https://www.theuniverseischewing.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2018-01-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a5953720d9297fec768e1fc/1515803562096/Screen+Shot+2018-01-10+at+6.34.38+PM.png Home https://www.theuniverseischewing.com/gallery daily 0.75 2018-01-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a59680153450a8d5a9b242f/1515808816007/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.21.40+AM.png Gallery https://www.theuniverseischewing.com/gallery-1 daily 0.75 2018-01-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a60d2b571c10b8fa3e66e31/1516294880865/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.21.40+AM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a605de0c83025eb24dece73/1516265783234/SKSD9824.JPG GALLERY photo by: Sherri Kauk https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60d40c0d9297648ea41faf/1516296981106/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.22.38+AM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60d42b8165f5dba0676cc0/1516296981456/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.05.04+PM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60d87b085229489235c792/1516296981113/unnamed+%284%29.jpg GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a6060bde2c483a5c2744ff8/1516296981109/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.13.42+PM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60600fec212d0970f07e6f/1516296981158/unnamed+%287%29.jpg GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60d85cc8302538e5f25428/1516296981160/unnamed.jpg GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60d4d88165f5dba0679f58/1516296981171/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.10.31+PM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a6061c224a694c11654b96d/1516296981168/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.21.45+AM.png GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a605f2871c10b8fa3d26bfb/1516296981224/SKSD9784.JPG GALLERY photo by: Sherri Kauk https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a60da3253450aecd7d4785e/1516297003703/SKSD9761+%281%29.JPG GALLERY photo by: Sherri Kauk https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/5a605ada53450a9fb2eb17cc/5a605af3f9619a7f880c5bb9/1516264299056/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.08.11+PM.png GALLERY https://www.theuniverseischewing.com/cast daily 0.75 2018-01-29 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a596cbe53450a8d5a9bbd40/1515810072801/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.14.03+PM.png CAST Sarah Scott "Ex-fiancee" Sarah Scott stars in the docudrama Soaked in Bleach as rocker Courtney Love and in the upcoming thriller Desperate Waters. She appeared in the 2011 Best Picture winner The Artist and has guest starred on TV shows such as Castle, Bones, True Blood, Masters of Sex, CSI:NY, and Rissoli & Isles. Sarah is a graduate of New York University. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a59593308522942afe68186/1515805083807/steve CAST Steve Connell Himself Equal parts actor, comic, poet, and motivator Steve Connell has become a transformative and sought after entertainer with private performances for President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Norman Lear and many others. He has created customized work for companies like Sony/Universal, Pioneer, Farmers and TEDMED. His performances have been seen on stage, film and tv everywhere from Sundance to the White House, from the Kennedy Center to the Public, on ABC, HBO, MTV and more. His newest major work, Transit Space, created with Diavolo, is currently touring the world and his newest online piece “We Are The Lions”, has amassed over 7 million views, and was recently performed live at the UN. You can find out more at www.steveconnellcreates.com https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a596a59ec212dd50666be09/1516294400793/david CAST David Newcomer "Dad" David started very early as a committed pretender. With a big imagination an some equally committed friends, middle school through high school saw gorilla theater in the streets as well as the beginnings of a classical theatre training by some wonderful mentors. His education continued at The Pacific Conservatory Of The Performing Arts. Then on to being a founder of two theatre companies over 20 years and creating a very successful training program (SAVE Theatre) for young artists. David is a multi award winner for his acting and directing for the stage and is thrilled to be working with Steven on this project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a59700508522942afe96cef/1515810965728/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+6.09.34+PM.png CAST Dean Chekvalah "Zack" Dean has graced numerous TV shows in minor roles. He made his debut in the movie Tainted, a sarcastic comedy thriller about a vampire who sets out to infect the blood of a hospital and the twenty-something slackers who set out to stop him. Five years later, he returned to the showbiz world, only this time, he concentrated on the small screen. He appeared on Numb3rs, NCIS, Austin Golden Hour, Skip Tracer, Without a Trace and ER. In 2009, Chekvala was cast as J.D. Dunn on Harper’s Island, a CBS series about a group of family and friends who travel for a destination wedding to an island famous for a streak of unsolved murders. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a5959bbe4966bd4a50792eb/1515805247239/torian CAST Troian Bellisario "Girlfriend" Troian spent a good portion of the last seven years playing Spencer Hastings on “PRETTY LITTLE LIARS” for which she won four Teen Choice surfboards, although she's only ever seen one of them. Along the way she also co-founded The Casitas Company and created a number of short films including "EXILES" which premiered at the Marfa Film Festival in 2015. Last year she wrote, produced and starred in "FEED,” her first feature film which was produced by Sony Pictures. In 2017 she was awarded the Television Industry Advocacy Award by the Creative Coalition who she works closely with to encourage advocacy and continuing funding for the arts in the United States. She just wrapped shooting Richard Linklater's "WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?" with Cate Blanchett and Billy Crudup. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a596d5ac83025fbb00f8304/1515810185372/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.22.24+AM.png CAST George Griffith "Drunk Producer" George Griffith is best known for his enigmatic portrayal of “that f^cker Ray” Monroe on Twin Peaks. It was not entirely unexpected to discover him in the continuation of the landmark series as David Lynch has lauded Griffith’s feature film debut as: “Beautifully written. Beautifully directed. Beautifully acted. Beautifully filmed.” Griffith will be directing and acting in his second feature film in 2018. He can be seen in the upcoming Destroyer directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Nicole Kidman. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a594f4b08522942afe51e58/1515802528813/Screen+Shot+2018-01-11+at+12.21.40+AM.png CAST https://www.theuniverseischewing.com/crew daily 0.75 2018-01-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a60ccbf24a694c11666c093/1516293327980/12719106_10209159048153728_7092648415329802669_o.jpg CREW Zack Mathers Producer, Editor, Asst. Director on Set Zack Mathers is the founder and creative director of Frequent Flyer Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company and creative agency created in 2003. Under the Frequent Flyer banner, Zack has produced and directed dozens of television and web commercials for a variety of worldwide clients, including Pioneer Electronics and Taylor Guitars. As a lifelong friend of Steve Connell’s, Zack has produced and directed a vast array of his work, from recording/producing his 2001 debut, “The Intimate Nature of Knife Fights”, to directing more than a dozen spoken word performances for a wide range of corporate clients.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a6056bce2c483a5c2734420/1516263106337/unnamed+%283%29.jpg CREW Steve Connell Co-Director Equal parts actor, comic, poet, and motivator Steve Connell has become a transformative and sought after entertainer with private performances for President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Norman Lear and many others. He has created customized work for companies like Sony/Universal, Pioneer, Farmers and TEDMED. His performances have been seen on stage, film and tv everywhere from Sundance to the White House, from the Kennedy Center to the Public, on ABC, HBO, MTV and more. His newest major work, Transit Space, created with Diavolo, is currently touring the world and his newest online piece “We Are The Lions”, has amassed over 7 million views, and was recently performed live at the UN. You can find out more at www.steveconnellcreates.com https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a60ce56f9619a7f881f8751/1516293739452/SK+DP.jpg CREW Sherri Kauk Director of Photography Sherri Kauk has a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute. She has lensed 5 feature films and worked in over 30 countries. Her work airs on Netflix, CBS, A&E, Lifetime; has screened at SXSW, Frameline, Guadalajara, Tel Aviv International Film Festivals; and shortlisted at Cannes, Sundance and Berlinale. Articles about her work appear in the Huffington Post, LA Times, the BBC and Variety. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a6053a60d9297648e8e91cb/1516263889467/Brett.jpg CREW Brett Juskalian 2nd Director of Photography Bio coming soon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a605774ec212d0970ef98e1/1516263284914/unnamed+%281%29.jpg CREW Daniel Mackenzie Music Composition Daniel Mackenzie is an Emmy-nominated songwriter and winner of the prestigious ASCAP Sammy Cahn Lyricist Award and the ASCAP Foundation Joe Raposo Award. Mackenzie wrote three songs for the musical film Basmati Blues (2018) starring Oscar winner Brie Larson, who performs two of the songs. Mackenzie has co-written seven songs with Joss Stone including Christmas single All I Want For Christmas, Girlfriend On Demand, featured on Joss' Oct 2009 release Colour Me Free and I Get High, a bonus track on the album. Dan wrote and produced original songs for the film musical Dear Dumb Diary (2013), directed by Tony-nominated director Kristin Hanggi. His TV and Film Placements include Karate Kid 3, For Keeps, The Chris Isaac Show, Jack and Bobby, Popular, Everwood, Jerseylicious, A Golden Christmas, The Night Shift, Naomi and Ely’s No-Kiss List. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a60cff99140b7408d07e069/1516294284265/SKSD9862.JPG CREW Kristin Hanggi Co-Director Kristin is best known for directing and developing the international smash-hit Rock of Ages. Ms. Hanggi's musical received five Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for Kristin. She has directed the productions on Broadway, the West End, Australia, Toronto, Las Vegas, and two National Tours. Ms. Hanggi's other stage work includes developing and directing the original productions of the acclaimed pop opera bare, which ran to sold-out audiences in Los Angeles and off-Broadway. Bare brought Ms. Hanggi numerous accolades including the Ovation Award for Best Musical, LA Weekly Award for Best Musical, and the Robby Award for Best Director. bare has gone on to have over 100 productions worldwide. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a56b395017db276cd76a94d/t/5a60580b8165f5dba0524a78/1516297222030/Screen+Shot+2018-01-12+at+5.14.43+PM.png CREW Jeff Pittle Lead Animator Jeffrey Pittle is an award-winning Creative Director/Production Designer working in the fields of television and film. Sought after for his story-telling ability and design sense in motion graphics, animation and logo design, he has gained a strong national following over the past 20 years. His extensive toolbox of styles and solid understanding of the client's aspirations help create the most successful and recognized results. Studying film and animation at the School of Visual Arts (NYC), he honed his talents in many important areas including illustration, art direction, and conceptualization/branding. 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