Stephanie MorganRole: Ellie
Stephanie Morgan is a Philadelphia-based actress and screenwriter currently residing in Sicklerville, NJ. She graduated from Holy Family University with a BA in Communications in 2012, all while taking acting and writing classes and performing in shows as she earned her degree. She is best known for her performances with The Ghostlight Players (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2013, Rope in 2014, and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress in 2015), and held the honor of being named a quarterfinalist in Screencraft’s 2014 Action/Thriller Screenplay Contest. Ever since she had the opportunity to take part as an extra in the Hollywood film Creed in 2015, she has not looked back, and has performed in short films and web series, including the 2016 short film In-Between as Ellie. |
Jackie DiferdinadoRole: Joy
Jackie DiFerdinando graduated from Temple University in 2014 as a theatre major with a concentration in acting. Since graduating, Jackie has been seen in a number of local theatre productions including The Rocky Horror Show and Farragut North. Jackie is also an advanced actor combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and is a principal cast member at the New Jersey Renaissance Faire. Recently, Jackie has been involved with many film projects. Look for her in the upcoming web series' Herrings and Casting, as well as the zombie thriller Theory of Z. |
Jaclyn McCoyRole: Amanda
Jaclyn McCoy played the role of Amanda Martin in "In Between." She is a recent graduate from Rhode Island College with a B.A. in Theatre, B.A. in Communication, and a minor in Art. Jaclyn is also studying and starting her process in becoming a Certified Professional Artist in the Margolis Method. "In Between" was Jaclyn's first film project and she wants to thank everyone involved. She learned a lot from all of the cast and crew and had a great time filming. |
Ross WeismanRole: Cole
Ross Weisman is a Philly-based comedian. Starting in elementary school with musicals like Annie and The King & I, he has worked as an actor on the side while he writes for two separate comedy shows at Temple University: Temple Smash and Temple Tonight. Philly.com named his Twitter account as "mildly amusing if you're into that sort of thing." Follow him on Twitter @misterweisman . |
Karen MichelleRole: Jackie
Karen Michelle has been studying at The Actors Lab since 2014 taking classes in scene study, on-camera acting, improvisation, and commercials. She has also taken voice-over classes at Voice-Box. Recently she has appeared in Nichole Anderson-Cobb’s Tangled and James Kenvin’s In Between. |
Shelley BrietlingRole: Carol Harding (Ellie's Mom)
Shelley Brietling studied Theater at Villanova in their master’s degree program. She worked as a teacher for the Philadelphia School District for 10 years before having two boys and becoming a stay-at-home mom. Now that her son’s are grown, she decided to return to my love for acting. Shelley enjoys the craft and is very fortunate to have the opportunity to continue this work after raising her family. She has worked in Community Theaters in the Philadelphia area, along with many other acting roles; such as, film, television, commercials, industrial's, promotional, print work and Modeling on QVC. (see resume for more details) Shelley Brietling has been married for 22 ½ years to her husband David and they have two sons Jeffrey age 20 and Harrison age 18. She enjoy playing tennis, singing at piano bars and binge watching her favorite shows. |
Mazie WolfRole: Mean Girl #2
Mazie is a Freshman at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Mazie is currently in a national TV commercial for Hello Fresh. She has recently wrapped up filming on three Temple University student films, The Moment (Helian Zhang),In-Between(Brianna Fletcher) and Never Have I Ever(Renee Sevier). She has also been in Short Films for UARTS, Drexel and University of Pennsylvania. Mazie just finished performing in The Music Man at CAPA and has had roles at The Macguffin Theater as Kendra in Thirteen.and Zenetta in The Music Man. She has also enjoyed her experiences on the E Channel (My kid is gonna be famous TV Pilot/Reality), Animal Planet Channel (101 Kittens)and QVC (B Roll product Demo) Mazie was also a Jr Dream Team Dancer for the Philadelphia 76ers for 5 years and looks forward to a career as a film actress. |
Nadia NidamRole: Mean Girl #1
Nadia Nidam is a freshman at Temple University majoring in Strategic Communications in the School of Media and Communications. Nadia has been in two live sketches, Town Hall Meeting(Jon Plester) and Baker’s Dozen(Jess Smith) and two digital shorts, Sketch(Jake Mattern) and The Mom Show(Jess Smith) for Temple’s sketch comedy group “Temple Smash”. She also recently starred in Stockholm(Ian Harmening), a short film for Temple’s short film club, Wandering Studios. Nadia looks forward to auditioning for more student productions on Temple’s campus. |
Heather BirminghamRole: Mean Girl #3
Heather Birmingham is a Theater major with concentrations in Musical Theater and Acting at Temple University. Her favorite past roles include Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Anne in Anne of Green Gables, and Kim MacAfee in Bye, Bye Birdie (NJACT Perry Nomination for Outstanding Youth Actress in a Musical). Primarily a stage actress, she is excited to branch out into film and would like to thank the whole In Between team. |
Donna BostonRole: Realtor
Donna Boston is an actor and voice artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Donna worked many years as a Workforce Development Professional to provide services for individuals and businesses whose needs center on economic and workforce development. Donna’s decided to pursue her lifelong dream of acting, and has taken classes under the instruction of well respected instructors. Donna’s specialties include Teleprompter Techniques, Spokesperson / Host, Voice Over, Spoken Word Poetry, and Medical Terminology. Donna is well traveled throughout Western and Central Europe, and communicates well with diverse cultures. In her free time, Donna enjoys spending time with her family, relaxing at the shore, and attending theater and movie performances. |
Matt NicholasRole: Dr. Schnieder
Matt can be seen in the recent independent films Message of Hope and Bluebell Meadow, and will be in the upcoming films Crooked & Narrow and Midnight Show. On stage, he has performed in New York’s Piney Fork Press Theater Festival in The Business Plan and in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in As Wicked, As Dangerous. Also a writer, he's trained with the Piven Theatre in Evanston, IL and at Tufts University, and grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. www.imdb.me/mattnicholas |
Lauren TranRole: Clarissa Carlton
Lauren Tran is a South Philadelphia native studying Media Production at Temple University. Prior to media, she has a love for musical theater and acting. Attending the Girard Academic Music Program for 8 years (middle and high school), she has played minor roles in Grease, Rent, and Chicago. She has sung with Paul Simon and for Mayor Nutter.She also played as Columbia, in Temple's Queer Student Union's version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in 2013. |