Cornhole the Movie


Elaine Mello	Elaine Mello has performed in many plays (Loose Knit and Adult Entertainment) and sketch comedy shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles in such places as the Punch Line, The Phoenix, The Marsh, the Edgemar Theater and The Met. Her other work includes several commercials, industrials and films that appeared at the New York Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, the Syracuse International Film Festival and Sundance. She recently co-wrote and acted in the short play Dark Stages.
Vernon Dew	Since Cornhole, Vernon Dew has been keeping busy as a student at The Groundlings school of improv for the last two years. This year, he will be taking the next level of his Groundlings classes (maybe even work on some acting projects) and he will be getting married in November to his beautiful fiancé Laurie.
Tim Minger	Tim fell into acting rather late in life by way of a small community theater in Indiana. After several plays at the Historical Hoosier Theater, Tim auditioned for the University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music and received a talent-based scholarship. Tim left CCM before graduating to move he and his wife to Chicago, where he continued working on his craft. While in Chicago he was fortunate enough to be cast in several contemporary classics a few of which he is most proud of are the Inspector in J.B. Priestly’s, An Inspector Calls, and the Warden and the Sex Offender in Brendan Behan’s The Quare Fellow. After four years he and his wife relocated back to Cincinnati and Tim found himself in a string of short film projects, which led him to his last project, his work on the independent film Cornhole: The Movie.
Elizabeth Holmes	Elizabeth Holmes has numerous film, television and stage credits in her 20+ years as a professional actress. She has appeared as the evil Ms. Bliss in the Multi Award-Winning Psycho-Drama, Finale, which screened at the Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, as an official selection of Screamfest, the “Sundance of Horror Film Festival.” Because she loves to make people laugh, a favorite role of Elizabeth’s was that of the crass but loveable hillbilly, Kassie Bordner in Cornhole: The Movie. Elizabeth is also a talented vocalist and pianist. In 2002, she sang Aretha Franklin’s Respect on the Rosie O’Donnell Show with O’Donnell on backup vocals. One of her fondest television memories is that of being a “Showcase Winner” on The Price is Right, with the infamous Bob Barker. Besides her flourishing acting career, Elizabeth enjoys being a positive role model as Music Director and Adult Leader for several Teen Organizations. She spends time both on the East and West Coasts, but happily resides with her husband and four sons near Cincinnati, Ohio. You can contact Elizabeth Holmes by visiting www.ElizabethHolmesOnline.com.
Eric Feliciano	Since shooting Cornhole: The Movie Eric Feliciano has really gotten to experience his way around some major Hollywood sets. Having small but notable roles or appearances in big movies such as Four Christmases, Tropic Thunder, and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, he’s gotten to witness first hand how the other half live. Working in Horrorween the upcoming comedy/horror he’s gotten to work with the dark side of cinema and appearing in 7-10 Split as a Bowling Patron he’s gotten to witness another obscure sports comedy. But his most notable film roles outside of Cornhole: The Movie are that of Stephen Brosier in Code Black, Thelin in Beowulf: Prince of Geats and Alex Embry in Live Fast, Die Young and Rhett Butler in the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind. (The last one might not be accurate.)
Marisilda Garcia	It has been a busy year for Marisilda since she arrived at Los Angeles, from her native Texas a couple of years ago. She earned a role in the four time award winning short El Taxista, written and directed by Luis Robledo, as well as, a lead role in Tim Clarke’s Cornhole: The Movie while living in Kentucky in 2007. She can also be seen in the leading role of Chris Gibbons’ touching drama Abigail’s Reality and several commercials both in English and Spanish. Additionally Marisilda is the driving force behind Sorry, Nelson a Latin-edge band and winner of “Best Band” at Indie Fest USA 2008 as singer/songwriter and currently touring the Los Angeles area. Up next for the triple threat, pre-production of a Justin Evans motion picture, Confidence Men and a new position as managing director of the Center for Cinematic Arts, a performing arts center/production company in Los Angeles.
Drew Hanson	Drew is originally from Columbus, Ohio now residing in Chicago. He began acting and comedy in 2003 after a long career as the #1 rated Top 40 radio DJ on WNCI. Drew started on the radio at 14 years of age and often makes the joke "puberty ended on Sunday, and I was on the air Monday." Drew has starred in numerous independent films as well as over 40 commercials in his career... he even spent 2 years as a professional wrestler. He's currently enrolled in the infamous Second City comedy and improv institution in Chicago. He is still an occasional DJ and performs stand up comedy at numerous clubs in Chicago's north side. Twitter:@thedrewhanson Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedrewhanson
Ralph Scott	Ralph has just completed the Central Ohio premiere of Evie’s Waltz for CATCO, Columbus’ only professional company. This was his second appearance with the company after starring in the 2008 hit comedy, The Foursome. Last winter he appeared as Guest artist at OSU in their award winning production of, Noises off. He holds a B.F.A. in performance from Otterbein College and is a graduate of the Second City Training Center in Chicago. He has taught workshops and classes in acting and improv at Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio State, and Ballet Met. Most recently, Ralph has co-starred in a short film for Ron Foth Jr. Ass and the Elephant, and has a leading role in Cornhole The Movie. He has performed leading roles for Opera Columbus and Red Herring Theatre Ensemble. Lonesome West, Hellcab, Burn This, Hot and Throbbing, Italian American Reconciliation and The Three Penny Opera are among favorites. Ralph has performed in numerous regional and national commercials, including MasterCard with Peyton Manning, Time Warner Cable, Discover Ohio and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ron Burrage	Ron Burrage is thrilled to be a part of the Cornhole Craze! As an actor and singer, Ron is known for his powerful vocals, comedic timing and characterizations. Critics have called him A YOUNG JACK LEMMON, THE ONE TO WATCH, A TRIPLE-THREAT and a VOCAL POWERHOUSE. Theater credits include: Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd, Manny Rosen in the Poseidon: The Musical Adventure, LeFeu in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Utterson in Jekyll and Hyde, Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Mendel in Falsettoland, Edward in Blood Brothers, Charlie Brown in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and the Butler in the Tony-Award winning Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park production of Emma, the Musical. Film and commercial credits include: Cornhole: The Movie, Fallen the Series, Delta/Comair, Kroger, US Bank, and a handful of student films. Ron lives in Cincinnati, Ohio where he pursues his passion for theater, voice and film. And, believe it or not, Cincinnati has lots of it! For more information, visit www.ronburrage.com.
Randy Sterns	Randy has co-starred and been featured in 17 independent films including co-starring in the feature film Three Barbeques (http://threebarbecues.com), garnering her a Best Actress nomination from The B-Movie Film Festival, distributed by Film Threat and available on DVD at http://shakeitrecords.com. She recently acted in and produced the soon to be released feature Tweaker With An Axe (http://tweakerwithanaxe.com). Randy has performed in over 30 plays, including co-staring as Band Kelly in The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Deal and The Regular Show, debuting several of her original works, including Video Cafe and I Like To Sleep. She has produced several short and feature films including the features Nail Polish (won Best 35mm Feature at The Long Island Film Expo, and Best Home Grown Feature at Garden State Film Festival 2007), and The Time We Killed (nominated for a 2005 Independent Spirit Award, Fipresci award winner Berlinale 2004, Best NY New York Feature Tibeca 2004).She has her B.F.A. from the Art Academy of Cincinnati. View Randy's headshot and resume at http://therightcast.com/act/rrsterns/.
Michele Bress	Michele has appeared in numerous independent and industrial films and television commercials. Some of her favorite stage roles include Penny in You Can't Take It With You, Ruth in Blithe Spirit, Birdie in The Little Foxes, Miss Tipdale in Not Now, Darling, Annabelle in George Washington Slept Here, and Maggie in The Man Who Came To Dinner. She has been acting for most of her life and, in her career, has played both the ingenue Cecily (at 16) and the dowager Lady Bracknell (at present age) in The Importance of Being Ernest. She thoroughly enjoyed working with the extremely talented cast and crew of Cornhole: The Movie and wishes every success for the movie. Michele enjoys life in Pittsburgh with her fabulous husband Jim.
Ron Kennard	Ron is very thankful to God for any abilities, and all opportunities he’s had in the acting arena. School plays in the early days, faking an injury at the skating rink-just to get some attention (because he saw what happened when his brother got hurt…it worked) church plays, college, and a touring theatre company for several years. There’s also the “drama” that goes on at work too, but that’s another story. Ron’s a talker, and he loves telling stories…numerous commercials, industrials, and finally movies…the second and most recent being Cornhole: The Movie. He also thanks Carol, Cindy, and Chris from CAM for all their efforts in helping him tell stories, and the Clarkes…for seeing enough “stoned” in him to give him a chance AND for the millions he’s made on this project to allow him to rest in the lap of luxury! (Luxury is his wife’s name) not really...still tellin’ stories! Thank you Patty!
Robert Skyler Payne	After graduating from the University of Southern California studying Theatre and Film, Robert Skyler Payne has gone on to achieve many artistic goals. He directed and starred in his own short film entitled The Pizza King, which played at the Tallahassee, Red Rock, Mosaic LA, and Rincon International Film Festivals (pizzakingmovie.com). Recently, a commercial he helped produce named Casket, won the Doritos’s Challenge and aired during the Superbowl. He has acted in various commercials and films and can be seen in the upcoming independent film Cornhole: The Movie. Recently, he had the lead in the brilliantly funny original play Michael and Michelle’s Christmas Celebration Extravaganza. Along the comedy lines, he has performed stand up comedy at places like the world famous Comedy Store and regularly performs improv throughout L.A. He captured runner up in “The X-cution”, a 15 week, iron man improv competition held in Westwood, California. He co-founded an improv troupe known as Monkey Butler, which now teaches and performs improv around the world (monkeybutlercomedy.com).

Timothy Clarke	Timothy Clarke has been working in the entertainment industry for the past ten years. He has worked in the camera department on various commercials, music videos (JLo, The Jonas Brothers, American Rejects and Kings of Leon), bios (Spielberg, Tarentino and Denzel Washington) and television shows (NCIS and Brothers and Sisters). He worked with Jerry Bruckheimer on the television show “Close To Home” and “Justice“. Tim directed the short films “A Better Life” and “Perceptions“, which were voted audience favorites at the Valley Film Festival and “A Better Life” was a finalist in the Open Short Competition. “The Bridesmaid” was a short film that Tim co-wrote, co-produced and was the director of photography. He was director of photography on the music video “Hot Sahara“, which was featured on the television shows The L Word, Ugly Betty, and Samantha Who?. Tim wrote and directed “Cornhole: The Movie“. He graduated with a business degree from Ohio State University.
Kent Bernhard	This is Kent Bernhard’s first feature film as a producer. In addition to working in the film industry for the last nine years in production, he has written the screenplay Sing Out for Chancellor Entertainment, which is currently in pre-production. He also co-wrote and co-produced the children’s television pilot Mama Dee’s Den for executive producers Nathan Ahdoot and Robert Ahdoot. He’s an eight year board member for the Midwest Entertainment Connection (www.meconn.org) and the current president of the organization. In 2006 he co-produced and directed the short film The Bridesmaid which is touring festivals now. Kent Bernhard has a BA in Moving Image Arts from the College of Santa Fe, NM, where he first got his taste of producing with the ambitious short film Laugh Joey Laugh back in 2000.
Elaine Mello-Clarke	Elaine Mello-Clarke was an associate producer on the feature film Nail Polish, which won for best homegrown feature at the Garden State Film Festival and Best 35mm Feature Film at the Long Island Film Expo. Elaine co-produced and co-wrote the short films A Better Life and Bridesmaid and was co-producer, director and writer of the short film Loneliness. She has produced, as well as, directed plays and sketch comedy shows both in San Francisco (The Punch Line) and Los Angeles. Elaine was a freelance Producer/Programmer for the Artivist Film Festival, featuring such films as Super Size Me, Born Into Brothels and Fast Food Nation. Her work was seen at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the Mill Valley Film Festival, the Denver Film Festival and the Syracuse International Film Festival.
Jeremie Brillant	Jeremie Brilliant has a style of film making that is "par excellence". Raised in San Diego and educated in both Los Angeles and Paris in photography and motion-picture film, Jeremie's international edge and SoCal spirit combine to produce work that always exceeds his clients' expectations. With many years experience behind the camera and as a member of the Local 80 Grip Union, Jeremie's unique backgrounds in both lighting and photography allow him to effortlessly communicate on-set to ensure efficiency, safety and creativity. Jeremie expresses his passion for his craft in his company, Brilliant Images, where his clients quickly learn that the name "Brilliant" is no mistake. His Clients include AT&T, Hanes, Puma, Payless, Airwalk, WWE, Naki Surf and Green Appletree Clothing, to name a few.
Jason Stewart	Jason Stewart has worked in reality TV for ten years, editing more than 40 TV series and pilots. Some of Jason’s credits include “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” and “Amazing Race.” Often, Jason serves as supervising editor, overseeing editing teams and serving as a finishing editor on episodes before they go to air. Jason has worked for many post-production companies in Los Angeles including Shapiro/Grodner Productions, Endemol USA, and Mark Burnett Productions. Jason is finishing serving as Supervising Editor on NBC’s newest game show “Minute to Win It.”In addition to television work, Jason stays busy with independent films, completing 9 feature films over the last 4 years. Three of these films, “World’s Greatest Dad,” “Sleeping Dogs Lie” and “Douchebag” have been official selections at the Sundance Film Festival. He also dabbles in music videos, documentaries, and commercials, recently working on a new Microsoft commercial campaign.
Christopher Plaskett	Christopher Plaskett was Cornhole: the Movie's Unit Production Manager. Cornhole is the first feature film on which he worked, though he's reasonably certain that his inexperience isn't at all evident in the final product. For that, he credits a spectacular cast and crew comprised of a team of tremendously varied tenure. He's also reasonably certain that Dewey's Pizza was the only thing that sustained him throughout the production of the film. Christopher has since relocated to New York City where he's working as a freelance Interactive Producer (well, he hopes he's working... If you know anyone, put in a good word, okay?). Also, he thinks you're awesome. Seriously, AWESOME.
Brian Stegeman	Brian Stegeman was born in 1977 in a small town in Northern Kentucky. He went to school at Campbell County High School, and made sure he did nothing of importance for a couple years after graduating in 1995, until entering Northern Kentucky University for a dual degree in Philosophy and History. By the time he got into the film/commercial/print industry, he had experienced more jobs than anyone should ever experience. Production work, at first, was Brian's forte, and from his early days as a PA on such films as Spiderman 3 and on national-scale commercials for Proctor and Gamble, he was able to eventually move on to a career in the camera department. Brian is now a Local 600 union-member, and has been working in the camera department for about 4 years, specializing in High Definition tapeless-media cameras, such as the RED camera. Brian now lives in SantaMonica, California.
Kate Blaylock-Wehby	Kate was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and has earned degrees in both Psychology and Interior Design. Kate has worked extensively in Commercial and Residential Interior Design in Cincinnati, and throughout the United States. She has also worked as Director of Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising programs for the Art Institutes. Kate landed her first break in the film industry when someone approached her to develop the set and production design for the move “Cornhole, The Movie”. She was thrilled to have the opportunity to expand her repertoire. Her Design experience has played a strong part in the transition to Production Designer. She truly enjoys converting ordinary locations into marvelous sets. Combined with an intuitive eye for detail, a strict attentiveness to budget and the ability to adapt quickly under pressure, Kate’s experience reveals a unique perspective when managing her design team and collaborating with producers, directors, clients and other departments.
Emily Joel	After 3 years working in the National Health Service I decided I wanted to do something more exciting with my life, so I took myself down to Shepperton Film Studios in England and trained to be a Makeup Artist. I graduated in December 2006 and in early 2007 an advert caught my eye for crew members needed for a feature film in Ohio. After reading the script (and laughing a lot) followed by a chat with Kent and Tim over the phone (which proved tricky with the time difference!), I couldn't wait to be involved and I agreed to offer my services in return for a place to stay and food to eat. Since then I have worked as a Makeup Artist on films such as The Damned United (Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent) and The Red Riding Trilogy (Sean Bean) as well as Designing on several independent British productions. Sadly my work is yet to bring me back to America, but I hope to be back soon.