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Chris Albro |
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Chris Albro plays the
lead character of Chris, in The Box. A Louisville native, Chris
Albro not only helped write the screenplay for The Box, but also helped
direct. Happily married and a father of two, Chris still manages to
find time to work on The Box as the lead character as well as 1st AD on
the short film The Lucky Break by Troy H King. Chris' woodworking
skills and overall creativity led him to build the main box prop for the
movie as well as several needed production tools. This is Chris'
first feature film and he has stepped out and shown an amazing natural
ability to act.
Chris had a co-starring role in the zombie comedy, Dead Moon Rising. He also worked on the short, The Lucky Break. |
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Ember Marr plays Chris' sister, Dayna, in The Box. Director, Zach Schuyler, met Ember at the local coffee house downtown by where he works. He used to come in every afternoon and she would give him grief about his poor attitude. When the time came to cast for the role of Dayna, Zach immediately thought of Ember. He went to the coffee house and asked her if she would be in his movie and she looked at him as if he were a deranged serial killer but hesitantly agreed. Since then, Schubro Production has received nothing but great performances from her. Thank goodness she said yes. | ||
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Gary Williams plays
Chris' father. Gary's talents range from voiceovers to straight
comedic schtick. With no professional acting experience, Gary still
have the natural ability to immerse himself in any character he is
portraying. Look for Gary in the new short, The Lucky Break from
Forward Motion Studios.
Gary had a co-starring role in the zombie comedy, Dead Moon Rising and The Lucky Break. |
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Janet Austin plays an employee of Chris at his antique store. She is the first person in the movie to be attacked by thing from the box. Janet rose to the challenge of being of the first person to be attacked even though it was her first time acting in a film. Janet's bubbly personality lends itself to the character. Janet would probably have been driven insane by the constant takes without it. | ||
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Tim Sullivan plays the
last known owner of the box; an unfortunate online auction winner who is
completely oblivious to the dangers of the legend. He finds the tale
interesting but gives it no creedence.
Tim has played everything from doctors in commercials to bartenders in small independent projects. Tim and his wife played themselves in the film and even lent their house as a location. The house is one hundred years old and a perfect resting place for the evil within the box. |
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Mia Sullivan plays the wife of Tim. Acting comes easy to Mia, having played roles in several other independent projects. But her natural talent is screaming, much to the surprise of her husband Tim. Mia was called upon to scream during the movie, over and over again. She scared the entire crew and her husband and that scene is one of the most disconcerting of the movie. | ||
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Sherman A. Brown
plays Doctor Anderson, the physician on call when Chris' father is admitted
to the hospital. Sherman met the task of having to remember a ton of
medical jargon.
Sherman has played roles in independent films as well as penning his own screenplays. |
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Kaitlyn Hacker plays
the attending nurse to Chris' Dad while he is in the hospital. Kaitlyn
delivered a great performance and interacted with the other actors like a
pro.
Kaitlyn has done voice over work for TV (Point Pleasant), feature film (Team America), as well as acting parts in independent features (Virtuoso Row) and studio feature (Coach Carter). |
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Rhonda Jones plays the granddaughter in The Box. She ends up selling the box to Chris during an estate sale. This was Rhonda's first time acting in a feature film. Rhonda was gracious enough to allow her house to be used for the estate sale scenes. | ||
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| David Zinner plays Chris' best friend and basketball buddy. Dave is a natural comedian and had no problem trading smack talk back forth with Chris. | |||
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Amy Gingerich plays one
of the dinner guests inquiring about the box. Amy was a natural choice
for the role of the dinner guest. She has a very lively personality
and it shows when she speaks.
"I was a little nervous during the takes; it seemed like the transition from actual chit chat to filming was tough, but after several hours around the table, the transition was more seamless" - Amy Gingerich |
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Ashley Castle plays the second dinner guest. | ||
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Margaret Woods plays
Chris' mother. Margaret is a natural actor and brought warmth and
pathos to the role of Chris' mother.
Margaret has acted in several national commercials. |
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Jessica King plays
Chris' wife Susan. However, Susan has been dead for three years.
This was Jessica's first time acting in a a feature film.
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