The Cast and Crew of

I'm Here

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Jazmine Ramay as Jocelyn

Jazmine Ramay is a Los Angeles-based actress/singer who graduated from Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts in 2010 for Acting/Musical Theatre and UC Santa Barbara for Film studies in 2005. Previous work includes the original debut of Bars and Measures at B street theatre, the American debut of The Penelopiad (Penelope/Tanis), Macbeth (2nd Wyrd Sister), The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Queen Susan/Dryad). Film and standup includes the made for television series Courage, New Hampshire as a Midwife, Curb your enthusiasm, Jack and Jill, and performances at the Comedy Club.

 

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Lindsay Zana as Brianna

Lindsay Zana is an LA-based actor and singer with a passion for Shakespeare, audio dramas, and musical theatre. She can be heard in audio drama podcasts such as Arden, Primordial Deep, Vacant Arcadia, Crit Squad, and more! When she’s not emoting behind a microphone, she can be found singing with Top Shelf Vocal, producing Shakespeare in a Bar, or relaxing with her husband and puppy, Bell. You can learn more at lindsayzana.com

 

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Laura Dickinson-Turner as Valerie

Laura Dickinson-Turner is an actor, director, and teaching artist. She received her MA in English Literature from CSU Stanislaus and her MFA in Television, Film, and Theatre/Acting Option from Cal State LA. Favorite acting credits include: Rabbi/Doctor/Hannah/Ethel, Angels in America; Cordelia, King Lear; Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion. Selected directing credits include: The Neighborhood and Medusa (Son of Semele), Scotland Road (Center Stage Conservatory), and Servant of Two Masters (Thomas Downey High). www.lauradickinsonturner.com

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Sherry Michaels as Edith

Sherry is an actor and voiceover artist with over 60 voiceover commercials and the sole voiceover on a recent Disney animated short. Favorite stage leads include Auntie Mame, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Veronica’s Room. TV includes principal roles on “Betrayed,” “Investigation Discovery,” and the pilot “Generation Clash.” She recently appeared in the film “Old Pals” with Barry Bostwick and Bruce Davison. Commercials include, the PSA “Amazon Red” with Julia Roberts, as well as commercials for Discover Card, International Delight, Progressive, Allegiance Gold, and Medicare Advantage.

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Jack Fish as Cody

Jack Fish wandered in here off the streets of Los Angeles. Regarded as a renaissance man by some, he is a founding member of Parker Industries and is loosely affiliated with the Bagadonuts Crime Family. He was the leading role in the viral sensation Johnson and Thompson: Kid Detectives, as well as the series reprise Johnson and Thompson Take Shanghai. All of this is Googleable, but you may not find anything.

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Vicki Riba Koestler:  Playwright 

Vicki Riba Koestler’s produced plays include the full-length comedies We Gather Together and Epsilon Precious (The Play About the Cat), as well as numerous one-acts and ten-minute plays. Her essays on lifestyle topics have appeared in The New York Times, The Record of northern New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly, Child magazine, and elsewhere. She's co-authored two books with Gary Null—Choosing Joy and The Baby Boomer's Guide to Getting it Right the Second Time Around. A native of New York City, Vicki lives in Alexandria, Virginia. I’m Here is dedicated to the Hunter College High School Class of ‘67 Sorors.

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Jackie Vetter:  Director

Jackie Vetter (She/Her) is a Theatre Director/Actor based in Southwest Montana. She is the Founding Artistic Director of Anaconda Ensemble Theatre (AET). Favorite directing credits include Little Women (Orphan Girl Children's Theatre), Peter and the Starcatcher (Orphan Girl Community Theatre), The Rainbow Fish Musical (State Fair Community College AFA Program), A Mile High and a Mile Deep (Clark Chateau Radio Players), The War of the Worlds (AET), Alice in Wonderland (Standby for Places Podcast), An Untethered Woman by Cynthia Webb (AET), and The Harvest by Jay Pyette (AET). Up next, Jackie will be hitting the road with Montana Repertory Theatre as an Actor, Divisor, and Facilitator for State of Mindwww.jackiefreemanvetter.com

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Sasha Anufrieva:  Sound Designer

Sasha worked as an editor and sound designer for TV series, documentaries, live shows, and narrative films in Moscow, Russia. In 2016, she moved to the US and continued her post-production career in Los Angeles, California. Sasha completed a Post-production program at Saddleback College in Orange County, California. Nowadays, she mainly focuses on short films, documentaries, and audio plays.

Gary Watson: Music Composer