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| Jerry McGill | Vilma Silva | Zillah Glory | ||
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HENRY
CZERNY… as Neale Donald Walsch
One of Canada’s most respected dramatic actors, Henry Czerny has earned acclaim on stage, television, and in feature films, both in his native land and in Hollywood. Born and raised in Toronto, Czerny cut his professional teeth on Shakespearean and classical theater following his graduation from Canada’s National Theater School in 1982.
His blood-chilling portrayal of a priest running an orphanage for young boys in the 1993 CBC-produced miniseries "The Boys of St. Vincent" provided Czerny with the needed star-making turn. In 1994, the critically acclaimed role earned Czerny a 1994 Canadian Gemini award for “best performance by an actor in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries.”
He got his break in Hollywood after playing a father
in the CBS tele-movie "Ultimate Betrayal: The Rodgers Sisters Story"
(1994). Shortly after signing to the William Morris Agency, he was cast as
the manipulative and clever chief of CIA operations opposite Harrison Ford
in Clear and Present Danger (1994). The film was a smash hit. Czerny
has subsequently been kept very busy, appearing in Canadian and Hollywood
feature films and in television movies. His film credits include Jenipapo (1995), Mission Impossible (1996), The Ice Storm (1997), Kayla (1998), The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), Fido (2006) and The Pink Panther (2006).
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INGRID
BOULTING… as “Sunny”
Ingrid Boulting spent the first seven years of her life in South Africa where she lived with her grandparents at the edge of a river. At age 15, a fashion editorial for Bazaar magazine launched a successful modeling career. She worked with some of the greatest photographers, such as Richard Avedon (in whose books she appears), David Bailey, Arthur Penn and more.
She followed the family tradition of her father, who was a film director and producer, and then, at age 18, toured in repertory with the Oxford Playhouse. She acted on stage, in TV and films, working with actors such as Orson Wells, Lawrence Harvey, Olivia de Haviland, Nicole Williamson, and played opposite Robert DeNiro in The Last Tycoon (1976).
She gave up her acting career soon after her daughter
was born, and settled in Ojai, CA with her family. Conversations with
God marks her return to the silver screen.
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MICHAEL
GOORJIAN… as Roy “The Morning Boy”
Michael’s is a familiar face in American living rooms, where he was a regular guest star on television series “Growing Pains” (1985) and then as a regular on the ABC hit show “Life Goes On” (1989). At age 22, he snagged his first Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor as an autistic boy in the CBS TV movie “David's Mother” (1994). And the morning after, he was signed to join Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).
Later in 1994, Michael engaged the role of Justin Thompson in “Party of Five” (1994). His character was so compelling and fan-amiable that his six-episode contract was lengthened to three more years.
In 1997, he took leave of the “Party”
scene to become a filmmaker. He wrote and sold screenplays and starred in
movies such as SLC Punk! (1999), Something More (1999) and The Invisibles (1999), which he co-produced. His latest effort, Illusion,
starring Kirk Douglas, which Goorjian wrote, directed and also stars, and Happily Even After, both premiered on the festival circuit in 2004. Illusion took 1st Place Feature and the Audience Choice Award at
the Spiritual Cinema Circle’s first annual Festival-at-Sea, 2005.
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ABDUL
SALAAM EL RAZZAC… as Chef
A founding member of the African-American Penumbra Theater in St. Paul, MN, Abdul has directed productions at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Zephyr Theater, Los Angeles Theater Company and Glaxa Theater and is a company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
He’s earned the Los Angeles DramaLogue Award for best director for Oliver Mayer's Joe Louis Blues, an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award for his performances as Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Spencer in Etta Jenks and received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Toledo in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
He has also appeared on popular television shows
such as “Martin,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,”
“General Hospital,” “Becker” and “Frasier,”
among others. On the big screen, Abdul has acted in Pretty Woman (1990), 8 Mile (2002), Glory (1989), Malcolm X (1992), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and more.
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BRUCE
PAGE… as Fitch
After a thriving career as a high school teacher, Bruce Page returned to acting, something he’d loved in college, in 1990. Working primarily out of the Boston area, he concentrated on film. After roles in several independent films, stage shows and a few commercials (most notably an ESPN spot for the initial Extreme Games) he and his family moved to the west coast in 1996. Shortly thereafter, an offer to star in a limited run, Off Broadway show brought him and his family back east. Within a short period, he did several stage shows, Clint Eastwood cast him in Mystic River (2003), an Italian writer and producer gave him the starring role in Ring of the Bishop (2004) and most recently Phillip Noyce and Blake Masters cast him in the soon-to-be released Showtime series "Brotherhood / The Hill."
Bruce has always been interested in films that deliver
spiritual messages, so he eagerly participated in Stephen Simon’s first
tele-course years ago. Stephen and Bruce have remained close ever since. Bruce
is very excited, and thankful to Stephen, for being cast in Conversations
with God.
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JERRY
McGILL… as Oscar
With broad shoulders, an engaging smile and dreadlocks down past his shoulders, McGill is an actor, writer, filmmaker and quadriplegic whose life path is to have people with disabilities featured more prominently in the media.
At 16-years-old, Jerry McGill became the youngest member of the National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped (NTWH). In an actor’s benefit performance of “A Christmas Carol,” he starred as Tiny Tim, opposite a young Christopher Reeve.
Shortly thereafter, McGill left the NTWH for the
52nd Street Project, another theater company in Manhattan, where he became
the company’s first actor with a disability. There, he found himself
in the presence of many influential and admirable performers, namely Lili
Taylor, Frances McDormand and Martha Plimpton.
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VILMA
SILVA… as Liora Garcia
A company member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival since 1994, Silva has played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Celia in As You Like It, Rosaura in Life Is a Dream, Viola in Twelfth Night, Queen Anne in The Three Musketeers, Lise in OSF and Kennedy Center productions of The Magic Fire, and Yolande and Lynx in Daughters of the Revolution in the OSF and Berkeley Repertory Theatre productions and the touring productions to Birmingham Repertory Theatre in England, the Barbican Theatre in London and the La Jolla Playhouse, in San Diego, CA.
She has also performed various roles at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Dallas Theater Center, The Group Theatre (Seattle), American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, El Teatro Campesino, Sundance Institute Playwrights Lab.
On television, she has played Zenaida in “Redwood
Curtain,” Hallmark Hall of Fame, (1995), and Pamela Mossman in “A
Cry in the Night,” NBC, (1991).
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ZILLAH
GLORY… as Carly
The role of Carly marks Zillah Glory’s film debut, winning this much-coveted role over 600 other people for the Conversations with God production. The eldest of seven children, Zillah grew up in a small town in Minnesota and is currently living on the road as a traveling actress touring for theatre companies.
She just completed shooting a small role in Wisteria, a Scott Flynn Production. She has performed in many musicals and theatre productions.
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JAMES
J. PECK… as Oakley
In his 14 years with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, James J. Peck has played Ajax in Troilus and Cressida, Bardolph in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Montano in Othello, Jussac in The Three Musketeers, Carbon in Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as many others.
He has also worked with Imago, Theatre Mask Ensemble, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Houle-Wibaux Mime Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
A Waverly, OR native, Peck is also Founder and Artistic Director of the Nutshell Masks & Theater in Ashland, OR.
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SCOTT
CERVINE… as Neale’s Landlord
Actor, filmmaker and accomplished magician, Scott wrote, produced and stars in the angst-driven comedy Out of Proportion. This short film was a finalist in the 2005 Spiritual Cinema Festival-at-Sea and was also featured on 2005-Vol. 8 from The Spiritual Cinema Circle.
At the age of twenty, Scott was accepted as a full-fledged member of the Academy of Magical Arts. Siegfried and Roy have awarded him for his unique combination of comedy and magic. Scott has appeared (and disappeared!) in over a dozen countries, including the prestigious Winter Garten Theatre in Germany, the Futurist Theatre in England, and the International Theatre in Tokyo.
Television appearances include “3rd Rock From The Sun,” “Providence” and he is also a recurring actor on “Strong Medicine,” which airs on the Lifetime Channel.