Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Refuge Cast








Kaitlyn Barnell (Spider Knacker) is a student at Dreyfoos High School of the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has extensively trained in acting, singing and dancing for both stage and screen. “In third grade I saw Shania Twain in concert, and I knew I wanted to be a performer.”



Christian Gonzalez (Father Frollo) [Puerto Rico / Taino Indian]. Christian is currently pursuing two bachelor degrees in Theatre Performance, and Television and Film Production. He was recently chosen to intern with the improv troupe Mod 27. He is a featured actor in “Clash,” a short film in which he plays a Middle Eastern man who kills a US so
ldier in retaliation for the murder of his father.


Juan Gonzalez Machain (Chancez) [Mexican / Aztec / French] Born in Mexico City and raised in Champaign, Illinois, Juan moved after middle school with his family to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He is working towards a BM in Musical Theater at the University of Miami where he performed in Gianni Schicchi, The Music Man, and a short student film, Vagabond.


Robert Anthony Green (Scooter)






Jhonny Obando (Quasimodo) was born in the city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. He started his career studying at CIFALC in Miami, Florida under Venezuelan director and actor Aquiles Ortega. He also joined the Actor’s Workshop, a school directed by renowned Mexican directors and actors Hector and Martha Zavaleta. Jhonny worked with film director/producer Gabriel Alfonzo in the Mexican production Lapsus (2007). He then acted and co- produced A Spanish Woman’s Guide to Finding a Good Man (2008) produced by Warning Films. He is currently filming Ricardo Valdez’s Carpe Diem, and in pre-production for his new short film Ocaso (Night Fall). http://www.renacerfilms.com/ or http://www.jhonnyobando.com/


Cecilia A. Perez (Esmeralda) Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cecilia moved to the United States at the age of 18, and now currently lives in Florida where she works as an actress. She has appeared in the Spanish soap operas El Rostro de Analia and Pecados Ajenos, as well as independent films and commercials.



Tony Thompson (Moon Dog) is an award winning theatre actor, director and playwright. He has starred or been featured in over 50 plays, directed 55, and written four. He is proud to have worked with the legendary Broadway director Vinnette Carroll for 15 years in her Repertory Theatre Company at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is an African-American born in Greensboro, NC, and a child of the Civil Rights Era, who participated in the Student Civil Rights demonstrations in 1961, which served as a model for subsequent demonstrations all over the United States.

Jonathan Wade (Djali) was born in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam, has appeared in several school plays including Miss Saigon, South Pacific, and now appears in a new kids TV sitcom, The Chefsters.

ORPHANS
Keri Bruner’s (Orphan) ancestors are African, Native American, and Irish. A junior student at Dreyfoos High School of Performing Arts (Florida), she has been acting in school plays since age 5. She appeared as Beatriz Garlando in the 2008 Florida Renaissance Festival. Luis Alberto Rodriguez Escobar (Orphan) is a son of Karina Escobar and Wilmar Salinas from Guatemala. Jamilet Garcia (Orphan) is a daughter of Delfino and Veronica Garcia of Guatemala. Jenna Templin (Orphan). Lili Wade (Orphan) was born in Jiangxi, China and is the adopted daughter of Vicki and Fred Wade.

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