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Eudi Tracey ("Hadass"/Associate Producer) has been a performer since age four, when, with her twin sister, Euni, she sang and tap danced at the old Cleveland Arena in between boxing matches. As the Margolis Twins, Eudi and Euni sang at various venues in the Greater Cleveland area, had their own radio and television shows from the age of 15-18 and on the "old" WXEL TV station as well as on WERE radio. At WERE, they met Bill Randle, Carl Reese and the late Phil McLean and Tommy Edwards, all of whom were very supportive of their desire to turn professional. Bill Randle was responsible for their recording, "Tonight You Belong to Me" at age 19 when they became professional under the name of The Tracey Twins. Their first manager, a holocaust survivor, did not want the public to know they were Jewish so changed their name from Margolis to "Tracey" to go with "twins". They traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada, performing in night clubs, theaters and country and state fairs, where they worked with such people as The Crew Cuts, The Four Lads, Peg Leg Bates, The Diamonds, Danny Thomas and more. Their national televison credits are The Arthur Godfrey Show and Midwestern Hayride and in every city in which they appeared, they did the local televison shows as well as the disc jockey radio shows, plugging their recordings. The late Cleveland television star, Dorothy Fuldheim, was a fan. When back in Cleveland in between engagements, they made appearances on hers and Bill Gordon's "One O'Clock" television show. Ms. Tracey is still in touch with Bill Randle, Carl Reese, and Bill Gordon. Seekers of the Statue marks Ms. Tracey's motion picture debut.

Robert Abrams ("Michael"). Seekers of the Statue is 13 year-old Robert's first film. He was selected for this movie while attending the Shaker Heights Summer Theatre where Peter Anthony Gould was teaching a class on filmmaking. Mr. Abrams has played Charlie Brown in the stage musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and has been a chorus member in the same production.

Bruce Jennings ("Jonathan"/Music Composer) has appeared in regional and professional theater in Ohio, New York, Hawaii, Lyon, France and Amman, Jordan. He has composed and performed music for children and families he calls DadSongs (www.dadsongs.com). He frequently appears in area clubs playing percussion and blues harp. Seekers of the Statue is Mr. Jennings' first film acting experience as well as his first film-scoring project. Bruce hopes to continue to create more music for films. "I see a great opportunity to expand the role of music in independent films. The way music helps to tell the story is magical." The sources for the sounds in the score are diverse, and include: electronic keyboards, acoustic guitar and bass, African udu clay pot drums and--he promises this is true, digitally altered sounds of the door on his stove. Mr. Jennings is a Special Education Aide for the Shaker Heights Board of Education. He is married and lives in Shaker with three children and two cats. He dedicates the film's score to the memory of his mother, Florence Jennings, who passed away shortly after filming.

Krissy Gasbarre ("Anna") is honored to be part of Seekers of the Statue, her second independent film. She most recently appeared in Black Comedy at Lakeland community College, her second professional role. Ms. Gasbarre graduated with a double-major in psychology and communications at John Carroll University in May of 2002. She now attends Fordham University in New York City for her master of arts in communications. She thanks her lovely family and friends for their love and the cast and crew of this film for an awesome learning experience.

Aja Martin ("Sara") has been performing since she was in kindergarten but became serious about her acting when she entered the seventh grade. She has performed with such theatre groups as Heights Youth Theatre (HYT), Shaker Summer Theatre and Hawken Players Society (HPS). Seekers of the Statue was her first film role, and she hopes that she has more opportunities to work on camera again. Aside from theatre, Aja loves to sing, dance, play piano, read and hang out with her friends. She would like to thank all of her friends and family who have helped her along in life, especially La Dawn, Heather, Samantha, and her parents.

Nicholas Hardaway ("Jay") has appeared on stage in many productions in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights including Grease, The Wizard of Oz, The Marvin Gay Story, Oliver!, and Bye, Bye, Birdie. He wants to thank his family for their incredible support.

Peter Anthony Gould (Director/Producer/Editor) has been making independent films since 1989, including directing four short films, a feature film entitled The Walk, production assistant on video productions with Cinecraft Productions, Inc. for The World Almanac, BP Oil, and ABC Sports. Mr. Gould has directed a television commercial for N-Styles Clothing Store, as well as the documentary style productions for the Christian Family Outreach and St. Michael's Church (the latter produced by Cinecraft Productions). Additionally, he has directed and performed in several radio plays which aired on 88.7 WJCU. Mr. Gould teaches drama and filmmaking at Lomond Elementary School in Shaker Heights and is a staff member of Shaker Summer Theatre and Shaker on Stage. Peter would like to thank the entire cast and crew for making Seekers of the Statue his most enjoyable filmmaking experience to date.

Evonne Fields-Gould (Writer/Producer/Production Manager) has worked as writer/co-writer, producer, and production manager with her son, Peter Anthony Gould, on the short films, "Out of Nowhere", "Through the Window", "Another Place", and "The Lantern and the Well", and the feature film The Walk. Ms. Fields-Gould has also written the television commercial for N-Styles Clothing Store, as well as the documentary-style productions for Christian Family Outreach and St. Michael's Church. She has also written and performed in several radio plays produced by Little Beth Entertainment that aired on 88.7 WJCU.

Laura Mankowski (Lighting Director) attends Ohio State University majoring in technical theatre. Ms. Mankowski has had extensive experience working with lights at the Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights, though this was her first film project. She would like to thank director Peter Anthony Gould for giving her this opportunity, the cast and crew of the movie for being easy to work with, her parents for their support in her chosen field and her friends from college.

Matt Herzfeld (Production Assistant) a student at Shaker Heights High School, has worked on a variety of local productions, including the trailers for the past three Cleveland International Film Festivals. Mr. Herzfeld has directed a few short films including "Smoke" which screened at the premiere of Seekers of the Statue. He plans to continue making films until the day he dies or collapses from exhaustion. In addition to filmmaking, Mr. Herzfeld puts out a mini-comic, "Flame-Broiled", every-so-often with his friend, Nick Mercer.

Elizabeth Gould (Production Assistant) has been working with her brother, Peter, and mother, Evonne, since the age of 3, beginning with the short film "Another Place" and continuing with the feature film The Walk (in which she has a cameo appearance), a television commercial and two documentary-style films. Ms. Gould has also written a radio play which aired on 88.7 WJCU and performed in several others. She is also the artist of the oil painting which is featured in Seekers of the Statue. Most recently, Ms. Gould has written a short film which will begin shooting in 2003. The company, Little Beth Entertainment, Ltd., is named after her.

Max Chernin (Production Assistant) attends Shaker Heights Middle School and has been acting in the Cleveland area for six years in many productions including, The Wizard of Oz, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Bye, Bye, Birdie. He hopes to continue to perform for many years to come, and is very excited to be a part of the behind-the-scenes crew of Seekers of the Statue.

Cornelius Gould IV (Post-Production Sound Designer/Mixer) is the Senior Staff Engineer for Infinity Broadcasting in Cleveland, and chief engineer for 88.7 WJCU. Mr. Gould (Peter Gould's older brother) created and managed the internet radio station, thecityradio.com, and now currently manages www.radiocleveland.com. He has worked in Cleveland radio for close to 20 years; Seekers of the Statue is his first foray into the world of post-produciton sound for motion pictures.