Cast.

  • Alejandro Villacano

    Glenn Stanton

    Glenn is an actor on the stage as well as film and television. After years as a college linebacker he moved to Chicago to begin his career. He's been seen  recurring on AMC’s The Walking Dead, AMC’s The Son, NBC's hit show Chicago Fire as well as appearances on shows such as: Rosewood (Fox), Sirens (USA) and others.

  • Beth Keefe

    Kate Flanagan 

    Kate is a New York based actor and writer. Upcoming work includes the lead in Effacement (2022) and ZOOMTIME (2021, Best Actress nomination). Her short film “20 Seconds,” which she wrote, directed, and starred in, won the 2021 New Ohio Theatre Indie Film Race Jury. Other TV/ Film includes Murder Castle (ID Discovery), Irrational Man (Cannes Film Festival), Erstwhile (Cannes Film Festival). She holds a BA in English from Rice University and an MFA from Columbia University.

  • Shelly Wolf

    Rusty Schwimmer

    Schwimmer made her film debut in 1988, appearing in Memories of Me. She had small parts in Highlander II: The Quickening, Sleepwalkers and Candyman. In 1995, she starred as Amelia Minchin in A Little Princess directed by Alfonso Cuarón.[2] She went on to appear as Mrs. Thornton (Jo Harding's mother) in Twister (1996), Mrs Pendleton in Amistad (1997), Alice in EDtv (1999), Irene "Big Red" Johnson in The Perfect Storm (2000), Millie Dupree in Runaway Jury (2003), Big Betty in North Country (2005), and as office worker Peggy Displasia in The Belko Experiment (2016). On television, Schwimmer had starring role in the 2006 Western miniseries Broken Trail playing "Big Rump" Kate Becker. From 2001 to 2003, she had a recurring role as Barbara Ludzinski on the CBS legal drama The Guardian, as well as guest starring roles on dozens of TV series.

  • Marvin Weissman

    Michael Schwartz

    Born in San Diego, Michael has been a performer and actor from the age of eight. After college he moved to Los Angeles, where he ended up as a dancer on a Dick Clark rock and roll show “Where the Action Is” (Action Kid Mike), which is where he met James Brown who produced his first single. After traveling around the world (twice) he returned for a deeper dive into his acting career, appearing on TV (M.A.S.H.), in films, and on the stage in New York and Los Angeles. He married, taking time to raise his family and work in finance, and has now returned to the career he loves: acting.

  • Shareen Robinson

    Natasha Coppola-Shalom

    Natasha Coppola-Shalom is an award-winning actor known for her breakout role as Perdix in Chrome: The Series on Amazon Prime. As many Coppola's who came before, her career is storied, with over 40 film credits including Last Call starring Jeremy Piven and Bruce Dern, the award-winning film Gli Zii (Cannes), Rich Boy, Rich Girl (Amazon), and Extra Innings (Winner of Best Film at Manhattan Film Fest). Currently, Natasha is a Series Regular on New Dogs, Old Tricks (Amazon Prime).

  • JD

    Rob Wilson, seen recently in Discover Card's Blabber Beak campaign, loves and lives in the city of Chicago. He has made the most of his time there appearing in FOX's Empire, SHOWTIME's Shameless, and both NBC's Chicago Med and Chicago Fire. Rob is currently touring the nation with The Second City's Touring Company.

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Crew.

Chris Lawing - Writer/Director

Charlie Barnes - Executive Producer

Natasha Coppola-Shalom - Producer

Rik Canon - Producer

  • Writer/Director

    Chris Lawing is an award-winning filmmaker with over 25 years of directing and editing experience in film, video and broadcast content. Prior to running his own production company, Chris worked as an feature film editor and assistant editor including Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and Showtime’s The Settlement. Chris has directed and produced hundreds of commercials, television episodes, documentaries, web content and short films. He has earned numerous recognitions for his work as well as screenings and awards at dozens of film festivals.

  • Charlie started his career in New York working in advertising for an impressive client list that included P&G, Xerox, PanAm and MCI. After leaving NYC, Charlie moved to St. Louis where he discovered a passion for photography that led him to a local, real faces modeling agency that he subsequently purchased in 2009. Through hard work, passion and diligence Charlie was able to expand that agency even during the pandemic to include a mother agency that manages models across the US. From his love of Broadway to his role on the board of the St. Louis Actor’s Studio, Charlie has been a long and enthusiastic supporter of the arts.

  • Producer

    Natasha Coppola-Shalom has been working in the industry for 9 years. She was the casting director for ‘Next!’, and is an active producer on feature films ‘The Hotlands’ and ‘13th Street Scare’ (winner of the Jury Prize for best script at the Toronto International Women’s Film Festival). She worked with the team at Mercury Films on ‘Liberty’ and is thrilled to be part of ‘Penitentia.’

  • Rik is an award winning producer and director with a richly varied body of work. A highlight of his career was his producing and creative directing duties for the Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival for his buddy Eddie Brill, nightly warm up comedian for Late Night with David Letterman. He’s been described as “full of tenacity consistently delivering the best ideas and the perfect final cut.” And as “a rare professional that combines talent with hard work and fantastic listening skills.”

  • Publicist, Marketing & Distribution Consultant

    Angie Lawing has spent over twenty years serving as the communications voice behind hundreds of companies. Her track record includes creating new messaging architecture and strategic positioning, building communications plans, and increasing both mindshare and market share for dozens of organizations, from Fortune 1000 companies to startups and non-profit organizations.