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MEET THE CAST!
JAYDEN
BELLA MUIR
At the age of six, Bella Muir knew her life was to be lived performing in front of a camera or audience.
Bella has taken center stage in over two dozen theatrical plays/musicals, which provided her with the foundation and pathway that led her to her true love of film. She has starred in several short and full-feature films, many of which are currently in production, and are schedule to be released this year. She is best known for her starring roles in the films "Unconditional”, and “Hidden Wings”, and the upcoming full-feature films "The Birth of Chance" (alongside with her brother, Chase), “Through Eyes of Grace”, “Raise Every Voice”, “Hope”, and “A Haunted Halloween”.
Bella has also been featured in over a dozen commercials, is a print model, and voiceover actress. In her personal life, Bella resides in Chicago, IL, and is a Junior in High School. She is a fierce athlete and competes with her high school Golf, Track, and Badminton teams. Outside of school, she also practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, reading, and writing.
BELLA
I am a 20 year old actress with an unrelenting desire to entertain! I love what I do. Each set as well as audition is an opportunity to perfect and refine my craft! When I’m not on set I love taking long walks/hikes, hanging out with friends, and traveling. My goal is to travel the entire world and inspire as many people as possible along the way.
ALYSSA DAVIS
CYRUS
TONY MONTALVO
At a very young age, Tony always loved the movies; to him it wasn't just a 90 min film and sliding pictures, it was more. It was life lessons and sometimes a good laugh but mostly inspiration. Tony always knew he wanted to entertain people and he always loved to make people happy. He knew he wanted to become an actor.
He has in a good amount of plays and some musicals but recently he has done a lot of film work, whether it's being an extra, or being a lead. Tony puts his all in his craft. He is best known for his parts as Cyrus from Rise Again and Josh from Sad Stuff and some commercials. In Tony’s personal life, he attends an acting school in Atlanta, Georgia. He also tries to do a lot of workshops and network events to improve his acting.
He loves to spend time with his family, and he also tries to go to church every Sunday. God and family are very important to him. In the end, Tony Montalvo's dream is to become one of the best actors but his main goal is to inspire and motivate and to make someone happy through his films. Tony just wants to make people happy through his work.
Andy Geraci is a Sophomore at Mukwonago High School. He has been active in theater with the Middle School and High School productions of The Lion King, Aladdin, Hello Dolly, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Wizard of Oz.
Andy has performed with the Mukwonago Village Players in Scrooge, The Wizard of Oz, and other productions. He has also worked with various other theater groups and was in Our Town, the first presentation at Black Box Studio Theater in Mukwonago.
He was cast in an Independent Feature Film, Irish Catholic in the summer of 2021. Andy was cast in the short film, A Eulogy for Rocky, and Feature Film, Rise Again, in January 2022 and will be in another Independent Film this summer.
In addition to enjoying the stage, Andy enjoys playing volleyball, waterskiing, and playing both bass guitar and keyboard.
MICHAEL
ANDY GERACI
“Write what should not be forgotten.” ~ Isabel Allende An experienced actress for both stage and film, instructor of the arts and published writer in the Chicagoland area, April Noel believes in the power of a good story and April is proud to be a part of this project. Rise Again takes a look into a world not often spoken about; creating a beautiful, tugging story that I think many will be able to relate to in different ways.
As she always does, April would like to acknowledge her fellow cast members and thank them for all their hard work on the project; the people that were behind the scenes such as the director, editor and video photographer, along with her cast members families for sharing their time; and then April would like to also thank the audience for their interest and support in the arts, “for without you we would not be starving artist, we would just be starving.” ~ April Noel
ADDY
APRIL NOEL
MADDIE
Mai Yer Lee is a student at Wausau East High School who takes pride in her culture and heritage. She enjoys acting in theater, films, and would like to shoot her own films one day. She hobbies are reading and writing, and she also competes in sports such as tennis and traditional Hmong dancing.
MAI YER LEE
CHRIS
Tyler has always been involved in music and choir and has performed in musicals/plays since high school. This was Tyler's first movie and he definitely enjoyed being able to cut and refilm scenes if he didn't like them. He's also a huge sports fan who played rugby and soccer in high school and is obsessed with the Packers and fantasy football.
TYLER OTTO
Mary has been active in area community theater since 1974 - that is not a typo. Although she has been on stage, directing has been her passion, having directed over 80 productions including Arsenic and Old Lace, You Can't Take It with You, Social Security, The Regifters, Death by Chocolate and The Foreigner.
Mary is one of the co-founders of the Off The Square Players and is excited to be giving a "venue for voices that want to be heard." This is the first film in which she has performed. She is grateful to Lauren for that opportunity at her age. Mary lives with her husband, Jim, in East Troy where she is active with her community and her church.
CAROLINE
MARY NUGENT
SARAH
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DEBRA ONSAGER
Hi, my name is Debbie Onsager and I'm a second-career actor. Acting was a pipe dream until I retired from a day job. Landing gigs after the age of 60 isn't impossible. The Wisconsin Independent film industry and the Chicago Film Industry are booming, providing many opportunities for all ages.
My hobbies are power-lifting, gardening, and polymer clay artistry (eclectic jewelry pieces, commissioned art jewelry, and fancy-ass journals (visit my Facebook page at Deb O La Art Jewelry). I love to attend my grandchildren's sporting events and performing arts shows. If my town would allow me, I would have 3 dogs, not just 2.
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
Rainy Armstrong is a Madison-based film and theatre actor. She studied Theatre at Portland State University and Utah Valley University. Beyond acting, her passions are broad and ever-evolving, from roller derby to poetry. She enjoys creative pursuits of all kinds, is most at home in the forest, and is currently working on writing and recording a debut album with her top-secret band. She is deeply grateful to her husband and son for their love and support of both her acting and her relentless stream of bad (amazing) jokes
RAINY ARMSTRONG
FATHER
TIM NUEBECK
Tim Neubeck is a questionably accomplished actor with more credits than you think are legitimate for his talent and range. When he isn't chokeslamming teenagers, he skates by in his career and auditions for roles above and beyond he's capable of delivering. He hopes that seeing him in this movie makes you grateful he doesn't have any children he's aware of.
SUMMER
Gracelyn is 8 years old and has been on stage since the age of 6. She has been in many theatre productions, a tv show, and a couple of movies. Her other interests include swimming, ice skating, and drawing. Gracie has a cat, Ash, and she wants to work in animal rescue when she grows up.
GRACELYN DRISCOLL
BRITTANY
ELLA ASHLIN
My name is Ella Ashlin, I’m from Rochester, MN and I am very excited to be a part of this incredible film! I have been involved in a few films before this one, such as Dark of the Day, as well as some TV shows, including Judge Jerry on NBC and many community theater productions like Fiddler on the Roof and Romeo and Juliet.
At the moment, I am in school full time studying to be an elementary school teacher and part time, I teach voice and piano lessons at the best studio in Minnesota, Pure Rock Studios! I love everything to do with acting and music and I love exploring it more in any way that I can!
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