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LATEST NEWS:

07-07-06 Summer Selby wrapped her role in Scott Hanson's indie film, Parts, a 25 minute short based on a true Russian story

07-03-06 Zayra Alvarez begins competing on ROCKSTAR:SUPERNOVA

07-01-06 Drew Waters begins work on a new series for Lifetime network.

06-30-06 Brandon West has been accepted to The Circle In The Square in NYC. Congrats!
 
Zayra Alvarez as "Dena"
Zayra Alvarez was born in Puerto Rico to Luis Alvarez Cruz and Ana Dones Torres and grew up in the scenic coastal town of Arroyo, along with her older sister Liza.

As a child she took part in talent shows and school plays. At age 14 she started playing in a few bands looking for self-discovery. After a few years her parents forced her to choose a career and go to college. She was unable to pursue her musical aspirations because she, like the rest of us, didn’t know where to start. After college she decided to visit Dallas, Texas for an adventure with her best friend from home. Little did she know that Dallas would be where her passion for music would be rekindled.

“When I went to Texas with my best friend, I found such an eclectic music scene that pushed me to want to be more than just a vocalist. She found herself surrounded by a new group of musician friends who inspired her to start writing on her own. “It was then that I knew I could write my own songs without having to depend on anyone,” states the singer.

Zayra picked up a guitar and 3 months later she was performing acoustic nights in Dallas’ Deep Ellum club district. She became a regular at Liquid Lounge wowing the room with her powerful voice every week singing both in English and Spanish. “I always believed I could sing but I had no idea I could play guitar and write songs that people would respond to. It was a big wake up call for me. I knew then what I wanted to do with my life. I had earned my degree at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez, but its music that keeps me happy and inspired”.

It wasn’t long before she landed a deal with Brando Records. Home to Blue October, The Nixons, Deep Blue Something, SouthFM and other Texas indie rock bands. “When we saw Zayra we knew we had found something very special”, says Paul Nugent from Brando. “We signed her right away. It doesn’t matter what language she sings in, this girl has it all”. After hitting the clubs night after night for over two years she recorded her first album- Breaking Up Grey Skies, an acoustic EP; very raw and pure.

She then embraced her Latin roots and recorded her defining album “Ruleta”. This was a breakthrough moment for this beautiful Puerto Rican as she delivered eleven incredible songs showcasing her amazing voice and song writing ability. She wrote and played on every song.

Zayra then hit the road with her new band and her CD’s packed away in the van. She toured constantly opening for Blue October, Los Lonely Boys, La Ley, Julieta Venegas, Circo, Yerba Buena, covering the West Coast, Texas, Florida, and her home island Puerto Rico. “It was tough out there playing for people who had never heard of me before, but I loved it. I just want to play anywhere I can”.

Blue October invited Zayra to sing on the haunting “Come In Closer” and perform on their “History For Sale” and “Argue with a Tree” tours. They invited her to return to sing again on their new upcoming single “Into The Ocean” from their new album Foiled.

“I’m not going to stop playing no matter what happens”. I feel so lucky to be waking up every day with another chance to make something happen with music”.

For more information and streaming music please go to www.zayraalvarez.com
For high res JPEG images please go to www.zayraalvarez.com/press

   
Whitney Blake as "Lisa"
Whitney is a native Houstonian and a fifth generation Texan that has always enjoyed performing in some manner whether it is in gymnastics, tennis or dancing. She received her B.A. in advertising and started a career in the advertising industry. Not feeding her soul, she started taking acting classes and has been in many commercials, industrials, short and feature films. Whitney was featured in “Miss Congeniality” as Miss Georgia, stars as a hardened cop in Matthew Spradlin’s “ThunderPuzzyz” and portrays a bisexual clubber in David Hickey’s short, “Last 2 minutes of bliss”. You can also catch Whitney in Houston’s Museum of Science in the “tour of the body”. Whitney worked with Tony in his other films, “Playing for the Kitty” and “Case Study”. Whitney enjoys anything that involves expression including writing, dancing, singing and even cooking and gardening. And her most treasured things are her family and friends.
   
Gerardo Davila as "Erik"
Gerardo Davila started in the entertainment industry rapping in the hip-hop group Latin Royalty and later established himself as solo rap artist Master G. He has been on the acting scene for several years working in regional commercials and print work. He is obtaining his degree in Radio-Television-Film from the University of North Texas and can be seen in several recurring national commercials for Pfizer, DriveTime, and Icy Hot Patch. Gerardo landed a featured role in Telemundo’s novela “La Ley del Silencio” and brought his talents to the stage as Julio Mella in Teatro Dallas’ production of “Tina Modotti” in 2005. He stars as Abdul Satir in director Jim Carroll’s “Evil Behind You” and as a photojournalist in director Ericson Core’s “Invincible” starring Mark Whalberg both to be released in 2006. Gerardo enjoys photography, music production, sports, travel and is looking forward to the birth of his first child in the Fall.
   
Adrian Green as "Alex"
Adrian was born in St. Paul Minnesota and then moved to the Big D at the age of 5. It was here in Dallas when Adrian found his love for playing sports including football, basketball and Martial Arts. At the age of 18, he was a member of the United States Martial Arts Team, winning 2 Silver medals at the World Cup of Martial Arts in the Dominion Republic in 2000. Adrian was introduced to acting through his martial arts mentor and friend, Johnny Cann. Adrian began landing roles in industrial films, national commercials as well as independent films including a supporting role in “Devon’s Ghost The Legend of the Bloody Boy”. When not acting, Adrian enjoys time with family and friends, riding his motorcycle, going to the movies and playing tennis.
   
Andrew Grillo as "Randy"
Andrew grew up in a small town in Southern Arkansas. "Having a very close and well rounded family" he says, "has kept him grounded and alive." He always dreamed of being able to perform on the silver screen, but was very shy growing up. Finally getting up the nerve as a freshman in college, Andrew delved into acting like there was no tomorrow. He has modeled all over the world including Milan, Miami, New York to name a few. After graduating with a BA in Psychology, he moved to Dallas to pursue and jump start an acting career. Since then, he has been featured and played leading roles in numerous Independent and Industrial Films. And now, he can be seen in this incredibly thrilling, action packed, rollercoaster of a movie "Lycanthrope", and can be heard in the superhit, "Chivo Diaries August 94" from The Lycanthrope Soundtrack, due to the Gerrymandering Fern Marauders sampling a couple of Andrew's lines from his movie performance.
   
Jamie Javor as "Karyn"
Jamie was born in Green Bay and moved to Texas several years ago to pursue her acting career. She has been working on her acting and modeling career for the past five years and has been featured in local feature film, “Zombie Campout” as well as Tony Quinn’s, “Case Study”. Jamie is also working on her B.A. in Speech Therapy with a minor in literature. Jamie plans to move to LA to further pursue her acting career.
   
Aida Omar as "Terri"
Aida Omar is from the Eastern African country of Ethiopia. Aida was involved in her high school theatre program which sparked her interest in the performing arts. She studied music and dance which opened up other opportunities. Aida’s modeling career brought her to the United States where she performed in fashion shows for notable East Coast designers. She started her film acting career when she received the role for the movie “Playing for the Kitten” by writer/director Tony Quinn. She then was offered another role in Tony’s additional film, “Case Study”. She continues to hone her skills as an actress while pursuing other feature film opportunities and modeling assignments. Aida is also a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor.
Aimey Corcoran as "Janet"
   
Brandon West as "JW"
   
Damon Decker as "Luke"
   
Drew Waters as "Jon"
   
Elisabeth Lane as "Pascal"
   
Eryn Brooke as "Brenda"
   
Fradonna Griffin as "Martha"
   
Isaiah Nelson as "The Lycanthrope"
   
Jenna Finley as "Teena"
   
John Snodgrass as "Dale"
   
Karl J. Morris as "Stein"
Karl has been in close to 60 film projects...check out his website at http://www.karljmorris.com/acting/
Maria Lagios as "Carly"
   
Matt Thompson as "The Ranger"
   
Matt Tobin as "The Bartender"
   
Melissa McCurley as "Chelsea"
Melissa McCurley is a native Dallasite who has been acting on and off since grade school. After graduating from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN with a degree in communications, she pursed an interior design career, graduating also from the Art Institute of Dallas with a design degree. After several years working in interior design, she missed acting and decided to finally pursue: “The one thing that makes me feel truly myself, happy and purposeful”. She has had leading roles in the independent films: “Lori’s Dilemma”, “Danger Girls”,”The Wrong Hit”, “White Powder” and “The Sister” (by Dallas’s own Voodoo Plastic Arm Productions). She is also in a Harris Methodist Hospital commercial that is currently running. She and a business partner own the production company Delphi Films, which co-produced one of Tony Quinn’s previous films “Case Study”. She is grateful to be included in this fantastic film and feels fortunate to work with such an awesome, talented, genuine group of people.
Mike Barhydt as "Brody"
   
Mike Campbell as "Brock"
   
Mitch Rogers - SFX
   
Mitchell Self as "Eugene"
   
Phil Harrington as "Leonard"
   
Sarah Crutcher as "Agnes"
   
Summer Selby as "Madam Beaulah"
Summer Selby and Director, Tony Quinn, made plans to work together on a film project a few years back when they met at a film screening. Lycanthrope, a moody, gory, scary flick with just the right touch of humor, is the right vehicle for this character actor’s first horror film, whose career encompasses screen, television, radio and stage.

Summer was last seen in feature films Hate Crime (2005) with Giancarlo Esposito, A Killer Within (2004) with C. Thomas Howell, and The Riff (2001) with Antonio Fargas (aka Huggy Bear). And in indie films Hat Trick (2006) by Jason McAfee and The Night Audit (2005) by Aaron Kozak. Summer starred in John Carstarphen’s first film, A Weekend of Our Discontent (1992) and in the popular PBS regular, Quest for Freedom: The Harriet Tubman Story (1992), also shown each February in public schools, nationally. Summer made her film debut in Dennis Dugan’s Problem Child (1990).

You may have caught Summer’s critically acclaimed performances on stage at Jubilee Theater (Ft Worth), The Contemporary Theater of Dallas, The 11th Street Theater Project, Dallas Children’s Theater, Theater Three and Pocket Sandwich Theater. She has starred in national commercials such as for Quaker Oats Rice Cakes, HUD Homes, American Heart Association, Texas Lottery, and is one of the 50 original Yahoo! Personals Real People, Yahoo’s on-going, international personals website ad campaign.

Summer’s television appearances include Holiday in Your Heart with country western singer, LeeAnn Rimes, 3 roles on Walker, Texas Ranger, Wishbone, and as Miss Crisp, the Travel Agent on Barney and Friends. Also a voice-over talent with national credits, you can currently hear Summer weeknights on The Quiet Storm with Ron Chavis, The Night Time Dog, and Sundays on The Gospel Quiet Storm, both on KRNB 105.7FM.

Summer says she hopes you’ll visit her website at www.summerselby.com to see fun “on-set” pictures, to hear her voice-over demo, and to email your messages and feedback. A Texas transplant from Chicago, Summer is single and the mother of 4 sons.

Look for Summer next in the indie film Parts by Director Scott Hanson (just wrapped).

Summer played the role of Prosecutor on the television show "Prison Break" episode 2.21 Fin Del Camino and 2.22 Sona

Summer is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Tony Quinn as "Driver"