Meredith Bowen (Parker) is incredibly excited to find herself in the company of such talented female voices through this project. She is the co-creator and co-executive producer of Standardized Patience. Coming from a family of doctors, Meredith began working as a standardized patient early in her professional acting career. A lover of classical theatre, her credits include various Shakespearean works and performing onstage in Cannes, FR. After recently moving to Los Angeles, she appeared alongside Darielle in Dating Pains. Currently, she is combining her on-camera skills with her love for animals through her work with the No-Kill LA initiative.
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Darielle Deigan
Darielle Deigan (Julie) is the writer, co-executive producer, and director of Standardized Patience. She takes improv classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles and can be seen co-starring in Season 2 of the comedy Sirens. She loves comedy and has been acting for ten years. Darielle co-wrote and starred in the successful comedic web series Dating Pains. She is beyond pumped to work with this incredibly driven team producing a fresh comedic window into the life of standardized patients.
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Hannah Sawicki
Hannah Sawicki (Audrey) is the co-creator and co-executive producer of Standardized. Ms. Sawicki has been a SP for a year and half as a way to subsidize her acting career, but now she does it because she truly loves it. Her latests projects in film include the EMT in The Funhouse Massacre that just won "Best Film" at Indianapolis's Horror Hound Film Festival, Alexa in the Short The Freaky Five, and Extras Casting Director in the Killer Films The Blunderer starring Patrick Wilson and Jessica Beil, and Goat starring Nick Jonas, Ben Schnetzer, and James Franco. When she is not working on film you can find her on stage or assistant directing in her home base of Chicago.
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Kelly Hawthorne
Kelly Hawthorne (Marilyn) is an amazingly talented actress. She can be seen on Parks and Recreation, Criminal Minds, and Castle. Kelly also played Catherine in Dating Pains, alongside Darielle. The Standardized team is grateful and excited to have her on board. Kelly plays Marilyn, a zany and over-stressed lab supervisor who is struggling to keep the standardized patient program afloat.
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Kelly Hawthorne (Marilyn) is an amazingly talented actress. She can be seen on Parks and Recreation, Criminal Minds, and Castle. Kelly also played Catherine in Dating Pains, alongside Darielle. The Standardized team is grateful and excited to have her on board. Kelly plays Marilyn, a zany and over-stressed lab supervisor who is struggling to keep the standardized patient program afloat.
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Ernie González Jr.
Ernie González Jr. (Terry) has performed regionally at: La MaMa (off-Broadway), Creative Place Theater (off-Broadway), The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Porthouse Theater, The Chicago Fringe Festival, The Ohio Shakespeare Festival, and Musical Theatre El Paso. He has appeared in national commercials for Rite Aid, Lowe’s, and Nopalina (which is Mexican fiber…yup) and on TV shows seen on: ABC, CBS, Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, Telemundo, and Univision. Ernie teaches Acting at UCLA Extension and Diversity in Improv at The Second City Hollywood.
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www.allabouternie.com
Abby Kameraad-Campbell
Abby Kammeraad-Campbell (Ellen) is an actress, stand-up comedian, and improvisor who studies at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Abby graduated with a B.A. in theatre from the College of Charleston. She is hilarious, lovable, and an impressive master of puns. She plays Ellen, a yogi med-student who is so worried about losing her bedside manner that she over-compensates and baby talks her fake patients.
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Joseph Gehart
Joseph Gehart (Jake) an actor/writer. He also performs improv in public and plays guitar in private. Joseph studied Theatre at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan and at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Rumor has it, you can lure him into a van with a plate of spaghetti. Joe plays Jake, a nervous med student who comes from a long family tree of doctors.
www.josephgehart.com
www.josephgehart.com
Shawn Stoner
Shawn Stoner (Sam) has most recently been seen in The Mandrake as Siro, Red Light Winter as Matt, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore as Brendan. Some of Shawn's favorite roles include Howard from Moon Over Buffalo, Student 1/Romeo from Shakespeare's R&J, Florindo Aretusi from Servant of Two Masters, and Macbeth from Macbeth. He has studied improv at UCB and has a BA in Theatre Arts from Appalachian State University. He is currently taking classes with The Idiot Workshop taught by John Gilkey and is working on a couple of web-series. Archery is quickly becoming one of his favorite things to do as well as writing. Shawn looks forward to working on many more great projects in the theatre and in film and tv.
Brie Eley
Brie Eley is an actress, producer, writer and director. When she isn’t traveling the globe or finding the best all-you-can drink brunches across Los Angeles, she can be found performing onstage at iO West, the Pack Theater and Second City and creating online sketches. Her most recent sketch, Meh.com: a Match.com Parody, was featured on Elizabeth Bank's comedy website WhoHaHa and Password Deals, which she wrote and directed, was a finalist in the 2016 NBCUniversal Shorts Festival. TV Credits include: 2 Broke Girls, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Grey’s Anatomy, and Criminal Minds. In her short lifetime, she has heard a ton of cheese jokes. Say hi to her on twitter @asinthecheese or send a love note through her company's website MareleEntertainment.com!
Dee Freeman
After serving 6 years in the Marines, Dee moved to Japan where she was the only American disc jockey at an all Japanese radio station. (needless to say…she stood out) She’s been nominated twice for the NAACP Theater Image award for Homegirl at the Court theatre and The Last Street Play at The Colsac theater. Most recently she was Felicia in Drama Queens from Hell at the Odyssey Theater. She’s guest starred on some of the best (and worst) t.v. shows on the air…X-Files, Dexter, Shameless, Cold Case, and Crossing Jordan, to name a few. The pilot she just completed in New Orleans, “Urban Teach Now”, recently premiered at the New York Television Festival. Her short film, The Great Snake Escape, (that she wrote and starred in) was a Chicago Int’l Children’s Film Festival finalist. (2016) It gives you tips on what to do when your snake escapes from his terrarium. (like her ball python does…CONSTANTLY!) Dee was delighted to be asked to be a part of this HIGH-LARIOUS project.
Kathleen Ceechin
Originally from Chicago, she earned a BA in Theater from Loyola University. A union actress, she
performed with companies including Victory Gardens Theater, The Immediate Theater, Pegasus Players,
Latino Chicago Theater, and Stage Left.
In Los Angeles, she has performed in and directed productions at The Attic and Spotlight Theatre
Companies as well as the Women’s Playwright Outreach Project. She directed for the MACHA Theatre at
the Ford, and the award-winning production of Cake for the 2004 USC Masters Playwriting Program’s One
Act Festival. She had the pleasure of directing the staged reading of Unspeakable Acts by Mary Casey, first
for its performance as the winner ALAP’s 2009 Gay and Lesbian Playwrights’ Festival, and then again at
the Stella Adler for the LA Women’s Theatre Project.
A burgeoning yet published playwright, her play Bitch can be found in a collection of pieces entitled Can I
Sit With You? Her play Pinocchia was selected from over 100 submissions to be performed as one of six
pieces in a celebration of the ‘Best of PlayGround LA’ in 2013 and was published in a collection under the
same name.
Her short film PAM, which she wrote and directed, received screenings at the Hollywood Reel
Independent Film Festival and the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in 2016. You can find out more about her
shenanigans at KathleenCecchin.com
performed with companies including Victory Gardens Theater, The Immediate Theater, Pegasus Players,
Latino Chicago Theater, and Stage Left.
In Los Angeles, she has performed in and directed productions at The Attic and Spotlight Theatre
Companies as well as the Women’s Playwright Outreach Project. She directed for the MACHA Theatre at
the Ford, and the award-winning production of Cake for the 2004 USC Masters Playwriting Program’s One
Act Festival. She had the pleasure of directing the staged reading of Unspeakable Acts by Mary Casey, first
for its performance as the winner ALAP’s 2009 Gay and Lesbian Playwrights’ Festival, and then again at
the Stella Adler for the LA Women’s Theatre Project.
A burgeoning yet published playwright, her play Bitch can be found in a collection of pieces entitled Can I
Sit With You? Her play Pinocchia was selected from over 100 submissions to be performed as one of six
pieces in a celebration of the ‘Best of PlayGround LA’ in 2013 and was published in a collection under the
same name.
Her short film PAM, which she wrote and directed, received screenings at the Hollywood Reel
Independent Film Festival and the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in 2016. You can find out more about her
shenanigans at KathleenCecchin.com
Marita de Lara
Marita was voted "3rd Best Legs" in high school and "Most Likely to Teach Aerobics" in college. Marita de Lara was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She attended the preppy Bryn Mawr School for Girls. The daughter of two physicians, she did not follow in their footsteps. She graduated with a BFA in Acting and Musical Theatre form Syracuse University. Marita is a former ballerina and a Stand-up comic. Fave credits include: Pocahontas and The Shield. Marita is a world class fitness professional. She is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Instructor. She teaches Zumba, Cardio Barre, and Pilates. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Steve Sobel, and their two children, Lulu and Axel. Her kids have dog names.
Melody Peng
Melody Peng is a Taiwanese American actress and writer with a BBA and BA from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. After college, she spent a few years working in Corporate Retail. Her decision to transition industries came one cold winter day in Minneapolis when she was crossing the street on her way to work. A giant semi-truck came screeching to a halt on a patch of black ice, nearly running her over. In her potential last moments, her only thought was, "Maybe if I get hit by this truck, I won't have to go into work today." She then began the slow transition toward pursuing acting and writing full-time. Since moving to LA, she discovered a love of improv. Her training at both Groundlings and UCB have helped her land many commercial, film, and TV credits. When she's not sitting around in class, in the audition room, or on set, she enjoys doing yoga, watching South Park, and sending NSFW Snapchats to strangers. Her most candid and embarrassing life moments are chronicled in her blog, which she probably won't share with her children one day.
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Victoria Vertuga
Victoria Vertuga is a Los Angeles based actress and model with a contagious energy and passion
for creating. A California girl born & raised, she attended the University of Southern California
where she graduated magna cum laude, proving she’s more than just another pretty face.
Victoria has always had a great appreciation of the arts and an intense love of the stage. Growing
up, her family used to put on talent shows every summer where her eccentric, yet very talented, extended family would sing, dance, play instruments, and do full blown productions of plays. In high school she began acting and dancing in school productions. While attending USC, she began acting in student films and commercials. After college, she took that long held love of performing and began pursuing a professional career as an actress. In 2013 she began her television career on the long running soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and the hit Showtime series “Dexter.” She also appeared in the independent films “The Bubble Zone,” “Awake,” “Cesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas” and “Bravo & Company” which are all currently making their rounds at festivals. As a model, she’s been featured in everything from charity pin-up calendars to commercial print ads to coffee table books and art galleries across the country and abroad.
Victoria is also a huge animal lover, a proud pitbull owner, and enjoys doing volunteer work with Best Friend’s Animal Society and NKLA. She’s also a self proclaimed foodie, which she
credits to coming from a long line of fantastic Italian cooks; and an avid lover of traveling.
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for creating. A California girl born & raised, she attended the University of Southern California
where she graduated magna cum laude, proving she’s more than just another pretty face.
Victoria has always had a great appreciation of the arts and an intense love of the stage. Growing
up, her family used to put on talent shows every summer where her eccentric, yet very talented, extended family would sing, dance, play instruments, and do full blown productions of plays. In high school she began acting and dancing in school productions. While attending USC, she began acting in student films and commercials. After college, she took that long held love of performing and began pursuing a professional career as an actress. In 2013 she began her television career on the long running soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and the hit Showtime series “Dexter.” She also appeared in the independent films “The Bubble Zone,” “Awake,” “Cesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas” and “Bravo & Company” which are all currently making their rounds at festivals. As a model, she’s been featured in everything from charity pin-up calendars to commercial print ads to coffee table books and art galleries across the country and abroad.
Victoria is also a huge animal lover, a proud pitbull owner, and enjoys doing volunteer work with Best Friend’s Animal Society and NKLA. She’s also a self proclaimed foodie, which she
credits to coming from a long line of fantastic Italian cooks; and an avid lover of traveling.
www.victoriavertuga.com