plays Granville. 

NATHALIE CADIEUX is in "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" at Nearly Naked Theatre through March 9. 

JUDI PETERS was cast in Arizona Family Theatre's touring production of "Romeo and Juliet." 

LAURA DURANT and NATHALIE CADIEUX are in Nearly Naked's production of "Equus." 

RICHARD WALES plays Thor Larsgood in "The Wrong Window" at Desert Foothills theatre that opens Feb 15. 

ELYSHA NEMETH (Ariel) and ROSS NEMETH (Flounder) are in Disney's Little Mermaid Jr. at Desert Stages Theatre. 

KELLY NICOLE continues in "The Hit" at Hale Theatre through Feb 9. Kerry Lengel of the AZ Republic said of "The Hit", "...it's still entertaining, thanks in large part to the high-wattage charm of Kelly Nicole as rookie hit woman Samm McQueen..." 

JACK WALTON was cast as the Artful Dodger in "Oliver" at the Ahwatukee Children's Theatre; it plays March 1-9. 

DARBY JOHNSON and HOLLY CHAVET are in "In There Somewhere" at CSYT.    

COMMERCIAL  

DECLANE KINNANE will be in a Doritos Superbowl contest commercial. 

CEILIDH JEANS booked a national commercial for Wendy's!!!!!

SEAN DILLINGHAM had three commercials recently: Miracle Mint (National), Fretlight (with Alice Cooper), and Toyota.

NATHALIE CADIEUX's Cable One commercial is airing and can be seen on YouTube.

TAYLOR BRAUER booked a job with Cox for the series, "The Stem Journals"! 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF's Hyatt commercial is now running! Look for her laughing!

AARON SEEVER's AAA commercial is running again. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF booked a principal role in a national commercial for HILTON. 

SOPHIE SABATINI did a PSA for Pearson Education. 

GENE GANSSLE produced a PSA that has Verve students JOHN HARTNETT, BROOKLYNN FETTER, LUCKY LOR, MALLORY ADAMS and JOSH CLIFFORD! 

LAWANNAH CURRY appears as Ma in a long-form web commercial.

CEILIDH JEANS booked a National Burlington Coat Factory commercial; it is now running! 

STEVEN FAJARDO was in a music video for "Pass the Bag with the Bottle" by Nick Nicholson. 

ROLANDO ZEE's Comcast commercial can be seen on YouTube. 

KELLY NICOLE is a featured extra in a local Honda commercial. 

MICHELLE Y. ALLEN booked a PSA for AZ Small Dog Animal Rescue.

STEVEN FAJARDO shot a Child Help USA PSA. 

NATHALIE CADIEUX booked a Cable One commercial! 

DALE MONTIETH did an industrial for NSBKeane Advertising Agency 

JESSIE FINCH booked a VO job for AZ State Credit Union.

TV 

CODY BALLENTINE is on the first episode of "Modern Family" as a Quarterback on the football team. 

DREW KENNEY is one of the 25 guys on "The Bachelorette," now airing on Mondays on ABC.

PRINT/OTHER 

ASHLEY FAULKNER booked a print job for PetSmart. 

STEVEN FAJARDO did a shoot for the Veteran's Crisis Line. 

MARK CLINTON SANCHEZ is in the ads for the Arizona Opera's Don Pasquale. 

LAWANNAH CURRY modeled on Channel 15 for "About F.A.C.E. Mobile Boutique." 

DALE MONTIETH did a print job form Springcom.com. 

GABRIELLE LEE is on the Girl Scouts Cookie campaign print ads! 

MARK CLINTON SANCHEZ is in the ads for the Arizona Opera's Don Giovanni. 

BROOKLYN RAY did a Pout in Pink clothing line photo shoot.

SOPHIE SABATINI is in a music video from "Hospital Call" by Avery. 

CONGRATS

"Kerry and Angie," (AMANDA MELBY, director, JUDITH EISENBERG producer/star, plus lots of Verve students in roles!) won "Audience Favorite" at the Thurrock International Film Festival in England last weekend. It was also nominated for Best International Film.

AMANDA MELBY is a Faculty Associate teaching Acting for Film and TV at ASU this fall.

AMBER MAY signed with Deborah Maddox agency. 

MALLORY ADAMS just returned from a summer intensive acting program at GuildHall in London. 

The AriZoni Award Nominations are out. Awards given out September 16. Youth Nominations: Congrats to KELLY NICOLE for her 2 nominations (Supporting role in Charlotte's Web and Major Role The Hit). EJ DOHRING for a supporting role in a musical for the "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Adults: SCOTT HYDER for Major role for BoeingBoeing. GENE GANSSLE for Supporting Role in Fox on the Fairway. KATHERINE STEWART for costume design and Hair and Makeup Design for Alice in Wonderland. 

And, the National Youth Theatre Awards and Nominations were also recently announced. Congrats to nominees: EMMA SMITH for lead actress in a musical Aladdin, Jr at Desert Foothills. KELLY NICOLE Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role as the Gingerbread Witch at East Valley Children's Theatre. ROSS NEMETH Supporting Actor - Jr. Division for Flounder in The Little Mermaid, Desert Stages. 

Congrats to the award recipients: ELYSHA NEMETH Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for Ariel at Desert Stages. RACHEL REDLEAF was Outstanding Supporting Actress for Ursula in The Little Mermaid at Desert Stages. Awards were presented on July 25. 

Congrats to CEILIDH JEANS who is now SAG-AFTRA eligible!

NAOMI McMILLAN signed with AMAM! 

JASON LEWIS signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency!

JESSICA BRYN will be doing an internship this summer in LA at the Brave New Foundation, a documentary production company. 

TAYLOR BRAUER graduated from Saguaro High School and will be heading to MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE in NY for Theatre in the fall! 

ANNA MARIE CASTANEDA was accepted into AMDA! 

KAREN LEWSADER earned her Motorcycle endorsement. She also launched her new website, karenlewsader.com. 

SOPHIE SABATINI signed with a manager in LA!

JUDITH EISENBERG won BEST ACTRESS at the Bloody Hero Int'l Film Fest for her work in "Kerry and Angie."

CODY BALLENTINE signed commercially with a great agent in LA. 

LAWANNAH CURRY, 2013 Mrs. Elite - Triumph Over Tragedy USA Pageant Inaugural Queen crowns the new Mrs. Elite in July, 2013. 

JAYME DAVIS directed a short and it has been selected for the Campus MovieFest program at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival!

SOPHIE SABATINI and NOAH LANOUETTE were in a Doritos ad that won the Nacho Average Ad Award!

JOHN NEWELL signed with Arizona Model and Actor Management!

FILM  

AMANDA MELBY (Director) and JUDITH EISENBERG (producer/"Angie") shot the short film "Kerry and Angie" October 18-19; it was a Verve Studios' family production with the cast including KAREN LEWSADER, PAT TINNEY, SALLY ANN FRANCIS, JUDI BRIGGS, MALLORY ADAMS, AARON SEEVER, MITCH ETTER, MICHELLE ALLEN, LYNETTE BROWN, KAY BARRY, STEVE FAJARDO, MARCELLA GRASSA, HOLLY BENSCOTER, SUZANNE MARTINSON, ECO MARTINSON, NEO MARTINSON, SHAMBRA HOLGUIN, DAN TAYLOR and DAWN NIXON.  The crew included CODY BALLENTINE and ASHLEY FAULKNER.  

ROLANDO ZEE is directing and producing his first short film.  

KAREN LEWSADER was cast as Kate Ashley in the film "Women in Love."  

DREA PRUSEAU and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF co-star in the feature film "Jolene," now playing on Showtime.

CODY BALLENTINE wrapped his ASU Senior Capstone project -   "State Life," a web-series.  

NATHALIE CADIEUX was cast in a short film, "Come Follow Me."

AMANDA MELBY (director) and JUDITH TOBI-EISENBERG (producer/"Angie") are in pre-production for the short film "Kerry and Angie;"  it shoots October 18-19.  

CODY BALLENTINE is in pre-production for his ASU Senior Capstone project -  "State Life," a web-series.  He was also cast in a film called "Life," shooting in Phoenix and LA.  

LAWANNAH CURRY was in "The Rite of Exorcism: Myths, Mystery and Hope" which will run in Phoenix in theatres this month. 

KAYLAN TORRES booked the role of young Damsel in the short film "Damsel" directed by Paul Hoeprich of Catbrain Films.  

CODY BALLETINE played a lead in the short "Displaced," which played at the Rebel Filmmakers screening.  

CHRIS REDISH's "The Married Couple" played at the same screening.

Many students were in the IFP/Phoenix 48-Hour Film Challenge.  EMMIE RAY and EILA ELTON were in Markers in Motion's short film "Braeden Brave."  STEVE FAJARDO was the lead in BerCo's short "The Serpeant's Promise."  AMY JEAN PAGE was in Sailbear's "The Scavenger Hunt."  AMANDA MELBY and STEVE BRISCOE were  in Paul DeNigris' "Covet."   

LAWANNAH CURRY plays a mother in the docudrama "The Rite of Exorcism:  Myths, Mystery, and Hope"; it's now available on Netflix.  

DAN TAYLOR plays Ryan in the feature film "Orn,"  which started shooting this past weekend.  

MATTHEW WHITWELL was cast in "Women in Love."

ROLANDO ZEE did a reading for the screenplay "Roulette" which won first place at the UC Irvine Screenwriting Festival.  

KAREN LEWSADER is in "The Atheist" now playing at: http://vimeo.com/23146196. 

CODY BALLENTINE shot the lead in the short "Displaced." 

KAREN LEWSADER was the diner in the feature film, "The Breakthrough," by Dixiletta Productions. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF plays Will Ferrell's Mom in a flashback in the film "Everything Must Go," which opened in theatres nationwide last week. 

ROLANDO ZEE plays a teacher in the short "Vanilla Promises."  

TAISSA MENNA BARETTO ZVEITER is in "Daddy Warblocks," which is currently fundraising.

ROLANDO ZEE was cast as the lead in the USC short "Going Home."  He also had a supporting role in the short "The Raw Deal" and a starring role in "The Interrogation."  

MALLORY ADAMS and DAN TAYLOR were in Instructional Film One: American Guide to Dating, which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival as part of the Arizona Shorts program.  

"Cult Status" is now available online at www.theellipsesproject.com; AMANDA MELBY and KEVIN HERRMANN are in it; Kevin wrote and directed it. 

MALLORY ADAMS and CHRISSY GERIK's short film "Turning a Page" screened at Tempe Cinemas on April 30.  

"Small Happys" with AMANDA MELBY, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF, SALLY ANN FRANCIS, AARON SEEVER and TAMMY McDANIEL plays at the 2011 Phoenix Film Festival Saturday, April 2 at 11:55 am and Sunday, April 3 at 11:35 am in the "Arizona Shorts" program.  

CHRIS REDISH's "Family 2.0" is in the same screening . 

JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG was in "House Calls,"  a short film.  

SHAINA SANDOVAL's "In Search of the American Dream," premiered in LA in March.  

KAREN LEWSADER was cast as Gertrude in "The Atheist." 

AMANDA MELBY shot "Viewfinder" with Matter of Chance Productions for the A3F Festival; it made the Top 20 and will be screened March 3.  

TORYANN KOLSTEDT was cast in the All Stairs Productions film for the A3F Festival.

JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG and SARAH CHAPMAN were on A Shore Thing's team for the A3F Festival; it made the Top 20. 

VINCENT RUIZ was in "Water's Edge"; an honorable mention film. 

"Small Happys" with AMANDA MELBY, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF, SALLY ANN FRANCIS, AARON SEEVER and TAMMY McDANIEL is an official selection for the 2011 Phoenix Film Festival. 

CHRIS REDISH's "Family 2.0" played at the Sedona Film Festival; it is also an official selection of the Phoenix Film Festival. 

JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG was in "House Calls,"  a short film. 

SHAINA SANDOVAL is the lead in the feature "In Search of the American Dream," premiering in LA in March.

KAREN LEWSADER was the lead in Black Lotus Studios' film "Science Faction" for the IFP/PHX 48-Hour Film Challenge. 

DAN TAYLOR shot "Murder at the Monogram," a short film.   

AMANDA MELBY was cast in "Impotent," a short film shooting in February.  

CHRIS REDISH's latest short comedy - "Leviticus: God's Law" at The Revolver Film Fest in Tempe on February 10th.

EILA ELTON, GABRIELLE LEE and CAELEN SOLTIS worked with Markers in Motion on their film for IFP/PHX's 48-Hour Film Challenge; they had a special screening Dec 18 at Paradise Valley Mall's the Picture Show Theatre. 

MALLORY ADAMS, HOLLY BENSCOTER, RICH WALES, MITCH ETTER were all cast in Catbrain Film Factory's short "Damsel."  Mallory plays the lead and Holly plays her younger self.  MALLORY was also cast in a web series. 

AMANDA MELBY and KEVIN HERRMANN shot "Cult Status" Jan 1-2; Kevin wrote and directed it. 

CODY BALLETINE stars in the short "So, Do You Want My Number Now?"

STAGE

MADDIE WILMINK was cast as a Woodland Friend in "A Winne the Pooh Christmas" at Valley Youth Theatre; it runs Dec 2-23; she was also cast in the ensemble of "Charlotte's Web" at VYT.  

GABRIELLE LEE played Host #3, a lead role, in her school production of "Arizona Rocks."   

ERIC CHAVET was cast in an original musical, "Count the Moon" as Owen at  CSYT.    

KRISTA GIFFIN was moved up to the lead role in the Off Broadway play: "That Other Woman."  

JAMIE DOSS was cast as the lead in "The Drowsy Chaperone" at Notre Dame Prep. 

MITCH MORRISON did a set of stand-up at the Tempe Improv. 

ERIC CHAVET (Grandson) and HOLLY CHAVET (Maxine) are also in "Grandma's Thanksgiving Farce" at CSYT.  

ERIC, HOLLY and TAMMY CHAVET are singing 2 songs in Family Follies, a fundraiser on Nov 13 for CSYT.  

MITCH ETTER is in "Mornings at Seven;" November 11-Dec 18, at Desert Stages Actors Cafe.  

MARCELLA GRASSA is  in "Amexica" with New Carpa Theater; it runs through 11/6 at the Mesa Arts Center.   

RICH WALES  was cast in "The Mystery Mansion" dinner theatre playing at Coco's near PV Mall and Zang's Asian Bistro in Glendale.  

EMMIE RAY was cast as Sandrine in "Almost, Maine" at Chaparral High School; it runs Nov 15-17 at 7:30 pm.  

NATHALIE CADIEUX did a 2nd Draft reading at Phoenix College.

HOLLY CHAVET (Kids Ensemble/Oompa Loompa), ERIC CHAVET (Phineous Trout) and TAMMY CHAVET (Grandma Josephine) are in Willy Wonka at Starlight Community Theatre in Anthem October 6-9. 

GEORGE BUFFORD was cast as Clarence Odbody in the Hale Theatre's "It's a Wonderful Life" October 14-November 26.  

STEVE FAJARDO and AMANDA MELBY are cast in Theatre Artists Studio's "The Shadow Box;" it runs in January 2012.  

LAUREN HANNEMAN is in "The Odd Couple (Female Version)" at Phoenix Country Day School; it runs in November.  

KRISTA GIFFIN is in a one act original play called "Prescriptions", by Ellen Orchid, opening September 20th, at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, and has been cast as alternate in the Off Broadway play: "That Other Woman," by Robert Hecker, opening at St. Luke's Theatre the week of November 28th in NYC.  

MITCH ETTER is in "Death of a Salesman" at Desert Stages Actors Cafe through October 23 and follows that immediately with "Mornings at Seven;" November 11-Dec 18, also at Desert Stages Actors Cafe.  

AARON SEEVER was cast in "Seeking Destiny" for the Pandora Showcase.  

MARCELLA GRASSA was cast in "Amexica" with New Carpa Theater; it runs 10/20 thru 11/6 at the Mesa Arts Center.   

MARCELLA GRASSA is also part of the cast of First Friday Night Live, a sketch comedy show performed at the Firehouse in Downtown Phoenix starting in October.

NATHALIE CADIEUX plays Joyce/Evie in Stray Cat's "The Sparrow" Sept 23-October 8.  

HOLLY CHAVET (Kids Ensemble/Oompa Loompa), ERIC CHAVET (Phineous Trout) and TAMMY CHAVET (Grandma Josephine) are in "Willy Wonka" at Starlight Community Theatre in Anthem October 6-9.  

GEORGE BUFFORD was cast as Clarence Odbody in the Hale Theatre's "It's a Wonderful Life" October 14-November 26. 

STEVE FAJARDO is doing a monologue from "The Glass Menagerie" for Theatre Artists Studio's "Tennessee Williams: Great Playwright Series" September 9 - 25.

KAREN LEWSADER was cast as Euterpe in "An Instant History of Classical Music" at Herberger Lunchtime Theatre.  Performances are Monday EVENING Sept. 19, plus noontime Tues-Thurs Sept 20-22, and again Sept. 27-29.  

DIANE NIEMAN SENFFNER reprised "Dark Lady of the Sonnets" at Desert Rose Theatre's new location.  

HOLLY CHAVET (Detective O' Brighty) and ERIC CHAVET (John Jamison) are in the "Super Heroes League of Justice" at CSYT from August 5 -20.  

RICH WALES was cast in "Noises Off" at Ghostlight Theatre September 15-25.

MITCH ETTER was cast in "And Then There Was None" at  Desert Stages through July 30.  

KEVIN HERRMANN is in "Over the River" at the Hale Centre Theatre through July 9. 

GEORGE BUFFORD is in a benefit for the Flagstaff Light Opera Company on July 31 at Jotini's Restaurant in Flagstaff.   It's a tribute to Frank Sinatra (he'll be soloing on "My Kind Of Town", "Saturday Night", "One For My Baby" and "That's Life".)  

KAREN LEWSADER played "Mary O" in the Herberger Lunch Time Theater for Friendly People Productions.

RICH WALES was cast in "Moon Over Buffalo" at Ghostlight Theatre June 3-12.  

CAMILLE HARTMETZ performed in the Phoenix Improv Festival Family Stage with the JesterZ.

CAROL GIBSON was in "Jesse Rode a Bike" at the Pandora Festival. 

SANDRA STOLWORTHY is in "Jinxed" a 2-person show at the Pandora Festival Sunday, May 22 at 2 pm.  

MICHELLE ALLEN is in "The Fire in Minerva" at the Pandora Festival Friday, May 20 at 7:30 pm; she did the table read for it a few months ago also.  

HOLLY BENSCOTER plays Grandma Georgina in "Willy Wonka" at Desert Stages May 20-June 19 (5/20, 5/28, 6/3, 6/11 and 6/17 as Grandma).  

BOB DIGGS did a Staged Reading at Space 55.  

KAREN LEWSADER did a gig for the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine playing the role of a patient. 

ERIC CHAVET plays the Magic Mirror and HOLLY CHAVET plays the Evil Pixie Crystal in "Snow White" at CSYT.    

MITCH ETTER plays the Doctor and Anagos in Desert Stages' A Miracle Worker through May 29.  

BOB DIGGS plays Doug in "Dividing the Estate" at Theater Works through May 15.

ERIC CHAVET was also cast as Calhoun in "Live Long Rock and Roll" at the Arizona Conservatory of Arts and Academics; TORYANN KOLSTEDT is the Stage Manager.  It runs April 26-30.  

JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG is Nadia in "Lenin's Embalmer" at Theatre Artists Studio opening April 7.  

SARAH CHAPMAN is in "My Secret Language of Wishes" at the Black Theatre Troupe April 1-10.   

MARCELLA GRASSA is in her first play - she is understudying for "Performing 1070; 12 short plays" March 30-31 at ASU West and the State Capitol.  

CONSTANCE BECKFORD is in KIM PORTER's "In the Wake of the Bounty By William 'Liferaft' Lament" at the Phoenix Fringe Festival April 7-10. 

LAWANNAH CURRY plays Bridget Bishop in SALEM 1692 at Curriculum Theatre; it opens March 2 and runs through the 26th. 

ARIELLE LEE was cast as Patty in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at Phoenix Country Day School.

EILA ELTON plays the Narrator and President of the Town Fair and RACHEL REDLEAF plays Wilber in "Charlotte's Web' at Desert Stages through March 20. 

MALLORY ADAMS just played Ben Affleck in Class 6 Theatre's "Matt and Ben." 

ERIC CHAVET played Rumplestiltskin and HOLLY CHAVET played the Old Miller's Daughter in Creative Stages Youth Theatre's "Very Grimm." 

HOLLY CHAVET plays George in "Sleeping Beauty at CSYT opening March 4. 

MITCH ETTER plays Lord Capulet in "Romeo and Juliet" at The Story Is Theatre through March 12. 

MITCH ETTER and JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG did a reading at Space 55 for Garry Meyers' play "Marion and Robin." 

MITCH ETTER did a reading of "They Can Drive You Nuts" at Theatre Artists Studio.  

DEE RICH directed "Suocera" at Theatre Artists Studio; it closes February 6. 

TAISSA MENNA BARRETO ZVEITER is in "The Crucible" at MCC through February 5. 

EJ DOHRING was cast as Tweedledee in "Alice in Wonderland" at Valley Youth Theatre; it runs February 4-20. 

EILA ELTON plays the Narrator and President of the Town Fair in in "Charlotte's Web' at Desert Stages February 18-March 20.

TELEVISION

STEVE FAJARDO did a spot for AOA called Welcome to the Family."  

XAVIER CHRISTIAN shot a 3-D commercial for LG while he was in France this past summer.

DAN TAYLOR was a principal in a commercial for Fascinations.  His first major TV commercial!  Congrats Dan!  Plus, there is a billboard and print ad campaign.

KATHERINE STEWART is in a series of commercials for the Phoenix Comi-Con.  

KAREN LEWSADER booked a co-star role on "Imposter," a show for A&E.  

DANIEL TAYLOR shot an episode for a reality show about dating; it'll show on more than 250 TV stations in May. 

DAN TAYLOR shot a commercial for MyPrintApp.com.  

KAREN LEWSADER was the host for an iNopoly spot for their website. 

KAY BARRY worked on the Cable One commercials as a walk-a-thonner.  

CHRIS REDISH and ISABELLE BLOOMBERG booked principal roles for a MLB commercial.  

JESSICA HOLT booked a principal role for a Voice Over commercial.

CODY BALLENTINE was cast in his first SAG commercial for Gillette.

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF also worked the Gillette commercial. 

ISABELLE BLOOMBERG (Jennifer Pfalzgraff's daughter) was cast as a Principal in her first SAG commercial - for the Chicago White Sox; JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF worked as, appropriately, her mom, on the same shoot. 

RICHARD WALES was cast in a Gannett Communications Commercial. 

KAYLAN TORRES was cast as a principal in the Chas Roberts commercial; it'll start airing in March. 

E.J. DOHRING just booked his first principal role in a commercial for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. 

LAWANNAH CURRY and RAJ SURI shot a spec commercial "Par for the Crunch" for Doritos in the Super Bowl contest.   

RICH WALES booked a Casino AZ commercial. 

JACK COUGHLIN booked a Peter Piper Pizza commercial. 

CODY BALLENTINE produced a spec commercial for Sun Chips.

LAWANNAH CURRY was cast in the DocuDrama "The Rite" with Veritas Pictures.

INDUSTRIALS/WEB

TAYLOR BRAUER was a principal in an industrial; her first paying job!  DIANE SENFFNER produced it.   

DIANE SENFFNER did three hosting jobs in the last three months:  Bronson Chiropractic, Arizona Developmental Homes and Integrate TV.

NEO MARTINSON was in a training video for Dillard's. 

RICH WALES shot a training film for Blue Buffalo Dog food with Webb Pickersgill. 

MODELING/PRINT

MALLORY ADAMS booked a hosting gig at PIR.  

DAN TAYLOR booked a hosting job for a Casino party.

AMANDA MELBY did a shoot for Pier One's spring catalog and website.

NEO MARTINSON did a print job for Waldorf-Astoria Properties that will appear in Golf Digest and other publication.

VICTORIA LIPMAN booked her first print job through her agent, Dani's Agency! 

LAWANNAH CURRY did a shoot for "Spa Search" magazine/Big Fish publications.

CONGRATS

ARIELLE LEE recorded four new songs she wrote.  "Just Believe" is playing on You Tube now.

NATHALIE CADIEUX won Best Actress at the IFP/PHoenix Breakout Film Challenge in November.  

TAYLOR BRAUER won first place in her division at NATS.  

LORA BLUME joins Garth Williams Casting as the Casting Assistant.  

PATTI NIEMAN is serving on the Actors Equity Liaison Committee.  

KEVIN HERMANN WON the Rocky-Mountain Emmy in the Directing category for the web series "Cult Status."   

"The Dream Role," the 2011 Teens Acting Camp film, won a Platinum Award in the Short Film Category for the Oregon Film Awards.  AMANDA MELBY and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF directed it, and the cast included: TAYLOR BRAUER, SARAH DAVIS, ALEXA FREEMAN, LAUREN HANNEMAN, BRIA MURRIETTA, EMMA PAPPAS, WYATT ROUSE, MATT WHITWELL, MARCELLA GRASSA and JUDITH EISENBERG. 

KEVIN HERRMANN was nominated for a Rocky Mountain Emmy in the Directing Category for the web series "Cult Status." 

ERIC CHAVET was nominated for the National Youth Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "Snow White" at CSYT. 

AMANDA MELBY, WEBB PICKERSGILL and KEVIN HERMANN who participated in the web series "Cult Status" won a platinum EMPixx Award.   

TORYANN KOLSTEDT was nominated for an AriZoni Award for Best Actress in a Major Role for her portrayl of Sue in "Killer Halloween" at TheaterWorks.   

SHAINA SANDOVAL was interview by the CBS station in Texas about a film she shot there.  Click here to watch the video. 

ECO MARTINSON signed with the Leighton Agency. 

RACHEL RACKERS signed with the Leighton Agency.   

AMANDA MELBY and the rest of the cast of "Covet" won the Best Acting Ensemble award at the IFP/Phoenix 48-Hour Short Film Challenge.   

LAURA DURANT's photos from IFP/PHX screening are on Facebook (click here).   

DAN TAYLOR and SARAH CHAPMAN signed with Dani's Agency. 

LORA BLUME, JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG, AARON SEEVER and MALLORY ADAMS were showcase in the Garth Williams Casting Showcase.

LAURA DURANT won Best Actress for the 2010-2011 Beat the Clock Short Film Challenge on April 5 as part of the Phoenix Film Festival. 

GABRIELLE LEE and ARIELLE LEE signed with the Leighton Agency. 

TAYLOR BRAUER signed with the Leighton Agency.  

STEVE FAJARDO,GEORGE BUFFORD and LORA BLUME signed with Dani's Agency.

BRIA JEWELL MURIETTA signed with the Leighton Agency.

KAREN LEWSADER, LORA BLUME, RACHEL RACKERS, STEVE FAJARDO and CONSTANCE BECKFORD were featured in the Good Faith Casting 2011 Commercials Showcase; AMANDA MELBY was an invited VIP guest.  

MICHELLE ALLEN is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Nuts" at Glendale Community College. 

TORYANN KOLSTEDT graduates from Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics May 20; she was accepted into AMDA in LA and starts in June.

AMANDA MELBY is nominated for an Individual Governor's Arts Award; the ceremony was on April 12.  

SARAH CHAPMAN won Best Actress at the A3F Festival.   

KAREN LEWSADER and LAURA DURANT are up for Best Actress and STEVE BRISCOE is up for Best Story for the 2010-2011 Beat the Clock Short Film Challenge; screening and awards ceremony is on Tuesday, April 5 as part of the Phoenix Film Festival. 

ERIC CHAVET and HOLLY CHAVET were accepted into the CSYT Performance Troupe.  

JUDITH TOBI EISENBERG signed with Dani's Agency.  

ERIC CHAVET and HOLLY CHAVET signed with Dani's Agency. 

KAYLAN TORRES had two auditions for network shows in LA.

GABRIELLE LEE was on-avail (so close!) for a national commercial cast out of LA.

KAREN LEWSADER won Best Actress for the Winter Round of the IFP/PHX 48-Hour Film Challenge. 

MALLORY ADAMS was featured in an interview with Synthetic Human Films. 

LAWANNAH CURRY signed with the Agency Arizona.  

KAY BARRY signed with the Leighton Agency.

DIANE SENFFNER signed with the Leighton Agency.

CAROLINE WAGNER graduated from SCC.

FILM

HOLLY BENSCOTER, AMANDA MELBY and LAURA DURANT start shooting Randy Forte's short film DARKNESS OF LIGHT this week. 

AARON SEEVER and CHRISSY GERIK were cast in a web series - THE COMEDY GUY. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER was cast in a radio play. 

HOLLY BENSCOTER, AMANDA MELBY and LAURA DURANT wrapped Randy Forte's short film DARKNESS OF LIGHT this week. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER was cast in a short called the CHECKHOV CLASS. 

DAVID O'DONNELL was cast in an industrial for the City of Phoenix. 

HEATHER CAMBANES is shooting OUT THERE. 

JUDY TOBI appeared in an film for the IFP/PHX 24-Hour Short film challenge. Her team won Best Ensemble acting as is now up for the award in the same category for the Finals on April 6. 

JUDITH TOBI was nominated for Best Ensemble acting in the IFP/PHX Beat the Clock Finals. 

CHRISSY GERIK stars in The Jar - it can be seen here: http://www.thedoorpost.com/joy/thejar. 

JENNY SOLBERG worked as a wedding guest in MANEATER that was shot here in March. 

DAVID O'DONNELL is in Guilt By Association, a short film. 

AMANDA MELBY and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF starred (along with Brian Ronalds, Max Bullis and Olivia Odom) in Cocktail Wizard, a 48-Hour film that took 4th place in the Comedy division, an award for Best Writing and Best Use of Line at the A3F Film Festival. 

AMANDA MELBY and MICHELLE ALLEN participated in a reading of Marco Santiago's new screenplay How To Cope With Suburban Stress. 

PAT TINNEY did an Industrial voice over for Sue B. 

MICHELLE MUGGE was cast as a principal in MONIQUE, a student film. participated in a reading of Marco Santiago's new screenplay How To Cope With Suburban Stress. 

JOSSTYN REDULLA did an Industrial voice over. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA played the role of the Cheerleader in the BULLY BUFFER web series. 

CARA JADE MYERS and HEATHER CAMBANES worked in an Industrial for the State of Arizona. 

JUDITH TOBEY played the Pregnant Woman in the film MR. E. COMICS. 

KIOWA GORDON was cast in NEW MOON (Twilight series). 

ASHLEY FAULKNER, DANIELLE GONSOWSKI, and JUDITH TOBEY acted in films that were a part of the IFP/PHX 48-Hour Film Challenge; they screened July 29 at Harkins Scottsdale 101. 

RICH WALES was cast in a Univ of Ariz video and a student film called THE ECONOMY. 

Since moving to LA, DAVID O'DONNELL has worked on The Bold and the Beautiful 3 times. 

MALLORY ADAMS was in two short films: Not So Sure and Sealed With a Rose. 

JESSICA HOLT recorded a radio commercial for Milk. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA and CODY BALLENTINE were cast in Paul Hoeprich's trailer for his feature film. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA's video for Bully Buffer is now online.
JOHN REA is in the short film LA PREMIERE that took 2nd place at the Doorpost Film Festival. 

RICH WALES shot an ASU student film entitled ABSENT CAUSE.  

VINCENT RUIZ plays Charlie Sheen in “20 MINUTES WITH THE PRESIDENT: 

CHRISSY GERIK is in a new video.

SUSAN K. BRIGHAM (writer/director) is in pre-production for a short film: THE FENCESTITUTE.

STAGE

ELYSHA NEMETH and ROSS NEMETH appear in the BUTTERFLY'S DAY at Desert Stages Theatre through the end of March: 480.483.1664. 

HEATHER CAMBANES is in Football: The Musical. 

CINDY PRUETT was cast as Elaine in LAS OF THE RED HOT LOVERS. 

ROLANDO ZEE is playing Jesus in the musical GODSPELL at Mesa Encore Theatre; it opens Jan 30th. 

TED HERBIG and EJ DOHRING are in CRY, TIGER playing at the Phoenix Theatre's Little Theatre through January 11. 

After that, EJ will be moving over to the mainstage in Phoenix Theatre's LES MISERABLES. 

TIMOTHY CLAMPITT appeared in The EIGHT REINDEER MONOLOGUES in December. 

RALEIGH PINSKEY is doing a one woman show (Splat!) as a part of the Phoenix Fringe Festival; performances are March 27-April 5. 

JUDY EISENBERG is appearing in the Herberger Lunchtime Theatre production of A Boy Named Cesar through March 25. 

ROLANDO ZEE is in rehearsals for Southwest Shakepseare's A Merchant of Venice. 

EJ DOHRING is in Phoenix Theatre's LES MISERABLES. 

ROLANDO ZEE performs in Southwest Shakepseare's A Merchant of Venice through this Saturday. 

DIANE SENFFNER played Vi the preacher's wife in Footloose at MAC. 

KAREN LEWSADER sang the National Anthem for a Coyotes/Padres hockey game. She sang a solo for the Bellevue Heights Annual Gospel Sing in March. 

MITCH ETTER and RICH WALES were both cast in The Seduction of God Almighty at Space 55. It opens May 14. 

MICHELLE ALLEN was cas in The Visit; it plays May 18-28 at the Herberger Performance Outreach Theater. The Pandora Festival features a number of Verve actors including 

JUDITH TOBEY (producer), PAT TINNEY (The Real West), MALLORY ADAMS (Father Knows Best) and AARON SEEVER (Deliberation). 

CATHY CAPOZZOLI reads her poetry on May 21 at 7 pm for the Phoenix Poetry Series at Mama Java's Coffeehouse on Indian School Road. She also read her work in April at "Poetry at the Puppet Theatre" at the Great Arizona Pupper Theater and at "Sonoran Bard Poetry Night" at Bards Books. 

AMANDA MELBY is directing Devorah Medwin's "Pooh 2" at Theatre Artists Studio in June. 

MITCH ETTER is appearing in THE GARDENER at Space 55. 

MICHELLE ALLEN appeared in THE VISIT at the Herberger Lunchtime Theatre in May. 

CHRISSY GERIK starred in ON THE JUMP in May. 

ALEX THEISEN acted and directed in a Oct Act Play at Horizon High School in May. 

KAYLA COVERT is appearing in SNOW WHITE at Theatre Works. 

The Pandora Festival featured a number of Verve actors including JUDITH TOBEY (Cheap Food and Sex), PAT TINNEY (The Real West), ASHLEY FAULKNER, MALLORY ADAMS (Father Knows Best, Evol; Love, The Phase, The Proposal) and AARON SEEVER (Deliberation). 

KRISTA GIFFIN stars in ROSEMARY WITH GINGER at the 78th Street Theatre Lab in New York. 

CATHY CAPOZZOLI read her poetry in May for the Phoenix Poetry Series at Mama Java's Coffeehouse on Indian School Road. 

JUDITH TOBEY appeared in THE GUY FROM 1992 at the DRAMATISTS GUILD reading last Friday. 

MALLORY ADAMS was cast as Audrey in LEADING LADIES at Mesa Encore Theatre; it opens in September; DIANE SENFFNER produces. 

ELYSHA NEMETH appears as Pepper in the Fountain Hills Community Theatre production of ANNIE WARBUCKS through July 12 (480) 837-9661 x3. 

KRISTA GIFFIN stars in THE PHEASANT by Paul Cohen in New York. 

MITCH ETTER and HEATHER CAMBANES have been cast in the David Mamet Project at Theatre Artists Studio August 20-30. 

DANIELLE GONSOWSKI plays multiple roles in Talk Radio at ChryoArts; it opens August 27 and runs through September 11. JUDITH TOBEY reprised her roles in A Boy Named Ceasar in July. 

MITCH ETTER was cast as the Chief of Police in TheatreWorks’ Sly Fox October 16-November 1. 

PETE KELLY is in the band Metal Elvis and plays August 14 at Club Red.

JUDITH TOBEY is in MIGHTY VANDALS at Herberger Lunchtime Theatre through September 24. 

ELYSHA and ROSS NEMETH appeared in The Ugly Duckling at Desert Stages. ASHLEY FAULKNER was cast in Rebel Without A Cause at Central Community Theatre. 

KAYLA COVERT was cast in the chorus of Oliver! at TheatreWorks. 

CATHY CAPOZZOLI had a busy summer of poetry readings, including May 21st at the Phoenix Poetry Series and July 17th in Port Townsend, Washington.  Her fall readings include:  Glendale Community College, September 8th and Words in the Alley, also in Glendale, on September 15th. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER was is in Rebel Without A Cause at Central Community Theatre; it closes October 4. She was also cast as Juror #4 in Twelve Angry Jurors at GCC. 

KAYLA COVERT is in Oliver! through October 4 at TheaterWorks. Next she appears in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, also at TheaterWorks. 

MITCH ETTER, Arizona's busiest actor, was cast as Father Christmas/The Emperor in FATHER CHRISTMAS AND THE SNOW QUEEN at Theatre Artists Studio, closes out his role as the Chief of Police in TheatreWorks’ Sly Fox this weekend and steps into SMELL OF THE KILL. 

KAYLA COVERT is in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD at TheaterWorks. 

ROLANDO ZEE continues his seven week run in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS at Hale Center Theatre. He also just got cast in iTheatre Collaborative's INDIVISIBLE opening in March. 

MALLORY ADAMS was cast as a lead on LOVE LETTERS. 

RICH WALES was cast in UNNECESSARY FARCE. 

GEORGE BUFFORD is in A CHRISTMAS STORY.

TELEVISION

JANIE BARNES shot three web commercials for a book publisher. 

AMANDA MELBY and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF were cast in a commercial for Culver's Restaurants. It shoots next week. 

AMANDA MELBY, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF and CAMILLE NIGHTHORSE just shot a Casino Arizona commercial. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER and MALLORY ADAMS were in an Industrial for Women in Crisis; DIANE SENFFNER directed. 

ELIZABETH ECKEL booked a Mazda commercial that shot in October. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF just booked a TOSTITOS commercial! A

MANDA MELBY, JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF and CAMILLE NIGHTHORSE can be seen in the Casino Arizona commercial airing now (Cash In On That!). 

JESSICA HOLT appeared in a DES web commercial; DIANE SENFFNER produced.  

BOB DIGGS appeared in a web commercial that DIANE SENFFNER produced.  

KAY BARRY shot a commercial for Taco Time (an Oregon based restaurant).   

PRINT

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF did a print campaign for a spa in Tucson.

CONGRATS

PAT TINNEY, MALLORY ADAMS and JOSSTYN REDDULA all signed with Dani's Agency last month. 

ELIZABETH VALASEK got married on Christmas Day! 

ALEXANDRA HENDERSON just released her Holiday and Classical Music Album. It is available now at http://www.alexandrahenderson.com/Resume-headshot.html  

KAREN LEWSADER signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency. 

ASHLEY FAULKNER signed with Leighton Agency. 

DAMON THOMAS signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency. 

MICHELLE ALLEN was nominated for Best Actress for the GCC Drama Club for her work in The Laramie Project. 

MITCH ETTER was admitted to membership at Theatre Artists Studio. 

RACHEL AVIVA and DAVID O'DONNELL just moved to Los Angeles. Good luck! 

ROLANDO ZEE was nominated for the MET Award for Best Lead Actor for his work as Jesus in GODSPELL. 

ROLANDO ZEE was just nominated for a ZONI Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Contracted Play - The Merchant of Venice! 

KAYLA COVERT was nominated for a ZONI for Hair/Make-up for the Wizard of Oz. 

AUBREY RICE was nominated for a Zoni for leading actress in a children's play. 

KAYLAN TORRES signed with the Leighton Agency. 

The A3F announced the results of the Actor/Actress Challenge: Top 10 – JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF and SALLY ANN FRANCIS and Honorable Mention – ASHLEY FAULKNER and ALEXANDRA HENDERSON. The Top 10 Performances are live on the MyStudio website through September 20 for a Public Vote. 

The A3F announced the results of the Actor/Actress Challenge: congrats to JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF for winning the Judge's first place prize! 

ASHLEY FAULKNER joins the IFP/PHX staff as the Middle/High School Program Assistant.
CAROL GIBSON joins the IFP/PHX Executive Staff as the Children's Program Director.

FILM

BLAISE MUNRO was cast in the short film ANGEL ON BEAKER STREET. 

MICHAEL MACGILLIVRAY acted in TED HERBIG's short film TEST DRIVE. 

NEVEEN ALBA premiered three short films - DECEIT, DOWNSIZED and THORS HAMMER. She is now filming STAR POWER, a feature. 

LISA FEENEY worked in JOLENE and as a PA in PERIPHERY.

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF has a lead in THE BLACKSMITH AND THE CARPENTER, a short that premieres at the AZ Student Film Festival on Feb 10. 

AMANDA MELBY and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF appear in the feature NETHERBEAST, INC. It premieres at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival March 30 and 31. 

AARON SEEVER acted in the short film CHIEF; it plays at the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival. 

ROLANDO ZEE stars in the short film VIRTUE. It plays March 3 at the 2007 Peoria Film Festival. 

LAWANNAH CURRY is shooting a short: THE AFFIRMATION. 

TED HERBIG played the lead in a short: SWEAR JAR. 

LAWANNAH CURRY's short THE AFFIRMATION premieres at the Zaki Gordon Institute Film Festival in Sedona in May. 

AMANDA MELBY shoots Adam and Donovan Montierth's (2007 Best Short film winners at the Phoenix Film Festival) short THE SECRET OF LIFE this week. 

LISA FEENEY has wrapped a few student films: ANOMALY by REM Productions, FORGIVENESS by Trippi Productions, BREAKING POINT by Ify Osahar, and PAYDAY by Elder Productions. 

AMANDA MELBY shoots a supporting role (Kari) in the feature film JAKE'S CORNER in Payson and Phoenix this week. 

JAYME DAVIS has wrapped a feature film: BOUND; it shot in Sedona. 

JOHN DOMINGUEZ acted in a film called AMERICAN BOMBER. 

AMANDA MELBY shot a supporting role (Denise Franks) in the feature film FAREWELL DARKNESS in Phoenix this week. 

ROLANDO ZEE, NEVEEN ALBA and CORBIN REESE also appeared in it. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA, ALEX THEISEN, MEG McCAULEY, CORBIN REESE and BRIAN KINTZER starred in Verve Studios' HOMECOMING IN HD that was shot as a part of the Teens Acting in Film camp; VICTORIA LIPMAN served as Script Supervisor. 

ROLANDO ZEE plays the CP Instructor in the short THE EXECUTIONER, shooting now. He also is scheduled to shoot the role of Ryan in the film RIPPLE in August. 

JANIE BARNES (Broken Computer Lady) and CAROL GIBSON (Anna) are shooting SIX SHOOTER now. 

CAROL GIBSON also just had a premiere for TURQUOISE ROSE in July. 

NATALIE WETTA worked on an NYU student project - a scene from BURN THIS. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA got cast in the lead for a trailer for a book. CHRIS HAYS and ELI GODFREY shot the film CONVENIENCE. 

JANIE BARNES wrapped her role as a barmaid in the film UNUSUAL SCUM. 

CAROL GIBSON was in TURQUOISE ROSE that had a run at Harkins' Valley Art Theatre. 

CHRISSY GERIK wrapped a student short film called PROTECTION; she was also cast in a short called HELL ON THE BORDER. 

TED HERBIG is busy in December shooting the films FADED FLOWERS, SOONER OR LATER, RUNNING ON EMPTY, LOST LOVE and GOLF BALLS in November and December! His short THE EXECUTIONER recently played at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival. 

RAZEL WOLF also stars in FADED FLOWERS shooting in December. 

AMANDA KUKKOLA starred in a trailer for a new book. Click here to watch it. 

AARON SEEVER and ELI GODFREY are shooting CANNIBAL LAND and THE MISGUIDED SYMPATHIES OF FLOWERS this month. AARON's film CHIEF recently played ay IFP/PHX's Cinema Lounge and he was in Doug Allen's 24-Hour Film Challenge film. 

JAYME DAVIS stars in VANQUISH; it premiered October 30 as part of the Sedona Film Festival's preview series. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF's film THE BLACKSMITH AND THE CARPENTER plays at Big Easy Short Festival, Taos Shortz Film Festival and Orlando Film Festival in October. 

MADISON STEVENS attended the Arizona premiere of THE SAVAGES starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman on Nov 5.

STAGE

ROLANDO ZEE starred in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION at NV Playhouse.  

CAROLINE WAGNER has been cast in SCC's musical SWEET CHARITY as the dance hall hostess, dance captain and ensemble. It will be performed in February. 

KRISTA GIFFIN had her first class performance in Larry Silverberg's School for Film and Television in NYC. 

BARBIE HUNSECKER was cast in Theatre Works' THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE. 

JOHN SCHILE is performing in Black Theater Troupe's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM. 

CAROLINE WAGNER has been accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' summer program. 

AMI ANGELOWICZ directs BE AGRESSIVE at the Homestead Playhouse March 9 and 10: 480.585.1641. 

ROLANDO ZEE is in WELL; it opens April 5. He is also rehearsing MIDLIFE MADNESS that opens in May at the Desert Rose Dinner Theatre. 

HEATHER CAMBANES is in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM playing Helena. 

NEVEEN ALBA, ZEE GRIGSBY and LAWANNAH CURRY are in DEMONS; it opens April 18 at ASU West. 

AMI ANGELOWICZ directs a James Bond themed Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre on Sat June 2 from 6:30-10 at the Homestead Playhouse in DC Ranch. Open martini bar and 5-course meal included: 480.585.1641 or ami.angelowicz@dcranch.com. 

ELLIOT STILES-SCHMIDT is appearing in a different murder-mystery play! 

VI FLATEN is appearing in THE LIFE at the Herberger Theatre through June 3. 

NEIL LEVY plays "Ticky" in Theatre Works' production of THE NERD at the Peoria Theatre July 12-22. 

KRISTA GIFFIN had her final performace for the NY studio she is at on June 18. She'll also be appearing in an original musical this summer in NYC. 

ELYSHA NEMETH attended an open call for the tour of ANNIE in NYC and made it through four cuts down to 30 girls! ELYSHA also will be performing in the opening number of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Camp Broadway! 

CHRISSY GERIK was cast as Mina in North Valley Playhouse's production of DRACULA. 

HEATHER CAMBANES plays Titania in LOVE'S MANY FACES: A NEW LOOK AT A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM July 11 and 12 at 7 at Theatre 4301. 

MICHAEL MACGILLIVRAY was cast as a lead in a production of MARAT/SADE; it opens August 10. 

KEITH THOMPSON appeared in GOD'S FAVORITE July 26-28. CHRISSY GERIK is rehearsing the role of Mina in North Valley Playhouse's production of DRACULA. 

VI FLATEN plays Anita in Theater Works' production of WEST SIDE STORY at the Peoria Theatre August 31-Sept 22. 

RACHAEL REDLEAF is cast in the MUSIC MAN and Desert Stages.

AMANDA MELBY plays Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and Lady Percy (Henry IV, Part 1) in SHAKESPEARE's FRIENDS at the Theatre Artists Studio on FRIDAY, September 28, 7:30 pm (one show only!). 602-765-0120 for tickets. 

TED HERBIG appeared in TIPLER'S TORMENT at North Phoenix Repertory Players. 

AYA NAMETH was cast as Abigail in the CRUCIBLE at her High School. 

ELYSHA NEMETH has been cast as Amaryllis in THE MUSIC MAN at Scottsdale Desert Stages; it runs through November 4, 2007. 

KEITH THOMPSON was cast in BE AGGRESSIVE at Arizona Women's Theatre; it opens October 12. 

ROLANDO ZEE is in HOORAY FOR THE HOLDAYS at North Valley Playhouse December 7-15, 2007. 

HEATHER CAMBANES stepped into the role of Lucy in the production of DRACULA at NV Playhouse for the last two weekends. 

PETE KELLY appeared in BEYOND THERAPY. 

CAROLINE WAGNER plays Julia Craven in Shaw's THE PHILANDERER at SCC through November 10. 

HEATHER CAMBANES was cast in LOVE, SEX and the IRS and CatNic Community Theatre; it plays Dec 14-16, 2007. 

VI FLATEN is in METAMORPHOSES at Nearly Naked Theatre [3] until December 22 (adult content); she got a great mention in the AZ Republic's review. 

ELYSHA NEMETH was cast as Biekle in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the ARIZONA BROADWAY THEATRE; January 11-March 2, 2008. She is also a featured soloist in the Children's Chorus for LA BOHEME with the Phoenix Metropolitan Opera December 21 & 23.

TELEVISION

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF co-hosts with AMANDA MELBY on the January 10, January 24, February 28 and April 4 episodes of SCREEN WARS; she also acts in the opening homage on January 10. 

VICTORIA LIPMAN and AARON SEEVER appear with AMANDA MELBY in the opening homage on SCREEN WARS on January 17. 

NEVEEN ALBA co-hosts with AMANDA on the February 21 episode. 

LAWANNAH CURRY and MELISSA HARBAN appear with AMANDA in the opening homage on February 28. 

VICTORIA LIPMAN, LAWANNAH CURRY, LISA FEENEY, and CAROLINE WAGNER appear with 

AMANDA MELBY in the homage on March 21. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF stars in a film that airs on that episode. ROLANDO ZEE acts with AMANDA on the March 28 episode. 

LISA FEENEY worked on HIDDEN PALMS. 

TED HERBIG shot a commercial for The Meal Factory. 

ROLANDO ZEE shot a commercial for APS. 

AMANDA MELBY shot a commercial for Cox Cable. 

LOGAN (CHRISSY GERIK'S son) is in a Heinz commercial contest.

RAZEL WOLF has a spot for Del Webb running. 

HEATHER CAMBANES shot a commercial for DOLCE SALON AND SPA.

PRINT

LAWANNAH CURRY booked a print ad for Barbeques Galore. LAWANNAH CURRY is in an ad for Diva Sedona now in the SEDONA MONTHLY magazine.

CONGRATS

Congrats to LISA FEENEY for recently signing with SIM Agency! 

HEATHER CAMBANES was accepted into the Scottsdale Community College Conservatory for the second time; it runs June 4-July 15. 

ANN SPADE-SMITH won Best Ensemble Acting and JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF won Best Actress at the 2007 SCREEN WARS Awards. 

AMANDA MELBY won a Copper Wing Award for Board Member of the Year at the Phoenix Film Festival. 

TED HERBIG and HEATHER CAMBANES recently signed with Leighton Agency. 

NEVEEN ALBA, CHRISSY GERIK, and AARON SEEVER recently signed with Dani's Agency. 

SAVANNAH SAPPINGTON performed in the Phoenix Music Teachers Association Voice Recital and also in Freedom Academy's end-of-the-year Talent Show.

JOHN DOMINGUEZ recently signed with Ford/Robert Black Agency. 

AMI ANGELOWICZ was hired as a producer with Harbor Entertainment, a Broadway production company. 

ROLANDO ZEE was recently nominated for an Arizoni award for his lead role in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. JEANA WHITAKER (Artistic Director) was also nominated for directing A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at North Valley Playhouse. 

AMANDA MELBY was nominated for 2 EMMY awards - as the Producer of SCREEN WARS for the ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM category and as actor in the ON-CAMERA TALENT PERFORMER category. 

LAURA DURANT was also nominated in that category and JENNIFER PFAZLGRAFF was nominated in the ON-CAMERA TALENT PROGRAM HOST/MODERATOR category. The Awards Ceremony will be held on October 6, 2007. 

ROLANDO ZEE WON an Arizoni award for his lead role in SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION! Way to go Rolando! 

KRISTA GIFFIN auditioned and got accepted to Suzanne Shepherd's class in New York City. 

JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF welcomed a new baby boy on November 2. 

ELYSHA NEMETH will be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Opening number with Camp Broadway. 

ROLANDO ZEE was elected to the Phoenix local Board of Directors for AFTRA.

FILM

MELISSA ANDERSON is in production for her feature film "Finders Keepers." She produces and stars, plus features CASSIE RIOJAS, and KRISTI JOHNSON; MARILYN SWICK, NICK MILOTTA and JONATHAN DAVIS have also been involved.  

AMY CRATER's short film "Jessie" played at the Show Low Film Fest. 

GRETA FADNESS is in two ASU Capstone Films!

ANDREW DRIGGERS just completed a short film called "Light." 

JADAR ERVIN and CARIN COUNIHAN were cast in an ASU Senior Film Project "She's Like a Rainbow." 

AMANDA MELBY is in "The Last Bell," which is screening at Savannah Film Festival Oct 21-28. CARL LIGHTBODY, BRIANNA FOSTER and ANDREW DRIGGERS were in "Interlopers" a short; it screened at the Peoria Film Festival. BRIANNA FOSTER won Best Actress! 

MELISSA ANDERSON is in pre-production for her feature film "Finders Keepers." She produces and stars, plus features.

CASSIE RIOJAS, and KRSTI JOHNSON. JUDITH EISENBERG is in "Here and Everywhere."

NANCY HOWELL booked a SCC short film. 

NICK MILOTTA was in Utopia that played at the Peoria Film Festival.

AMANDA MELBY is in "The Last Bell," which screened at the Holly Shorts at the Chinese Theatre in LA on August 14.

AMANDA MELBY is in "The Last Bell," which screened at the LA Shorts Film Festival July 25. 

ANALIZ LARA-LOPEZ's short film "The Application" is an official selection of the All American High School Film Festival.

ADRIANNA LICITRA is in "Vindicator."

ETHAN DREW has a major role in "Camp Hideout" it releases in theatre Sept 15.

MASHELL PARENT is DP on "A Letter to my Haters," now filming. 

TRAVIS HOLT HAMILTON's independent film “Break the Mold” will enjoy a week-long run at Regal Gilbert 14 starting August 31 and continuing through September 7. 

Verve's Summer Camp students were cast in the Phoenix Film Festival/IFP Phoenix's Summer camp film "Next," ANALIZ LARA-LOPEZ, SARAH FALLAS, TAYLOR MORIARTY, CARLEE RUSH, CARTER CASSIDY and ALICE BENDAU.

CARTER CASSIDY was cast in a short film shooting in LA. 

AMANDA MELBY is in "The Last Bell," which was just announced as an Official Selection of the LA Shorts Film Festival; it will screen in July.

NANCY HOWELL played a Red Carpet reporter in "Cut." 

STEPH ROGERS and JONATHAN DAVIS are in "2222," an ASU short film.

WES MARTINEZ booked a role in the feature, "The Tenth Day" shooting in New Mexico.

CHRISTIE MAXWELL booked a role in the short "Anointed in Fire." 

ANDREW DRIGGERS worked on the film "Cut."

SHELLY BOUCHER is in "Forever Home" that is an official selection of the Phoenix Film Festival. It plays Saturday, March 25 at 6:30pm, Tuesday, March 28 at 7:10pm and Saturday, April 1 at 3:15pm. 

AMANDA MELBY is in "The Last Bell" - an official selection of the Mammoth Film Festival and the Phoenix Film Festival. It screens at PFF Friday, March 24 at 5:20pm, Sunday, March 26 at 10:55am and Monday, March 27 at 8:30pm. 

NICK MILOTTA was in "Alone at Dusk," which played at he Chandler International Film Festival. ADRIANNA LICITRA plays CARIN COUNIHAN'S future daughter in law in "Scottsdale," which is now shooting. 

ANDREW DRIGGERS is in "Simplicity" a Huntington University film. 

ANDREW DRIGGERS and TAEYLOR TAYLOR-THOMAS worked on a short for A3F; it made the Top 20.

BEN ARMSTRONG is in an indie feature film. 

WES MARTINEZ is in pre-production on a short film. 

MELISSA ANDERSON is in pre-production of a feature film, "Finding Keepers." 

CASSIE RIOJAS has been cast as a lead; NICK MILOTTA and TEDDY POWER are also cast.  

STEPH ROGERS and DANNY ROSENBAUM wrapped principal photopgraphy on ASU Capstone film. 

CARIN COUNIHAN was cast in a series; it starts shooting this month.

TAYLOR BRAUER plays a lead in the short "Two Worlds,: which just shot in Scottsdale. 

CARL LIGHTBODY answered the call to help in Background.

STEPH ROGERS and DANNY ROSENBAUM are in the same ASU Capstone film. 

MICHAELA ANTHONY just wrapped a production in CA.

STAGE

CAROL GIBSON and CARIN COUNIHAN are in "Dashing Through the Snow" at Stage Left; it opens this weekend! 

GENE GANSSLE is reprising his role as Santa in The Phoenix Theatre Company's "Elf the Musical." 

KALEB GARCIA was cast in Ballet Arizona's "The Nutcracker" with The Phoenix Symphony. 

ALESKA ROBERTS was also cast in her school production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" as Judy. 

CHRIS DORTO was cast in "The Other Place" at Theatre Artists Studio; it opens January 12, 2024. SHANE MACRIS plays Brett in "13" at Starlight Community Theatre Jan 12-21, 2024. 

LILYBELLE LANGE is a featured dancer in the show. 

MILLIE HABER plays Tweedledum in "Through the Looking Glass" at her school. She was also cast in Elf, Jr at DoReMi. 

NORA PALERMO starred in Amadeus at her school and is in "Prom" at Greasepaint. 

SHANE MACRIS is in SpongeBob at Desert Stages. 

LISA ROLLAND-KEITH is performing with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus this weekend for the Symphony's Holiday Pops concert series Dec. 1-3. 

ANEVAY EVANS was cast in her school production of "The Little Mermaid."

GENE GANSSLE is reprising his role as Santa in The Phoenix Theatre Company's "Elf the Musical." KALEB GARCIA was cast in Ballet Arizona's "The Nutcracker" with The Phoenix Symphony. 

ALESKA ROBERTS and BECKETT GAMBLE are both performing in "Freckleface Strawberry" at Spotlight Youth Theatre. 

ALESKA ROBERTS was also cast in her school production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" as Judy.

MONIQUE CEJA is performed as a character actor/dancer at Gold Rush Music Festival at Phoenix Raceway. 

CAROL GIBSON and CARIN COUNIHAN are in "Dashing Through the Snow" at Stage Left. 

RICHARD HARDT directs "Shakespeare In Love" at Fountain Hills; DHEERAJ DIXIT and DOUG BEHM are in the ensemble cast.

JIM COATES is performing at Arizona Curriculum Theater's 15th Annual PoeFest, in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" -- every 20 minutes from 8pm-10pm -- at the Rosson House Museum in Phoenix's Heritage Square.

NATACHA BACHOUR plays Velma in "Chicago" at Almost Famous Theatre Company. 

CAROL GIBSON is in "Blooming Cactus" at Theatre Artists Studio through Sept 3. 

CINDY COVINGTON is starred in a one-woman show, "My Brilliant Divorce" at Stage Left Theatre through August 26.

CHRISTOPHER DEVOUS and MALCOLM HOOPER are cast in "On Golden Pond" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre; it opens in July. 

BOBBIE BENNETT is in "Church Peeples" as Betty Blindeye; it plays June 3 at 7 pm. 

DAYNA DONOVAN is in "Fairview" at Stray Cat through this weekend. 

HAILEY GLICKSMAN is in "Freaky Friday" at Desert Stages.

CHRIS STONEBRAKER is performing in "The Taming of the Shrew" at Prescott Center for the Arts. MILLIE HABER was cast in "The Little Mermaid" at her school. 

JACK WALTON was cast as Nick Bottom in Mesa Community College's production of "Something Rotten". 

ANNA PARKER was cast in "Addams Family". 

RACE MICHAEL was cast in "Cusring Mummies". 

CHRISTOPHER DEVOUS was in "Matilda" at Almost Famous Theatre Company in February. 

JUDITH EISENBERG is in "The Perfect Party" at Theatre Artists Studio March 3-26.

LILLIE RICHARDSON is in "The Glass Menagerie" at Artizona Theatre Company through March 5. MATT ZIMMERER is in "Antony and Cleopatra" at Southwest Shakespeare Company March 17-April 1, 2023. 

NANCY ROSSMAN plays Ouiser in "Steel Magnolias" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre March 23-April 29, 2023.

ANA SOFIA TINOCO was on the directing team of "Wind in the Willows" at her school. 

KATIA BRATIC was cast in "Wind in the Willows" at Shine Theatre Company. 

KEIRA CLARK was cast as Sandy in her school play "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"! ANNA PARKER was cast in "Addams Family". RACE MICHAEL was cast in "Cursing Mummies". CAROL GIBSON plays Masha in "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at Ghostlight Theatre; it runs in December. 

TESSA GEELHOOD is in "Galatea." 

TAEYLOR TAYLOR-THOMAS was cast in a Herberger Lunchtime Theatre show: "And Now.... A Word From Our Holiday Sponsors."

ANA SOFIA TINOCO is in "Butterflies are Free" at her school.

KEIRA CLARK was cast in her school play! 

WILL HIGHTOWER directed three plays in Leipzig, Germany in 2022: Gruesome Playground Injuries, The Pitchfork Disney, and Every Brilliant Thing.

COMMERCIALS

MONIQUE CEJA just shot a commercial for Culdesac.

STEPH ROGERS just shot a commercial for the BLM. 

LIZZIE BAYARD's spot for the Arizona Lottery is now playing.

CATALINA QUALANTONE has a spot running for Valle Luna Mexican Restaurant. 

ADRIANNA LICITRA booked an industrial using her TelePrompTer Skills she learned at Verve.

SHANNON SPEAGLE booked a spot for United Airlines! JENNIFER PFALZGRAFF and WES MARTINEZ worked on it too.

ANDREW DRIGGERS booked a spot for the Arizona Lottery.

DEBORAH BERNARD booked her third commercial for OGeez! Gummies! 

AMANDA MELBY's national spot for Pocky is now playing on Instagram and TikTok. 

SAZA KENT did a campaign (print + social media) for Day One CBD Drink.

DEBORAH BERNARD booked her second commercial for OGeez! Gummies! 

NANCY HOWELL and CARIN COUNIHAN worked on a GCU commercial. 

KATE BRADLEY booked a health company spot. 

ANGEL FREILING booked a training video. 

JONATHAN DAVIS' PSA spot for AZ Dept of Health is now playing! 

AMANDA MELBY booked a national spot for Pocky; look for it in May on social media.

TARA DENISE booked a spot with GCU and L'Oreal. 

LOZA BROOK was in a Best Western spot; it's now airing. 

BOBBIE BENNETT has four different commercials airing this year! 

CATALINA QUALANTONE and JAYVAN BAILEY booked a healthcare commercial. 

CARIN COUNIHAN and CHRIS STONEBRAKER booked a casino commercial. 

JONATHAN DAVIS booked a spot for ADHS. 

DEBORAH BERNARD booked her first commercial for MMA Surge/Timex!

JONATHAN DAVIS just did two spots for BLM.

MICHELA ANTHONY booked a PSA for the VA. 

NANCY ROSSMAN booked a principal for a local commercial; she taped the audition at Verve.

TELEVISION

"Scottsdale" is now streaming and features CARIN COUNIHAN and ADRIANNA LICITRA. 

WES MARTINEZ' episode of "Young Sheldon" aired. Check him out delivering a computer to Young Sheldon in Episode "Ruthless, Toothless and a Week of Bed Rest."

PHUONG KUBACKI is recurring on Season 4 of "Servant" on Apple TV+.

WES MARTINEZ was invited to reprise his role on a Netflix show for a holiday TV movie special. 

ZOË YEOMAN was in "Christmas in Santa Fe."

PRINT/INDUSTRIALS/VO

SAZA KENT is in a print campaign for Day One drinks. 

ASHLYN HALL is in a campaign for Lowe's.

NANCY ROSSMAN played one of her last roles in a police training video for VirTra.  

ANA SOFIA TINOCO did a spot for Elevated English.

CONGRATS

Congrats to SHELLY BOUCHER and her team at SRP for winning a Rocky Mountain Emmy! ADRIANNA LICITRA signed with Bankston Agency in New Mexico. 

EVAN LUCAS signed with Dani's Agency.

BRIANNA FOSTER won Best Actress at the Peoria Film Festival. 

ANALIZ LARA-LOPEZ's film played at the All American High School Film Festival in New York!AMANDA MELBY was elected SAG-AFTRA Arizona Utah President. 

JEFF UNTERKOFLER and MITCH MORRISON were elected to the Board. 

SAYLOR BILLINGS was elected Secretary. 

CATALINA QUALANTONE was elected President of her Drama Club at Notre Dame Prep.

NANCY ROSSMAN was nominated for an AriZoni award for her role - as Josephine in "It's A Wonderful Life" at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre. 

CHRISTOPHER DEVOUS, JAMES GERARDI, TOM KOELBEL and are also nominated for their work at Don Bluth. 

BRIDGETTE LEE PHIPPS was nominated for her work at TheatreWorks. 

SHELLY BOUCHER was nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Feature) for "Forever Home" in the Genre Blast Festival. 

ANALIZ LARA-LOPEZ was nominated for a ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY in the student actor category! 

ANDREW DRIGGERS, TAEYLOR TAYLOR-THOMAS and BRIANNA FOSTER signed with Priority Talent Agency!

JESSIE THOMPSON and ANEVAY EVANS signed with Dani's Agency! 

BODIE GWINN signed with Ford RBA!

LAYLA DAVILA signed with Dani's Agency.

CARTER CASSIDY signed with Dani's Agency. 

JESSIE THOMPSON signed with Dani's Agency.

NORA PALERMO recently won a scholarship for her submissions in the musical theater voice category in the Arizona Young Artists’ Competition. 

SAZA KENT signed with Leighton Agency!Congrats to KEIRA CLARK for signing with the Leighton Agency! 

Congrats to SHELLY BOUCHER, JONATHAN DAVIS and KEVIN DAYSON for being showcased in Wes' Audition Master Class with Marie McMaster, CSA as the guest.

ANA SOFIA TINOCO was accepted into AMDA. 

MICHELA ANTHONY and NATHANIEL BURNS were in "Legends of Transportation," that won an ADDY award for Ambient Skies, the production company.

ANA SOFIA TINOCO competed on the Central Arizona Festival of Theatre with two monologues and won Superior, she is now qualified to compete at Nationals in Indiana this summer! 

FARGO ARIZONA signed with Dani's Agency! 

BEN ARMSTRONG signed with Leighton Agency! 

AMANDA MELBY was a guest on the SCOTT Podcast; LARAINE RODGERS coordinated it.