Welcome to the official blog of "Red Scare: The Movie!" This is the place where you will get the most up to date news and information on this movie from pre-production, throughout production, and into post-production and beyond! You will be treated to updates from me (the writer, producer, and one of the actors) and you will also get "director journal" updates from our director, William Dautrick Jr.
Auditions for "Red Scare" are going to be held in mid-April, but some of the roles were already cast while filming "Blaming George Romero" and the "Red Scare" trailer. Today, for our first blog, I would like to introduce you to the cast (so far):
Sam Platizky (Rex Steel/Writer)
Most recently, Sam has starred in Blaming George Romero, which he also wrote and produced. He has also appeared in the web series pilot, Paris! (Leo) and the musical films, The Mashal Man (Baker) and The Mashal Man 2(Salesman). He has worked on several large films and TV shows including HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (FBI Cadet), Julie & Julia (Shoe Shiner), and I Am Legend (ESU Officer).He has also appeared Off-off Broadway in The Funeral Director’s Wife at the Richmond Shepard Theatre and Lord of the Flies (Piggy) at the Teatro La Tea Theatre. Sam graduated from New Jersey City University, majoring in English with a concentration in Theatre. While there, he worked on numerous productions including I Hate Hamlet (Andrew Rally), No Exit (Garcin), The French Have a Word for It (Redillon), Anything Goes (Moonface Martin), Hot L Baltimore (Paul Granger), The Secret Garden (Dickon), and Next Time I’ll Sing to You (Rudge). Red Scare marks the second of Sam's screenplays to be produced into a feature length film.
Christina Garced (Veronica Valencourt)
Christina Garced is a triple threat performer gracing both the stage and screen with her acting, singing, and dancing talents. Along with being a professional competitive ballroom dancer and recently crowned Rising Star Smooth Champion for the World Dance-O-Rama, Christina is also the artistic director, choreographer and instructor of an award winning Dance Troupe. Having graduated with a BA in English Theatre from New Jersey City University, Christina continues her studies at various studios in NYC (Black Nexxus, Edge Studios, The Network, and Actor’s Connection). She has auditioned in front of Jennifer Lopez (“Doin’ it Well” Music Video), Shane Sparks at the So You Think You Can Dance Atlanta Auditions and has danced with the Dance Mob marketing team for “Chicago” on Broadway. Her most recent credits include, being a finalist on VH1’s Dance Cam Slam, The Today Show (NBC), TLC’s Cake Boss and appearing in Maxim Magazine.
Robert Lise (Vlad Sinisterski)
Robert Lise is a graduate of New Jersey City University’s English-Theater program and a resident of Bayonne, NJ. His artistic career began when he portrayed Hansel in his grammar school’s production of Hansel and Gretal. In the years since, Robert has acted in over 25 stage productions. His favorite roles include Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet, Vatelin in The French Have a Word for It, Meff in Next Time I’ll Sing to You, and Inspector Ruffing in Ravenscroft, all on NJCU’s main stage.In 2010, Robert directed the feature film Blaming George Romero and played the role of Bobby Lowe. He also directed two plays during college, Playwriting 101: The Rooftop Lesson by Rich Orloff and Wanda’s Visit by Christopher Durang. In his spare time, Robert enjoys watching movies, playing board and card games with his beautiful muse Loarina, and drinking white wine and craft beers. Robert is extremely excited to be playing the villain Vlad Sinistersky in Red Scare.
Loarina Gonzalez (Becky Sue)
Loarina Gonzalez is currently a senior at NJCU pursuing a B.A. in English Theater. She has taken part in many plays at the college such as The Trojan Woman as Cassandra, No Exit as Inez, The Triumph of Love as Leonide and I Hate Hamlet as Felicia. She has also directed a one-act play A Whole House Full of Babies and acted in the short film Speed Musing. Most recently, she appeared on screen as "Loarina Lopez" in Blaming George Romero and on stage in The Vagina Monologues. In her spare time she likes to watch movies, listen to music, read, draw and dance. She would also like to thank her family and friends for all their support they have shown her over the years and let them know how much she loves them all.
Dan Gregory (Tony)
Dan is a co-partner in Darklight Media & Entertainment (http://darklightmedia.weebly.com/index.html). He has appeared in the independent films White Rose, The Animal I Have Become, Burnt, The Definitive Point, Blaming George Romero, Mesada, & Oscillator. When he is not acting, Dan is a screenwriter and substitute teacher/substitute autistic child aid. He is a 2007 graduate of Kean University (BA Communication Studies) and a 2010 graduate of NYFA’s screen acting program. Currently, he is taking private improvisation and scene study classes at the Stella Adler Acting Studio in NYC.
Isaac Platizky ("Happy" Charlie Steel)
Isaac is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association. Recently, he has been taking Improv classes with the Upright Citizens Brigade. He has been in Charlotte's Web (Theatre Works USA tour), Trojan Women, Shadow Box, Next Time I'll Sing to You, The Devil and Bobby Gould (at New Jersey City University's Black Box Theatre), Antigone and Merry Wives of Windsor (with Hudson Shakespeare Co.), and Happy Hour (with the Michael Chekov Co.). He has appeared in the short independent films In the Dark, and Outcalls. He can also be seen as an extra in Law and Order, War of the Worlds, Wherer God Left His Shoes, and Fighting. This is his second feature with Narrow Bridge Films, the first being Blaming George Romero.
William Dautrick Jr. (Billy the Barber/Director)
Billy started acting in the 4th grade, and continued to do so at Bayonne High School. It was through doing this that Billy realized he was interested in the technical side of things, and began to work on lights & sounds for theatrical productions. This soon led to training at BenTV under Sal Iannaci and Cali Macchia, where he trained as an editor, gaffer, and director and was the head editor of the network during his last year. He continued to study film and directing after this through various books and classes, and is now currently the production manager and a DJ and MC for Elite Sound Entertainment. Most recently, Billy was the Assistant Director and one of the featured zombies in Blaming George Romero.
Aaron Visco (Pieter)
Aaron is happy to make his triumphant return as a zombie, as the evil Russian zombie, "Pieter." Most recently, Aaron played one of the featured zombies in "Blaming George Romero." Prior to becoming a graduate of William Paterson University, Aaron appeared in numerous plays at Bayonne High School. When he is not acting as a zombie for this production team, pouring drinks at bars in the tri-State area, or curling phonebooks in hotel rooms, Aaron is a proud employee of Weichert Realtors, where he is a top notch Super Realtor: http://aaronvisco.weichertagentpages.com/
Joey Mosca (Dr. Armenheimer/Master of All Things Audio)
Joey was born in Staten Island, NY in 1986, and has lived in Jersey City all his life. He wanted to make movies since he was a kid and declared his major in Media Arts when he entered NJ City University.
Over the years he has produced an impressive and varied body of work, which garnered him the prestigious Dr. Joseph Drew Award for Excellence in Media Production upon his graduation from the Media Arts
Department in 2008. His work has been screened at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City and the Jersey City Museum. He has been featured in The Urban Image Film Festival and The New Jersey Young
Film & Video Festival multiple times. Joey is a skilled director, editor, and technician, and is highly sought after for his expertise in location and post-production sound, film and video production.
Over the years he has produced an impressive and varied body of work, which garnered him the prestigious Dr. Joseph Drew Award for Excellence in Media Production upon his graduation from the Media Arts
Department in 2008. His work has been screened at the Landmark Loew's Jersey Theater in Jersey City and the Jersey City Museum. He has been featured in The Urban Image Film Festival and The New Jersey Young
Film & Video Festival multiple times. Joey is a skilled director, editor, and technician, and is highly sought after for his expertise in location and post-production sound, film and video production.
Tony Pineiro (Beatnik)
The story of how Tony became a part of the Narrow Bridge Films/Lion Face Lemon Face Productions family is one shrouded in mystery. Some say that he appeared one day and just started working on Blaming George Romero, while others say he came on as a favor to his friend Joey. The world may never know the truth. All that is known is that once he started working with this group, the group refused to let him go, first forcing him to play a role in the Red Scare trailer and then expanding that role for the feature film. A graduate of New Jersey City University, Tony is an amazing addition to the Red Scare team, both on and off camera.
Stay tuned to this page for more exciting announcements as we proceed to bring Red Scare: The Movie! to life.
Stay tuned!
Sam Platizky
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare: The Movie!
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