About this project
Stories for Dinner is about what happens when Danny, a failing Journalism student, engineers an extra credit project where he recruits a group of people who have extraordinary true stories to tell to come to his apartment for dinner. What ensues involves romance, laughter, heartache, suspense and ultimately elation.
This is the maiden voyage for Boston-based film outfit Rare Mint Productions. Rare Mint was formed by three local actors wanting more input and control in the narrative filmmaking process. Focusing on dialogue and interpersonal communication, Rare Mint puts the theme of relationships and the formation of human identity through community participation in the forefront.
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Dolph Paulsen (Writer/Director/Spencer) holds a BA in Theater from UMass Amherst and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Florida State University. He has studied dramatic writing with luminary playwright/professors Len Berkman and Mark Wheatley. He has studied acting with Andrei Malaev Babel (of the Moscow Art Theater) and Patsy Rodenburg (personal coach of Ralph Fiennes, Helen Mirren…) among many others. Film and Television credits include “One Tree Hill” and the festival favorite comedy “When I Was King,” directed by Simeon Rice. Favorite roles include Segismundo (Life is a Dream) and Martin (Feeding the Moonfish). Recently Dolph worked as an actor/writer with Neil Gaiman and Stephin Merritt on “The Grand Guignol Workshop” at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA. To say that Dolph is thrilled about the life that this project has taken on would be a vast understatement. His email is dolphpaulsen@gmail.com
David J. Curtis' (Luke) film and television credits include principal roles in R.I.P.D., 4 Cambridge Center, The Maiden Heist, Under The Hood, Edge of Darkness, How to Make it in America (HBO) and Slavery and the Making of America (PBS). He has also been featured in many regional and national television commercials. David's stage credits include Broke-ology (The Lyric Stage), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, (Company One), Ascension, Mama, I Want to Sing (Our Place Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire, 12 Angry Jurors and The Crucible (Roxbury Community College/Emerson Stage/Roxbury Repertory Theatre).
Fedna Jacquet (Gabrielle) is excited to work on Stories for Dinner. Previously she has guest stared in ABC's Pam. She played Princess Katherine in the Classical Theater of Harlem's Henry V. She has also starred in Central Square Theatre's Ti Jean and His Brothers, Company One's The Emancipation of Many and Miss Ellie, The Overwhelming, The Providence Black Rep'sThe Etymology of Bird, as well as countless other Brown Productions including FunnyHouse of a Negro, Anowa, Inkblots, The Book of Daniel, and Cabaret. www.FednaJacquet.com.
Keith Langsdale (Henry) has worked as an actor on and off-Broadway as well as across the country. His work has included plays from the Greeks through Shakespeare to contemporary pieces such as ARCADIA and FROST/NIXON. He has worked on screen in television and film, most recently in the TV pilot, "Zooquarium." He directs for the theatre and produced and directed the award winning short film, "The Wedge."
Scott Louthan (Danny) is incredibly excited to work on his first project with the recently founded Rare Mint Productions. Coming from an education in Theatre from the University of Oregon, and subsequently the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Scott has focused mainly on acting for the stage in such productions such as Angels in America (University of Oregon), and Metamorphoses to name some favorites. Now living in the great city of Boston, film is the new horizon and exciting venture for him. Scott can't wait to explore the process of creating a narrative feature film with this new group of phenomenal artists.
Ellen Soderberg (Meghan). Born in Normal, IL and raised in Helena, MT, Ellen is currently a Boston-based actress working in film, theater, commercials and print. Recent projects include the feature films "How To Make Movies At Home" (Hillport Maine Productions), "The Golden Scallop" (Grandview Productions), and "Both Sides Now," directed by William Senopolous; productions of "Time of My Life" (Zeitgeist Stage) and "To Kill A Mockingbird" (Boston Children's Theatre); and commercial/print work for clients such as Life is Good, Hasbro, Reebok, Staples, HGTV, Bud Light and DIRECTV. She studied at both the University of Wyoming and Rhode Island College, and holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from UW.
Tess Degen (Luisa) has been a performer since her childhood upbringing in a multicultural family in Berlin, Germany. Her desire to become a professional dancer took her to NYC when she was 19. Acting, singing and dancing have been the focus of her career ever since. Favorite roles include Hold- me, Touch- me (Producers), Molly (Full Monty), Lori (A Chorus Line) Katarina Von Stuttgart (Casino Confidential), Mrs. Houdini (Ragtime) and the member of an insane asylum in Sweeney Todd. Tess has been in over 20 local musical theater productions and several independent Modern Dance theater productions in NYC. Her film and television credits include Joker (German Public Television), Tatort (German Criminal Series). Tess holds a BFA from the Etage, Berlin.
Lisa Rowe-Beddoe (Eliza) (AEA) has worked extensively as an actress/artist educator in the UK and the US. Theatre Credits include: Catherine (Cimes and Crimes), Lady Croom (Arcadia), Banannas (House of Blue Leaves), Lola (Enchanted April), Mrs Braddock (The Graduate), Portia (Julius Caesar). BBC Radio 4, includes: Marianne (The Psychadelic Spy) with AB FAB's Joanna Lumley, Alice (Just Another Day). Film Credits include: Wife Over and Out - Roke Productions), Claire (Blue - Pilot- G&G media). Lisa works regularly in Industrials/Commercials and is Asst. Director of Education at Wheelock Family Theatre. Lisa holds an MA in Performance from East Anglia University, UK.
Sam Howe (Troy) is a Boston based actor and now recently “minted” co-owner of Rare Mint Productions. He is wicked excited to work on the company’s first feature film and can’t wait to work with such a great cast and crew.
D Kelin (Director of Photography/Assistant Director) began making short films at the age of 17 and has since worked on a number of eclectic projects including a screen adaptation of the play Heartbeat by Tom Dunn and the film A Walk in the Snow which garnered Kelin an award for “Best Emerging Filmmaker”. Recently, D has worked as a freelance fashion photographer and as a graphics designer for Access Nashua. D is currently enrolled at Emerson College in Boston. With Stories for Dinner, D looks forward to working as a cinematographer in narrative cinema again.
Ricardo E. Monzon (Producer) is excited to work with everyone on this project "Stories for Dinner." Ricardo is involved in the arts in many different ways, from being the curator for a local bar called Lord Hobo to being the creator of "Arts for Hearts," a local and annual charity party for the American Heart Association. Ricardo was involved in the "Circus Pigs," a sketch comedy group for years. While attending Suffolk University Ricardo took part in both Set and Costume design for various plays. While managing many local restaurants as a profession, Ricardo has tied in the arts by holding art shows and also by being the creator of "Jazzure," a weekly Jazz night at the Lenox Hotel in Copley Sq. at it's now defunct restaurant "Azure."
