The Cast of Seize the Day PDF Print

James S Cacciatore as Ray Stevenson

James resides in Frankfort, New York. He majored in speech and drama at Herkimer County Community College and now supervises college clientele in apartment settings. James has performed in several area theater groups involving productions which range from Shakespeare to Neil Simon. His experience includes directing and acting in one production and performing a solo in another.

Also appearing in...  The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

David J Plescia as Cal Robinson

David was born and raised in Utica NY, and resides currently in New York Mills. He is currently employed by Thomas R. Proctor High school as an English and Drama teacher. David first began acting while enrolled at LeMoyne College. He made his debut when cast in the role of ?Tony? in Tad Mosel?s one act play, Impromptu. He was also featured in several other LeMoyne productions including Thin Air: Tales of a Revolution, Attack of the Moral Fuzzies, Mountain Language, Breaking Character, and An After Dinner Mint: An Evening of Storytelling. While in graduate school at SUNY Oswego he acted in two main stage productions: first, as Van Helsing in Steven Diet?s adaptation of Dracula, and then as Roy Cohn in Angels in America: Part One Millennium. David has also acted in two local independent films by Catch Your Breath Productions. He was featured as Sy Mandelbaum in The Death of Daniel Whately and later as Deputy Barney in Anchor Eddy?s. Most recently he served as Thomas R. Proctor High School?s Faculty Drama Club Advisor, during which time he directed, produced, and was featured in their production An Evening of Drama in Three Acts, which featured three one-act plays: Brainerd Duffield?s adaptation of The Lottery, where he was featured as a faculty performer in the role of Joe Summers; Sorry Wrong Number; and Impromptu.

Also appearing in...  Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Jay E Salsberg as Jon Peterman

Aside from his appearance as an extra in Peter Watkins' 12-hour documentary Resan, this is Jay's first film. He is no stranger to acting, however, as he has appeared in over two dozen plays in the past thirteen years. His favorite roles include "John Merrick" in The Elephant Man, "Pooh Bah" in The Mikado, "Judge Turpin" in Sweeney Todd, and "Dracula" in, uh, Dracula. As a director for Players of Utica, Jay prefers door farces, and directed Incorruptible, Opera Comique and Joe Orton's classic What the Butler Saw.

Also appearing in...  Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Jay Storey as Detective Burke

Jay Storey was born in Maine, grew up and currently resides in Watertown New York. His full time job is in health care. He Attended Jefferson Community college for 2 years and spent 4 years in the US Navy. His acting back ground includes having worked with Star Trek New Voyages since episode one in 2003. What started as a ?No-Budget? fan production now has a world wide following and he has been fortunate enough to work with the following industry professionals, Marc Scott Zicree and J.J. Abrams Star Trek New Voyages ?World Enough and Time?, David Gerrold Star Trek Phase II ?Blood and Fire? and Tim Russ for Star Trek ?Of Gods and Men?. In addition, he also works with the local television station and speaks frequently at informational and educational meetings regarding the health care industry. In 2007 he filmed a video that was featured at HIMMS (Healthcare Information management systems) that opened a convention in New Orleans for health care and political professionals. 2008 saw employment as a reporter and doubled for Gene Levy in the Ang Lee Film Taking Woodstock.

Also appearing in...  De Profundis

Rachel Powers as Emma

Rachel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama from Syracuse University. An aspiring actress, she has appeared in various Newhouse/VPA film productions and Syracuse University drama festivals. She is currently living in Rome, New York after a brief stint in NYC, but hopes to end up in LA when the time is right. Besides acting, Rachel's other interests include traveling and politics. Rachel is Mad Angel Films' Vice President of Cast and Crew; she is a veteran of the company with this being her fourth film. She played Tila in Brackish, Seleace in The Abandoned, and Miss Abbey in Star-Cross'd.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis

Melissa A Seelman as Ellie

Melissa is from Vernon, NY, has been in many of Matt's short films and has made appearances in every Mad Angel Films movie. Melissa is looking forward to spreading her acting wings and taking on more serious roles as she continues to bring artistic talent to Mad Angel Films for years to come.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis

Erin Henry as Erin

Erin Henry was brought up in Cobleskill, NY. She majored in liberal arts at SUNY Purchase from 1999-2001. Erin's first film appearance was "A Zombie's Christmas Carol," directed by Jonathan Phelps. She can also be seen in the "Down to Rest" music video for the Brooklyn band, "O'death." Her first stage performance was "Twas the Fight Before Christmas," at the Colonial Little Theater in Johnstown, NY. She was also a player for Ultimate Terrors at the Altamont Fairgrounds. Erin hopes to further pursue acting on stage and film.

Also appearing in...  Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods

Rochelle Angelina as Ann

Rochelle, a native of upstate New York, has been in the performing arts from an early age when she acted in school plays and musicals. She has been in music videos with Patrick Sheedy among others. At the age of 13, she was offered a chance to do an off-Broadway musical, but declined to become the lead singer of her first band. She is also an early high school graduate and earned a scholarship from the Miss Fulton County Pageant. Rochelle studied voice with Singeo Hashimoto of New York City, and has just recently returned to upstate New York after coming off the MSL music tour in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Also appearing in...  Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Kehela Neo Reeves as Ashley

Kehela, a native of New York City, has performed in several school plays and wishes to pursue an acting, singing, or science career someday. She studied for six months under acting coach Milton Eder. Kehela is an avid ice skater and also enjoys science, songwriting, designing clothes, photography, and oil painting.

Also appearing in...  De Profundis

Larry Cicigline as The Doctor

Larry Cicigline, 65, was born and raised in Utica, N.Y. He attended MVCC and graduated from the New York State Municipal Police Academy. He is a retired Senior Detective with 38 years of service with the Utica Police Department. He was an MVCC Utica Police Academy Instructor and headed the Utica Police Criminal Investigation Division for several years.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, De Profundis

Gary P Hood Jr. as Derek

Gary P. Hood Jr. has performed in musical theater and has done many voice solos as well. His accomplishments include singing for All State, NYSSMA, and with the Potsdam Crane School of Music. His career goals include becoming a part time body guard for Will Smith.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd

Stephen Mullin as Police Officer

Stephen Mullin began his writing career back as an undergraduate at Utica College, where he entered and won numerous college drama department sponsored playwriting contests. While in college, he wrote his first feature length script and upon graduation, he continued writing both one-act plays and feature length scripts. In 1998, he sold a one-act play, The Wait, to filmmaker Christina Hazelwood, who rewrote it and turned it into her award winning directorial film debut, The Hideaway. Stephen's first collaboration with Mad Angel Films was as co-writer on Seize The Day ?he also had a cameo in the film as a police officer. Get Outta Dodge is his second writing and acting collaboration with Mad Angel Films.

Also appearing in...  Get Outta Dodge

MaryAnn Myrda as Dead Jogger

MaryAnn is a native of the Mohawk Valley. After high school, she pursued an education in science and psychology, receiving degrees from MVCC and SUNY Binghamton. While in the workforce, MaryAnn enjoyed many rewarding years as a scientist for Proctor & Gamble, and an addiction counselor for the Chenango Co. Drug Abuse Center. Currently, she is employed by the CNY-DSO as an educator working with developmentally disabled adults for the past eighteen years. An avid cinephile since childhood, MaryAnn regularly attends the Toronto International Film Festival every September. Having been raised with a strong sense of community, MaryAnn supports many local charities and organizations including SEFA, Heart Run & Walk, food bank, and the Utica Public Library.

Also appearing in...  The Abandoned

Kenn Pagano as Police Officer

Kenn is currently working towards a Construction Technology degree from Fulton Montgomery Community College. He has acted for Oak Island Entertainment (based in Orlando, Florida) out of Hershey Pennsylvania, for the Haunted Harvest. He recently had a leading roll as Jerry Manders for Ultimate Terrors at the Altamont Fair Grounds in Albany, N.Y. He was also on "Fear Factor Live" in Orlando F.L.

Also appearing in...  The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods

Mark Joseph Peek as Laughing Photographer

Mark has been acting for many years. He can be seen on the stage in his home area quite often. Stage roles range from Linus VanPelt in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown to Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. He has appeared in numerous Mad Angel Films. He has also written and his company Wicked Six Productions has co-produced with them. He graduated from Plattsburgh State University with a B.A. in Mass Communication.

Also appearing in...  The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis, Get Outta Dodge

Matthew A Peters as Police Officer

Matthew Peters is a man of few words, but great vision. Matt started with humbled beginnings, creating short films such as Pot Zombie and MacMatt. His first feature film was Brackish and was quickly followed by his second film: The Abandoned. His third film, Star-Cross'd lies in post-production, and a script for a fourth film is being developed. Matt holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cinema from Binghamton University, as well as an Associate of Applied Science in Photography from Mohawk Valley Community College.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods, De Profundis

Catherine Presite as Sarah

Catherine holds a B.A. in Theatre from Stony Brook University. She has had numerous lead roles in theatre and film and plans on pursuing a career as a professional actress. Her most recent role was as Sister James in Doubt put on by Players of Utica.

Also appearing in...  Brackish, The Abandoned, Star-Cross'd, Three Days in the Woods

 

Edwin Rosado Jr. as Officer O'Connor

Edwin Rosado Jr. is a college student majoring in Psychology who resides in the city of Utica. 22 years old and is a physical and dedicated young man. Born in the island of Puerto Rico and moved here to the city of Utica with his family when he was 2 years old. Raised in a traditional Hispanic family, Edwin strived to make his family proud and also succeed in everything that he sets his mind too. He loves to act since he was a little boy. During his last year in high school Edwin suffered an accident that took him nearly three years to recover from. Now that he is back on his feet he is ready to continue his dreams of success.

 
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