"Saving Rent" is a
comedy about six unlikely roommates in Los Angeles who share a house
in order to save rent. The house belongs to Mike, who bought the house
when he moved out to LA with his musician girlfriend, Kelley. However,
when Mike gets laid off, he convinces Kelley to get roommates to move
in to help pay the mortgage. What he doesn't tell her, though, is
that he lost his job, a secret that he continue to keep throughout
the season. The couple finds four roommates: Paul, an actor from Canada,
Suzie, a sixteen year-old runaway who pretends to be twenty-one, Tina,
an aspiring adult film actress, and Chucho, a Latin immigrant who
they think doesn't speak any English. After moving in together, they
begin pursuing their own dreams in Los Angeles while hiding secrets
from each other.
Gary
Teperman (Executive Producer/Writer/Director)
has been a producer for over 10 years and started his company Pegside
Films in 2003. Gary was born in the Ukraine, grew up in Canada, and
got his education in the United States. Gary holds a diploma in Film
production from the New York Film Academy (New York), a certificate
in a Webmaster program from Seneca College (Toronto), and a certificate
in producing from UCLA Extensions (Los Angeles). Gary has produced
2 short films ("Bar Barons" and "Suprise"), a
feature ("Tan Man"), and his latest project, "Saving
Rent."
Alice
Cutler (Executive Producer/Writer/Kelley) was born and raised
in Louisville, Kentucky, where she performed in her first play at
Actors Theatre of Louisville. She got her BA in drama from Vassar
College, and later moved to New York where she studied at The Atlantic
Acting Company. Alice also did a children's theater tour of "Beauty
and the Beast" and toured in Maine with "The Merry Wives
of Windsor." Since moving to Los Angeles, Alice has worked on
commercials, television, and web series. She has also studied at Lesly
Kahn and The Groundlings.
Jonathan
Zweben (Producer) has over 14
years of television marketing experience. The past 10 years he has
worked at ABC-TV in television and digital marketing. He has written,
produced, and directed two short films, and is studying producing
at UCLA. Jonathan grew up in Brooklyn, New York and currently resides
in Los Angeles.
Jacob
Lane (Paul) was born in Fort
Ord, California but moved to York, Pennsylvania at the age of 11.
Staying home for his first year of college, Jacob started acting at
the local York Little Theatre and quickly became obsessed with being
the best actor he could be. The show that changed his life was the
ensemble piece "The Laramie Project," and upon seeing how
he and his fellow castmates performances affected the lives of those
in the theater, Jacob decided then and there that his goal was to
connect with people through the types of roles he plays. Previous
roles include: Rocky in "The Rocky Horror Show," Lucentio
in "The Taming of the Shrew," Christian de Neuvillette in
"Cyrano de Bergerac," his ACTF nominated performance as
Dr. Joseph Cardin in "The Children's Hour," and loveable
loser Jim in "Jim Loves Jolie." Having been trained in theater
for the past 3 1/2 years, Jacob is now ready to streamline into film
and television.
Vincent
Giovanni (Mike) A first generation Italian American, born
and raised in Queens, New York, Vincent most recently appeared as
Rick in “Desperate Writers”, at the Edgmar Theatre for
the Arts. Other LA performances include Reynaldo in the World Premiere
of “The World’s Largest Rodent” at The Victory Theatre.
Dom Homenides De Histangua in “A Flea in Her Ear”, at
the Ivy Substation, and Red in “Who Made Robert Dinero King
of the World”, at the Actor’s Playpen, where he also made
his LA directorial debut. You can also catch Vincent in the upcoming
film “Corrado”, starring Tom Sizemore and Johnny Messner,
due out this Christmas, and “Doll House” on FOX.
Ashley
Palmer(Tina) began her acting
career at age five when she played the title role in a community production
of Chicken Little. Since then she has originated a role in an off
Broadway play, performed in a National tour, shared the stage with
Elaine Stritch, and was directed by Darren Star. Ashley has a BFA
in musical theatre from Otterbein College and she works in film, television,
theatre, commercials, hosting, print, webseries', and improv; but
never in the "adult industry."
Mallory
McGill (Suzie) is from the Sunshine
State. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee
where she studied theater. She also studied acting at the Atlantic
Theater Company and the New York Film Academy in New York City. Since
moving to LA, a little over a year ago, she has trained with Lesly
Kahn, Annie Grindlay, and Michelle Danner.
Alex
Ruiz(Chucho) has been a professional
actor for over five years with over 20 commercials under his belt
and starring in many short and feature films including "Foto
Novela", "Celluloid Filth", "Borderline",
Academy Award nominated Bausan Films Productions "Jean Leon 3055",
etc. He’s also had co-starring roles in shows like "Nightstalker"
and "Gossip Girl". He began his career doing theater alongside
sometimes controversial yet brilliant director and long time friend
Juan Carlos Malpeli doing deep and actor driven plays like "The
King of the Lighthouse", "The Bald Soprano", and "Woyzeck."
They’re currently working on a new play called "…Kindly
Remove Your Hats". You can check some of Alex’s work at
www.alexactor.com. “I wanted to thank Alice, Vince, and Gary
deeply for finding me and giving me the freedom to play around with
a fun as hell character.”
Gary Teperman (Executive Producer/Writer/Director) has been a producer for over 10 years and started his company Pegside Films in 2003. Gary was born in the Ukraine, grew up in Canada, and got his education in the United States. Gary holds a diploma in Film production from the New York Film Academy (New York), a certificate in a Webmaster program from Seneca College (Toronto), and a certificate in producing from UCLA Extensions (Los Angeles). Gary has produced 2 short films ("Bar Barons" and "Suprise"), a feature ("Tan Man"), and his latest project, "Saving Rent."
Alice Cutler (Executive Producer/Writer/Kelley) was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, where she performed in her first play at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She got her BA in drama from Vassar College, and later moved to New York where she studied at The Atlantic Acting Company. Alice also did a children's theater tour of "Beauty and the Beast" and toured in Maine with "The Merry Wives of Windsor." Since moving to Los Angeles, Alice has worked on commercials, television, and web series. She has also studied at Lesly Kahn and The Groundlings.
Jonathan Zweben (Producer) has over 14 years of television marketing experience. The past 10 years he has worked at ABC-TV in television and digital marketing. He has written, produced, and directed two short films, and is studying producing at UCLA. Jonathan grew up in Brooklyn, New York and currently resides in Los Angeles.
Jacob Lane (Paul) was born in Fort Ord, California but moved to York, Pennsylvania at the age of 11. Staying home for his first year of college, Jacob started acting at the local York Little Theatre and quickly became obsessed with being the best actor he could be. The show that changed his life was the ensemble piece "The Laramie Project," and upon seeing how he and his fellow castmates performances affected the lives of those in the theater, Jacob decided then and there that his goal was to connect with people through the types of roles he plays. Previous roles include: Rocky in "The Rocky Horror Show," Lucentio in "The Taming of the Shrew," Christian de Neuvillette in "Cyrano de Bergerac," his ACTF nominated performance as Dr. Joseph Cardin in "The Children's Hour," and loveable loser Jim in "Jim Loves Jolie." Having been trained in theater for the past 3 1/2 years, Jacob is now ready to streamline into film and television.
Vincent Giovanni (Mike) A first generation Italian American, born and raised in Queens, New York, Vincent most recently appeared as Rick in “Desperate Writers”, at the Edgmar Theatre for the Arts. Other LA performances include Reynaldo in the World Premiere of “The World’s Largest Rodent” at The Victory Theatre. Dom Homenides De Histangua in “A Flea in Her Ear”, at the Ivy Substation, and Red in “Who Made Robert Dinero King of the World”, at the Actor’s Playpen, where he also made his LA directorial debut. You can also catch Vincent in the upcoming film “Corrado”, starring Tom Sizemore and Johnny Messner, due out this Christmas, and “Doll House” on FOX.
Ashley Palmer(Tina) began her acting career at age five when she played the title role in a community production of Chicken Little. Since then she has originated a role in an off Broadway play, performed in a National tour, shared the stage with Elaine Stritch, and was directed by Darren Star. Ashley has a BFA in musical theatre from Otterbein College and she works in film, television, theatre, commercials, hosting, print, webseries', and improv; but never in the "adult industry."
Mallory McGill (Suzie) is from the Sunshine State. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she studied theater. She also studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company and the New York Film Academy in New York City. Since moving to LA, a little over a year ago, she has trained with Lesly Kahn, Annie Grindlay, and Michelle Danner.
Alex Ruiz(Chucho) has been a professional actor for over five years with over 20 commercials under his belt and starring in many short and feature films including "Foto Novela", "Celluloid Filth", "Borderline", Academy Award nominated Bausan Films Productions "Jean Leon 3055", etc. He’s also had co-starring roles in shows like "Nightstalker" and "Gossip Girl". He began his career doing theater alongside sometimes controversial yet brilliant director and long time friend Juan Carlos Malpeli doing deep and actor driven plays like "The King of the Lighthouse", "The Bald Soprano", and "Woyzeck." They’re currently working on a new play called "…Kindly Remove Your Hats". You can check some of Alex’s work at www.alexactor.com. “I wanted to thank Alice, Vince, and Gary deeply for finding me and giving me the freedom to play around with a fun as hell character.”
