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THERESA
IS A MOTHER

 

EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE CLOSURE AND EXPOSURE

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Theresa McDermott has chased her “ideal” life as an urban-dwelling, punk(ish) singer-songwriter to the very end of its possible existence.  She is broke, options have run out and she happens to have a few kids she is raising on her own since their dad split a year ago.  Facing eviction and nowhere to go, Theresa packs up her children and what is left of her life and moves back to the small rural town, childhood home and parents she deliberately ran from a decade ago.  Her parents’ mutual misery and depressingly gloomy lives were a “downer” she felt had no place in her fun city life.  Yet from the moment Theresa drives back up her old driveway, it is clear that there have been some major changes. Her parents, armed with a plethora of hobbies, a hot tub and a new philosophy, are not exactly the old folks she left behind.  Theresa needs a job, her parents need their space and a painful family history needs some closure.  Old wounds, unattainable dreams, and some “other things” are exposed as a fractured family works to become whole and a woman with a few kids learns to become a mother.

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C. FRASER PRESS

An Emmy nominated actress and writer (CBS Schoolbreak Special Stand Up 1995), C. Fraser Press began her professional career with the famed LaMama Theatre company in New York City where she performed in Andre Serban’s Fragments Of A Greek Trilogy both in NYC and on tour in the Middle East. She continued to act in theater in both Los Angeles and New York City. On stage nationally and on network and cable television, she has performed improvisation and stand-up comedy as well as three critically acclaimed one-woman shows. As a writer/director, her first film, the short, A Driving Lesson, was an official selection to over 30 film festivals worldwide and was nominated for and won numerous awards including the  Lou Costello Comedy award at the Garden State Film Festival.

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ROBERT TURANO

Robert has been a guest star on every television show shot in New York and has played recurring roles on “Law & Order,” “Rescue Me” and “Guiding Light.” Regional theatre credits include leads in Modigliani, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Rainmaker, The Exonerated, The Time of Your Life and The 1940’s Radio Hour. Robert played Teach in American Buffalo in several productions and worked as the creative consultant on the film version of the play with Dustin Hoffman. Recently Robert played opposite Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge.” Major film credits include leads in Brooklyn Rules, Outside Providence, Federal Hilland The Tavern.

MATTHEW GUMLEYMATTHEW GUMLEY

Matthew Gumley has made appearances on numerous TV shows including Modern Family, Psych, Law and Order, Drake and Josh, All My Children, In Search Of…, The View, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Late Show with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kelly, and the Today Show. Matthew currently stars in Nickelodeon’s Supah Ninja’s Season two. At a young age, Matthew became a veteran of the New York stage. He is a proud member of The Broadway Kids and is one of the hardest working child actors on Broadway and New York City Theatre. His numerous Broadway credits include Beauty and the Beast (2004-05), Mary Poppins (2006-08), The Addams Family (2009), Roundabout Theatre Company’s Distracted starring Cynthia Nixon (2009), and Elf-The Musical (2010-11). Matthew is also known for his voice overs which include a series regular on Nickelodeons hit animated series Dora the Explorer as Benny the Bull and numerous guest star appearances on The Wonder Pets.

ELAINE BROMKA

ELAINE BROMKA

 

Famous for her role as Cindy Russell “the mom” in the John Hughes classic Uncle Buck, Elaine has worked regularly for years in TV and Film.  Elaine has also toured the country in many theatre productions and has appeared on Broadway numerous times with a TONY Award nomination and many other awards to her credit.

SCHUYLER IONA PRESS

SCHUYLER IONA PRESS

 

Schuyler is a 14 year old actress, award winning singer/songwriter/musician and dancer. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Reel Independent Film Extravaganza 2012 for her role as Maggie McDermott in Theresa is a Mother. Her other film credits include the award winning short film A Driving Lesson.  At 13 years old, Schuyler was the youngest artist ever to perform in the Singer/Songwriter Sessions at New York City’s world famous Bitter End. She has opened for Award winning singer/songwriter Ellis Paul and plays in clubs and venues all around NYC and the Hudson Valley. An engaging live performer, Schuyler has been invited to play numerous music festivals including Black Potatoe, Utica, Block Island, Astoria and Boston GreenFest. Two of Schuyler’s original songs are featured in the film Theresa is A Mother. In 2012, the music video for Schuyler’s original 911 tribute song “Playground Museum” was a winner at the My Hero Film Festival. She was later nominated for a prestigious Ron Kovic Peace Prize for her song and video.

MAEVE PRESSMAEVE PRESS

Maeve celebrated her 8th birthday on Theresa is A Mother’s first official day of shooting. Theresa is A Mother is Maeve’s first feature film.  A natural comedian and poet, Maeve enjoys drumming, piano, improv and hip hop.

AMAYA PRESS

AMAYA PRESS

The role of Penelope was Amaya’s first role in a feature film. On stage she performed in “A Christmas Carol” at the 13th Street Rep, NYC. She loves dancing, giving hugs and is never lacking in energy.