CAST

SHAPHAN DAVID SEIDERS

as Rich King

Shaphan feels incredibly blessed to have his first principle role - in a feature film - with The Bride & The Grooms after gaining extensive acting credits in many regional theatres across the country. He looks forward to his next film role.

He has starred in such notable shows as: The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), directed by Michael Bond; W;t, as Jason Posner M.D.; Waiting for Godot, as Lucky; The Lion in Winter, as Philip, King of France, starring Gerard Maguire; The Sum of Us, as Jeff Mitchell, directed by Clifford White; Boy Gets Girl, as Tony Ross; and Take Me Out, directed by Cleveland's own Scott Plate.

Shaphan has been a company member of Theatrikos Theatre Co., as well as Canyon Moon Theatre, located in Sedona, Arizona.

He is currently trying to sell his second screenplay, Home, a science fiction story about the ownership and stewardship of Earth. He calls Ohio a home, but Arizona is on his driver's license.

MICHAEL WENDT

as Steve Whipple

Michael Wendt was born in Cleveland and now lives in Berea. He has been acting in some capacity since he got the lead as Ebeneezer Scrooge Jr. when he was 5 years old in an update of A Christmas Carol.

During high school, Michael appeared in several plays, and he continued on with it at the University of Akron. During his time in college, he was a part of the sketch comedy show Akron After Hours and appeared in several short films.

His first feature-length film was Rob Lucas' American Stories, which was produced through the 2380 project, a film organization with UA. Wendt was an intern for Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions, and that internship really got him interested in producing and directing. After returning from New York, Wendt started laying the groundwork for what would become his directorial debut, The End of the World As We Knew It, a documentary about the state of radio, focusing on the former WENZ 107.9 The End radio station. It recently had its world premiere at the Cleveland Cinematheque and is now being submitted to film festivals.