Premiere Date!!!

We have got the premiere date with the theater set!  March 20th, 2012 at 7:30pm.  Tickets are available at https://celebrationcinema.com/movie/Ransomed/3-20-2012

Actor Bio - Natalie Jeanne - Rose (lead mercenaries daughter)

Natalie Jeanne plays Rose the lead mercenaries daughter. Her main interests include baking, writing, animals, horseback riding, and contra dancing. Her favorite place to be would be with her friends in a castle filled with secret passages or in the mountains riding horses and her favorite subject in school is Home Economics. Other interesting things about Natalie's are these: she wants to be a writer, baker and own a pet shop. Natalie’s thoughts are about her character are quote “It was really fun playing a fighting little girl who had amazing skills with weapons.” What she liked about being in the movie was being with her friends, getting to help with almost every job and of course acting. Natalie was previously in various homemade movies, Homeschool Performing Art's (aka HPA's) Seussical as a Who and Cadet, HPA’s Aristo Cats as a goose and currently in HPA’s Wizard of Oz as a Munchkin and Ozian. The jobs she did for Ransomed are part time boom mic holder, hair and make up assistant, helping carry stuff, production assistant, actor, co-animal supervisor, child supervisor, props, snack assistant and sets assistant.

Actor Bio - Grace - Fifika (Roma person)

Grace plays Fifika in Ransomed.
Her interests are Music, Literature, and acting.
Her favorites subjects in school are English and Orchestra.
What her thoughts were about her character are, quote “Fifika is calm and collected, and she won’t hesitate to say what she’s thinking. She believes in the equality of all people, but respects the class system of her time.”
What Grace liked about being in the movie: to go through the creative process, and to work with the special people on set.
Other interesting things about her, she loves to write music, and scripts for short films or plays.
Acting history: Been involved with All-of-us Express Children's Theater since the Summer of 2010, in shows like "Peter Pan," "Pixies, Kings, and Magical Things", with Homeschool Performing Arts since the Fall of 2008, in "The Sound of Music", "Seussical", "Brigadoon", and "Anne of Green Gables", and just completed a production of Robin Hood with AECT, serving as the Assistant Director.
Jobs she did for the movie: Actor, Set Designer, makeup help

Actor Bio - Alexander Michael - Random Guy on Road

Alexander Michael plays the Boy on the road in Ransomed; his jobs were sets assistant, actor and he helped carry stuff. His main interests are baseball, weaponry, sports, cooking and reading Alex liked being in the movie because he got to hang out with his friends and got to watch movies on break.  He thought his character quote “was fun to play because he had lots  of lines.” Alex’s favorite weapon is a re-curve bow, and he is saving up his money to buy one.. Interesting things about him are that he is very good with mechanics, he is sometimes called Alexander Gram Bell.  Alex’s acting history is as follows through out the years he has played in many homemade movies,  in 2010 he played in HPA’s Suessical as a Who and Cadet, in 2011 he stared in HPA’s Aristo Cats as Toulouse, also in 2011 he played in HPA’s 101 Dalmatians as a boxer (London dog) and since 2009  Alex has been participating in HPA’s summer camps.

Actor Bio - Patrick - Bandit

Patrick
Character, Bandit

What his thoughts were about his character: “I think it is cool to be a bandit in the movie and die at the end.” What he liked about being in the movie: Being in the crew, getting to sword fight as a bandit and eating snacks. What his interests are: He likes to play winter sports such as Ice Hockey and Skiing, and he like to play music. Patrick’s favorite subject in school is Music and his favorite cars are All Camaros. This is Patrick’s first production. His jobs were: Boom mic holder, actor and tech - helper.

Actor Bio - Renee - Lady Sarah of Cloverfield

Renee
Character, Lady Sarah of Cloverfield

Her interests are: making short films with her friends, watching movies, hanging out with friends :)
Favorite class in school: Film As Literature.
Favorite color: white
Thoughts on her character: “she is a young aunt who is doing the best she can to take care of her niece. She tries to be in control because her niece's mother has died and in some ways she fills that empty gap in her niece's heart, but she also wants to be a friend, especially since they are so close in age.”
What Rennee liked about being in the movie: “I love finally being able to work on a film set. I like it more than stage. It gives me this good feeling like I'm right where I'm supposed to be. Plus, the atmosphere was so fun and everyone was a blast to hang out with! “
Interesting things about her: She lived in Europe for a year, her room is covered in movie posters! And she has a little adorable dog named Daphne.
Acting history: Night Of The Pterodactyls and played the main roles mother and played in Dracula as Lucy Westenra.
Jobs for the movie: actor and provided some of the props and accessories for the gypsy camp.

Actor Bio - Becca - Miss Molly Kendrick

Becca portrayed Molly Kendrick in the movie Ransomed.
Her main interests are acting and music.
Becca’s favorite subject in school is drama.
One of her favorite authors is Jane Austin.
What she thought about her character is...
    “She is a rich spoiled brat, who eventually changes to a nice young lady; plus she was fun to play.”
Becca liked being in the movie because she was able to act and was with her friends a lot.
Other interesting things about her are that she likes old fashioned dancing and her shoulder is double jointed.
Other productions she has participated in are:
    Teenwork’s Florence Nightingale, as a patient and a nurse;
    Teenwork’s Death and Life of Every Man, as Bonia and Betty Cash;
    Teenwork’s Little Woman, as Beth;
    Homeschool Performing Arts (HPA)’s Brigadoon as a lass; and
    starred in HPA’s Anne of Green Gables, as Anne Shirley.
Becca’s jobs in the movie were acting, make -up assistant and she was a part-time cameraman.