Naomi, Tracey and Susannah, all very experienced actors, share the lead in this story of family.
Growing up a Navy brat, her father's career allowed her travel the globe. She has lived in exotic places such as Washington State, California, Italy, and Japan. During her three years in Japan, she starred in three National Japanese commercials through Aesop Modeling Agency. She also won various awards for her involvement in Speech, Drama, Debate and Show Choir in the Far East and Kano Plain. This project was dear to Tracey’s heart, as her grandmother was suffering from dementia while Tracey worked on this film. It was truly a labor of love. Tracey lives in Durham and travels whenever she can.
As an actor, Susannah was drawn to Endings because several friends and loved ones have been touched by Alzheimer's. She lost two aunts and one uncle to the disease. Her character, Connie, deals with the care of her mother in an emotionally detached but probably realistic fashion, and that was a challenging and fascinating story to tell. She also liked the script because it’s really the story of family relationships, with all of their complexities.
Worked extensively in community theater in New York before coming to North Carolina and doing a variety of film projects.
J Chachula is an actor, improviser, role player, and teacher. He is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic arts and co-founder and director of Open Mind Improvisation, which offers training in improvisation for both performance and corporate communication. He notes that, "It's an honor to work on a film that addresses death (and life) with courage and honesty."
At the time of production, Eric had been an actor in the Triangle area for nine years. During that time, he was involved with over a dozen stage plays and various film projects from small indie shorts to national commercials to broadcast TV. He was critically acclaimed for his performance in the Raleigh Ensemble Players production of The Mercy Seat. Eric was really happy to be part of Endings, to help tell this wonderful little story.
Endings was Bailey's first dramatic role. Riley was a freshman at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh. He is now an Atlanta-based actor, musician, and writer known for "County Rescue" on Great American Family. He was born to Susannah and Mark Hough, and has done work in theatre, film, commercial, industrial, as well as produced and recorded multiple singles and albums by himself and with his band.
Sherry has appeared in several Turnip productions as well as many other roles and productions in the Triangle. turns out she actually was accredited as an EMT, coincidentally playing one "in the movies."