Dylan Moran / Writer and Director

Dylan Moran was born in Seattle, Washington in 1993. He has wanted to be a professional filmmaker for as long as he can remember. Since the age of ten, he has been making movies with his friends and family. Winning the Golden Pen Award at his high school graduation encouraged him to pursue a career of being a writer/director. Dylan recently graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts where he continued to make many short films. He cites Martin Scorsese, Judd Apatow, Stanley Kubrick, Richard Linklater and Paul Thomas Anderson as his greatest influences. Dylan is currently working on his debut feature film entitled Get Big, which he will write and direct.

David Rudd is a Los Angeles based Producer, Director and Director of Photography with over 30 years experience.  Producer of the widely acclaimed and highly reviewed "Straight Outta Tompkins". Credits include features, commercials, promos and music videos.  Directing Commercial Campaigns for Nissan, Infiniti, Thomasville Furniture, Nutrilte, Community Hospital of Monterey and Crest.  Directing Live performances for Transiberian Orchestra and Cirque Du Soleil.  Protographing Commercails for McDonalds, Discover Card, Ameritech, AT&T, Captain D’s and Cincinatti Bell.  Feature films credits include Keeper of the Pinstripes, Billy, Wisteria, The Grey Man and Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys.  Television credits include ABC’s Ugly Betty, Comedy Central and Happy Madison’s Pretend Time, PBS’s Sting: Inside the Songs of Sacred Love, Sting: All This Time, Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth.  Over 200 music videos and live shows including Sting, Metallica, Keith Urban, Dave Matthews, Rolling Stones, David Bowie and John Mayer.

PAUL DINH-McCRILLIS /Casting Director

Paul Dinh-McCrillis is a member of the Casting Society of America with over 15 years’ experience in film, television, theater, commercials, and new media. He’s worked with Hugh Jackman, Mel Gibson, Chris Carter, Bill Duke, Rashida Jones, Gary Cole, and many others. Currently he has a film in competition at the SXSW Film Festival and another about to open at the Newport Beach Film Festival. For a list of credits (excluding theater), visit IMDb. Paul is based in Los Angeles.

ADONIS RODRIGUEZ / Ivan

Adonis Rodriquez is a Brooklyn born and raised actor making his feature film debut in STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMPKINS.  After ditching a pre law political science major, he found his true passion in acting and attended the New York Film Academy.  There, he immersed himself in the world of acting and filmmaking and hasn’t looked back.

Jon McCormick film credits include Further Lane (2009), Poetry Man (2010), Greenwood.  His Off Broadway stage credits include Luke in Phantom Killer, Abingdon Theatre Company. Chi in Tuesday Night Poker, Theatre Row. Garcin in No Exit, 59E59. His Off Off Broadway stage credits include Jake in happYouth, The Gene Frankle Theatre. Grazy in Revolution on the Roof, NY Fringe Festival. Turner in Thunder Rock, ReGroup Theatre Company. His other credits include Laertes/Guildenstern in 3D Hamlet, and A Lost Generation, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

MICHAEL STEINMETZ / Bobby

Mike Steinmetz film credits include Not Fade Away (2012) (Dir. David Chase), the indie feature I Don't Want to Kill Myself (2011) and for television Unforgettable (CBS). He is a proud member of the Pipeline Theatre Company and of the band Miko and the Musket. Graduate of NYU Tisch.

Angelina Fiordellisi has acted on Broadway, Off-Broadway, on national tours and in every venue imaginable across the country in about 50 plays. Her film credits include When a Man Loves A Woman, Where The Heart Is, Big Stone Gap, Out Of Darkness, Delusion and Word of Honor. Her television credits include Law & Order, LA Law, Star Trek: TNG, The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Thunder Alley, The Kennedy Center Honors Program and The New Munsters. Angelina owns and operates the historic Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village. On Broadway, she won her first Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic's Circle and Drama League awards for producing the revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff.

CLIFF BEMIS / Headmaster Toddman

Cliff Bemis originated and performed the role of Ezekiel Foster in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas on Broadway and in San Francisco, LA and Detroit. He has worked Off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre and The Mint Theatre in NYC, toured nationally in The Drowsy Chaperone and White Christmas, and appeared in regional theatres.  His film work includes Billy: The Early Years, Nancy Drew, The Distinguished Gentleman, World Trade Center, and Au Pair II. His more than 75 guest star TV appearances include shows like White Collar, Law and Order SVU, One Life To Live, Dallas, and Cheers. He has worked with such distinguished directors as Robby Benson, Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, David Zucker, and Ted Demme.

Christina Saragaglia made her television debut as the lead in an episode of Fatal Encounters, and will soon appear in the new HBO series The Leftovers. She can also be seen on MTV in the upcoming PSA “Bias Isn’t a Good Look.” Other credits include the film Campus Life (Dir. Catherine Scorsese), the web series Wave Goodbye, and various theater productions in New York City. Christina graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in marketing, and previously worked in advertising before making the transition to acting. She is a member of the Anthony Meindl Acting Studio, and was recently selected to join their advanced master class.

ERICA EVERAGE/ Gene's Sister

Erica Everage was born and raised in Santa Monica, CA. She began acting as a child, appearing in numerous TV commercials and playing Michael Madsen's daughter (and the title role) in the film The Sender (1998). After graduating from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, she went on to major in Theatre at Northwestern University. After graduation Erica returned to Los Angeles, where she has appeared in many short films, commercials, and comedic web sketches, as well as starred in an original sitcom created and produced at the USC graduate film school.