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Mr. Loverde is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in Berkeley, California and received a degree in Theater from UCLA. He has written extensively for stage, screen, television, and radio. Over eighty separate productions of his stage plays have been mounted worldwide to date.
Films written, produced, and directed by Mr. Loverde include the comedy shorts Snacking and Cranky Call, the feature Santa's Letters, and several music videos. His films have appeared in various film festivals including the Burbank International Children's Film Festival and the Bare Bones International Film Festival.
In addition to the scripts for the above films Mr. Loverde’s screenplays include the historical saga C.C. Julian and a draft of Love at Second Bite for George Hamilton; a feature-length version of his film festival satire short Snacking (based on Mr. Loverde's own zany experiences); the action thriller CODEC; the romantic comedy Mergers and Acquisitions; and the romantic drama Desire Sleeps.
Mr. Loverde's radio adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Moon Maid, for which he received a commission from The Hollywood Theatre of the Ear, was broadcast twice on National Public Radio and is available on Audible.com. His radio version of The Killist was produced by The One Act Players and can currently be heard for free on ArtistLaunch.com.
His stage comedies include A Timely Maneuver; Beauty, Brains, and Personality; Good Business Sense; Jesus Awakens the Little Girl; The Killist; The Maginot Line; Mergers and Acquisitions; Peace and Quiet; Play How You Play; "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" by Bobby Sox Age 8; Love Fax; Sensitivity, USA; Till You Get To Baraboo; God Answers Children's Letters; Santa's Letters; So Much Snow; Cracking Wise With Billy Wise; and Uneasy Overture. His dramas include Spotlight and Real Power, written in collaboration with Mr. Larry Maraviglia.
Nine of Mr. Loverde's titles are currently in publication. His comedies Beauty, Brains, and Personality; The Killist; Sensitivity, USA; Cracking Wise With Billy Wise; and Santa's Letters are published by Heuer Publishing (HitPlays.com). His comedies A Timely Maneuver, Good Business Sense, and The Maginot Line are published by Playscripts, Inc. (playscripts.com). And his book of short stories Gifts for Good Friends is available through BookSurge.com.
Actors who have appeared in productions of Mr. Loverde's scripts include Scott Wolf (TV's "Party of Five" and "Everwood"); Taylor Nichols (Metropolitan, Barcelona, Boiler Room, and TV's "The Mind of the Married Man"); David Rasche (The Sentinel); Richard Kind (TV's "Spin City"); and the late, great Avery Schreiber.
Other projects that Mr. Loverde currently has underway include the development of a new TV comedy series called "One Plus One" and the writing and illustration of a children's picture book called Clawdette the Cat.
Theaters and production companies who have produced Mr. Loverde's plays include the Ritz Theater Company (New Jersey), the Hudson Backstage Theatre (Hollywood), the Bitter Truth Theatre (North Hollywood), the Vigilante Theater Company (New York), the Red Sea Players (Saudi Arabia), Yale College (United Kingdom), Cinco Ranch Theatre (Texas), Rowan University (New Jersey), the Paperbag Players (Canada), Culver-Stockton College (Missouri), Trinity Bible College (North Dakota), the Riccarton Players (New Zealand), Roswell Community Little Theatre (New Mexico), Aim High Productions (New York), The Coronet Theater (Los Angeles), Texas A&M University, University of Pennsylvania, University of New Orleans, Dirt Road Productions (California), Stageworks (Pennsylvania), University College of the Cariboo (Canada), Florida International University, St Cloud State University (Minnesota), Phoenix Players Inc. (Australia), Celebration Arts (California), Culver-Stockton College (Missouri), Ohlone College (California), the Virginia Avenue Project (California), and Moksh Creations (India).
Mr. Loverde is also an accomplished painter and photographer. He works in both traditional (paint and canvas) and electronic media.
Mr. Loverde is a former member playwright of the Playwrights Kitchen Ensemble at Los Angeles' Coronet Theater, a former teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District, a member of The Rough Draft Theater Ensemble of Santa Monica, and a member of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
Mr. Mendieta’s film credits include Soldier of God, The Patron, Ismeria, A Timely Maneuver, Dirty Laundry, Vigil, Santa’s Letters, The Wicked Do Prosper, Reality Check, Killer Instinct, the animated Star Cars, and several television pilots and commercials.
His stage credits include Macbeth (Uprising Theatre Company), The Prince of L.A. (Andak Stage Company), Capone (Bregman Entertainment), A Tale of Charles Dickens (Antaeus Company and LA Theatreworks), Changes of Heart (Mariveaux), Cloud Tectonics (Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara), The Proof of the Promise (Antaeus Company), Appearances to the Contrary (Gascon Theatre Center), Hamlet (Nevada Shakespeare Festival in the Park), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing (Will & Company and the Palmdale Playhouse), Hamlet (Shakespeare at Play); David and Goliath in America and Tainted Blood (Road Theatre Company), Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra, The Man Who Had All The Luck, The Long Christmas Dinner, Mercadet, Legal Briefs, The Ugly Duckling, and Trial by Jury.
Mr. Mendieta has also worked with such San Francisco Bay Area theater companies as the Berkeley and San Jose Repertory Theaters, the California and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals, El Teatro Campesino, SF Mime Troupe, Marin Theatre Company, Thick Description, and the Phoenix Theatre. He recently recorded A Tale of Charles Dickens for National Public Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Stage directing credits include the world premiere of Emmett Loverde’s Beauty, Brains, and Personality.
Soldier of God received Best Picture honors at both the 2005 Stratford-Upon-Avon International Film Festival and the 2005 Deep Ellum Film Festival and won a Grand Jury Special Recognition Award at the 2005 Berkeley Video and Film Festival. Mr. Mendieta stars in the film.
Past projects with Mr. Loverde include the films A Timely Maneuver and Santa’s Letters and the stage plays Spotlight; The Killist; and Beauty, Brains, and Personality.
Producer/artist/engineer Charles Stella is a San Francisco Bay Area native who divides his time between there and New York City. An early advocate of computer-based music technology, Charles has become well known for his innovative production techniques and rich sonic landscapes. Recent production/remixing credits include Norah Jones, Mos Def, Wax Poetic, DJ Logic, Brazilian Girls, Olu Dara, Thievery Corporation, Saul Williams, and Jamaican DJ legend U-Roy.
Things about David Shepherd Grossman:
Best Folk / Acoustic Act 2001 Arizona Republic.
Best Folk / Acoustic Act 2000 Arizona Republic.
Number 1 Folk Country Song Garageband.Com ("Darkness") Current 10-01.
Best Troubadour 1998 New Times Magazine.
Best Male Folk (Acoustic) Act 1996 and 1997 AZ Music Awards.
Best AAA Song Spree Competition Nashville 1998 ("Heaven On Earth").
He has performed 30 gigs a month or more since 1996.
He has been called "the hardest-working musician in Arizona".
His songs have appeared on TV on NBC's "Passions" and UPN's "Special Forces".
"Stumbling Off 6th Street", David's acoustic, multimedia release, earned four stars from the Arizona Republic.
"Bars", David's rock and roll release, earned four stars from the Arizona Republic and was hailed as his best CD to date by Songwriter's Monthly.
In 1999 David released a 10-CD box set called "Complete Works."
David's life story written by Brian Smith (Beat Angels) appeared in New Times Magazine in February, 2001; read it HERE.
Songwriter's Monthly called him "a career artist with a real past, present, and future who somehow beat the system by going around it."
He has been compared to Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Nanci Griffith, and Bob Dylan by the Arizona Republic, San Francisco Examiner, New Times Magazine, and others.
An independent singer-songwriter, David began performing live and recording his songs when he was fourteen years old.
Bruce Michael Paine's career has spanned four decades. He started his career as a folksinger in Greenwich Village (NYC) in the 1960s playing many of the venues that were made famous by the likes of Bob Dylan. Like Dylan, Bruce’s music became "electrified" by the middle of the decade, and he signed an exclusive recording contract with Ahmet Ertegun's Atlantic Records. Bruce's group, Apple Pie, toured incessantly, opening for the immortal Jimi Hendrix, Cream (featuring Eric Clapton), and The Chambers Brothers among others. Bruce moved on to the world of theater as star of the San Francisco production of the Broadway hit Hair. Following his stint in Hair, Bruce relocated to London where he was recruited as vocalist for the Polygram recording group, Steamhammer, later returning to the States to star in the stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
An avid Harley-Davidson owner and longtime session vocalist, Bruce has appeared in numerous films and television series, including a pilot for ABC and a short-lived series co-starring with George Clooney. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Bruce was partners with the late actor Ray Sharkey in a rock n’ roll club called Radio.
Around Los Angeles, Bruce has been a mainstay locally with two bands he has performed with over the years: The Bruce Michael Paine Band, a Blues/Rock, R&B, and Soul outfit; and Iguana, a twelve-piece Latin Jazz Fusion band.
Bruce has recently put the finishing touches on his first literary effort, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Chronicles, by a man who has shared the spotlight with some of the world’s most legendary musicians. He also can be heard on CD as the lead vocalist for recording artists Marianna's Trench.
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