Rashawn Underdue - "Travelle"

At the tender age of seven, while entertaining the family at Thanksgiving dinner with his famous Mohammed Ali impersonation, Rashawn quickly learned the pains of show business when he tripped on his two left feet smashing the corner of his right eye socket into the corner of his great-grandmother's glass coffee table. Twenty years and eight stitches later, Rashawn is still a glutton for punishment.

Rashawn's love for the arts was cultivated at Will Rogers Elementary School in the South Bronx, New York City. Here, Rashawn learned that his mother and neighbors were allergic to his trumpet playing. Finding the stage a more suitable medium for his talents, Rashawn starred in 3 kiddy productions.

Rashawn's hunger to dazzle and entertain followed him to high school where he honed and perfected his vocal skills. Rashawn entered and won many Hip-Hop reggae contests throughout NYC. In spite of winning underground recognition and the opportunity to record an album, Rashawn's mother insisted that he complete a college education before he took the road to stardom.

This desire to inspire the masses followed Rashawn to college where he not only hosted his own radio show - he also found time between his busy Business Management/Information Science double major to join the theater club and assist the theater department. This is where Rashawn's soul chose its path.

After three years in corporate America and mid-stream in an MBA program, Rashawn entered the International Model and Talent Association's annual talent search in NYC where he joined the ranks of young actors like Ashton Kutcher and Katie Holmes by sweeping his division and winning Talent of the Year 2001.

Since then Rashawn has relocated to LA where he studies drama and film with Gregory Bach and comedy and stage with Art Evans. He has booked two national commercials, starred in 5 independent films, 4 plays, and a few very small soap spots. Rashawn is steadily working towards becoming a great film and stage actor and hopes to avoid glass tables in the future.


Jeanne Mount - "Miss Jenny"

Jeanne Mount took up acting because she wanted to be somebody else. "I took an acting class, and I had to be somebody else. It's a great feeling," she says. "Better than singing." Singing was her first career--she traveled all over the U.S. with large bands and in nightclubs. "With singing, you can't make mistakes before a live audience. They hear every false note," she says, "but with acting, you can have as many takes to get it right as the director will allow. And the best part of it is that the director instructs you in his vision of the film--you don't have to come up with one yourself. Not that you can't add to a film in significant ways--you can. And that's one of the biggest challenges--to add to a film in a significant way that doesn't disrupt the overall vision of the writer and director, but instead, complements it." An actress whom I particularly admire who does this in almost every instance is Meryl Streep.

Jeanne has acted in approximately 15 short films, and two commercials since she took up acting two years ago. Her ambition is to be a TV series regular--to portray somebody's rich aunt, or a top deputy public defender, or an alien from another world. "Being an alien from another world would be an exciting acting opportunity," she says enthusiastically.


Ransford Doherty - "Devante", the Injured Thief

Ransford Doherty is a native of Washington DC. He began studying acting in high school and earned a B.F.A in Theatre Performance from Longwood College. Since arriving in Los Angeles, Ransford has guest-starred on several hit shows like "E.R.", "NYPD Blue", "Las Vegas" and "Joan of Arcadia." Film credits include "What Matters Most"(Lifetime), "Silent Warnings" (SCI-FI Channel) and the 2005 theatrical release "Hostage" (Miramax) starring Bruce Willis.

Franceska Lynne - "Crystal", the Caretaker

Franceska Lynne was born in Florida and raised in Alabama and Atlanta, GA. She has studied acting in London, New York, and Los Angeles with such teaching luminaries as Vivienne Guignard, Julie Bovasso, Judy Magee, Ben Guillory, and Alfred Molina. She holds an MFA from the Brooklyn College Department of Theatre and her favorite stage roles include Viola in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", Chloe in Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia", and Stella in Harold Pinter's "The Collection." Franceska currently lives in Los Angeles and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and Actors Equity Association. She is also a proud member of the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company and appeared in "The Tempest" in 2003. She looks forward to performing in "The Merchant of Venice" in 2005. Franceska's recent television and film credits include a CBS promo for the NCAA March Madness Tournament, where she appeared alongside Samuel L. Jackson, the first episode of the upcoming final season of "Six Feet Under", and the independent short "Among Thieves", an official selection of the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Her personal heroes include Mahatma Gandhi, MLK, Rosa Parks, and the Beatles.


P.J. Marshall - "Officer Stiles"

PJ Marshall recently relocated to Los Angeles from New York city where he studied acting at the Wynn Handman Studio. His New York credits include guest starring roles on "Law&Order:SVU", "OZ", and "Ghost Stories." His film credits include, "Ghetto Dawg", "Amnesia" and "Whipper Snapper" a film written, directed and starring his lovely & super talented girlfriend and which P.J. also co-produced. He has also appeared in numerous Off & Off-Off Broadway Plays like "Fool For Love", "Resevior Dogs", "Lie of the Mind" to name a few. After Among Thieves, he snagged the lead role of a gambling addict in the film "The Run", currently in post-production. PJ is currently living and auditioning in LA and enjoying all of its great sunshine.


Ty Kopp - "Officer Bianchi"

Ty Kopp was born and raised in Louisiana where he received an M.F.A. in acting from Louisiana State University. He is a life-long Tiger fan and a believer in the magic of Tiger Stadium on Saturday nights in the fall. He has also studied acting in Los Angeles with renowned actor and teacher, Steve Eastin. Ty has numerous independent film and television credits and has performed in professional regional theatres throughout the country including the Fringe Festival in Winnipeg, Canada. He has worked with such distinguished directors as John Dennis, who has directed at the Mark Taper Forum, Barry Kyle of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Rita Giomi, a celebrated director based in Seattle. Besides acting, Ty loves to play golf, when he can find the time, and he loves to travel. Most of all, he loves his family and his friends.