MUSIC TO MY EARS
A new backstage movie
musical!
MINI-BIOS
CHRISTOPHER P. JACOBS teaches film at the University of North Dakota, is the movies
editor for the High Plains Reader, and works as a part-time projectionist at
the local ten-plex. He has made numerous shorts on film and video since age 14,
and has completed five digital features in the past five years. Previous movies
include The Threat of the Mummy and
its sequel Vengeance of the Sorceress
(both 2002), Dark Highways (2003),
and Miss Mystic (2004), as well as
the half-finished Working Nights.
MARK LANDA is the Executive Director of the Empire Arts Center. His
background is in marketing and advertising and the past few years he has been
doing arts programming. He also enjoys working with local 4-H Clubs. Mark had
bit roles in Dark Highways and the
uncompleted Working Nights.
JENNY MORRIS teaches ballroom dance and along with her sister Marjorie and
brother Edward is a member of the Celtic song and dance performance group The
Tarryers. She is also extremely active in regional arts activities and
community theatre as an actress, singer, and choreographer. Jenny had a small
role in Dark Highways.
PAUL KELLY has been a local radio personality and DJ, a professional MC,
and entertainment director for local night clubs. He has acted in a number of
local theatre and independent movie productions. Paul starred in The Threat of the Mummy, had a supporting
role in Working Nights, a memorable cameo role in Dark Highways, and appeared in Ole and Lena the Movie.
LORI BARRETT owns a Karaoke business with her husband. She is an
award-winning actress who has appeared in eight independent features and
numerous commercials, both local and national. Some of her movie roles include Hollywood Wisconsin, Dexter Dickie, The
Threat of the Mummy, and Vengeance of
the Sorceress.
CHRIS HARGREAVES is a local radio personality known as “the lovable Limey.” He
and his wife Pene are professional skaters who have performed with Disney on
Ice. Music to My Ears is his first movie role.
KARLY ANDERSON is a middle-school student who has been active in community
theatre and acted in the 2004 North Dakota Shakespeare Festival.
MARJORIE
MORRIS has written theatre reviews
for the High Plains Reader, has performed in a number of singing contests, and
had a bit role in Dark Highways,
besides being a member of the Celtic song and dance group The Tarryers. This is
her first major movie role.
GORDON DEXHEIMER holds a law degree and has served as a judge, but has also had
years of broadcasting experience as well as regional and university theatre and
independent films. He had a bit role as a prison guard in the recent film Walk
the Line.
BETTY GARD is a reference librarian by day but has been active in
community theatre for many years and serves on the Board of Directors of the
Fire Hall Theatre.
ROYCE BLACKBURN and LOUISE
PINKERTON, husband and wife in real
life, both teach voice at the University of North Dakota music department. Both
have had a wide variety of experience in concert singing, opera, and musical
theatre.
LEE BARNUM is a veteran of regional theatre as an actress, director, and
playwright, teaches creative dramatics to children, and frequently does
voiceover work for national commercials and theme parks. In addition to that
she is a professional clown with her own registered character and makeup. Lee
recently starred in Miss Mystic.
MUSIC TO MY EARS Cast and
Characters
MUSIC TO MY EARS Production
Credits