Our Team

Charles Evered

Writer/Director

Charles took his undergraduate degree from Rutgers-Newark and an MFA from Yale University, where he studied with director George Roy Hill. In 2000, he was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy Reserve, attending the Direct Commission Officer School in Pensacola, Florida. Adopt a Sailor is his debut feature.

Kim Waltrip

Producer, WonderStar Productions

Kim Waltrip is partner of WonderStar Productions and is proud to be the producer of "Adopt a Sailor." As an actress, Kim has appeared in such Television shows as "Cheers" and "In the Heat of the Night". She co-starred along side Patricia Arquette in the film,"Pretty Smart," and co-starred in the musically influenced film "Nights In White Satin". She established and helped produced the Semper Fi Memorial Honor Detail video "Again They Serve"which took the top award in all services of the military and she also produced and directed a pilot for a children's travel video series called "Griffin Goes to the Grand Canyon." She is also co-creator of a Palm Springs, CA talk show, "The Patti Gribow Show". Kim Waltrip is a current Board Member for Women In Film, Palm Springs, is a Trustee for the Olive Crest Abused Children's Foundation. She was honored with the "Angel Of The Year" award in 2005 by the Olive Crest Abused Children's Foundation for her dedication and tireless work in helping abused children. Olive Crest has named a scholorship in her honor, "The Kim Waltrip Education Fund"

Peter Coyote

Cast - Richard

PETER COYOTE has performed for some of the world's most distinguished filmmakers, including: Barry Levinson, Roman Polanski, Pedro Almodovar, Jean-Paul Rapenau, Brian DePalma, Steven Spielberg, Walter Hill, Martin Ritt, Steven Soderberg, Diane Kurys, Walter Moreia Salles and Sidney Pollack. Coyote began film-acting in the late Seventies and it was Walter Hill's chilling Vietnam parable, Southern Comfort which brought Peter to the attention of director Steven Spielberg who cast him as the sympathetic scientist in ET - The Extra-Terrestrial. Since then Coyote has created strong characterizations in: Cross-Creek, Timerider, Heartbreakers, The Legend of Billie Jean, A Man in Love, The Jagged Edge, Outrageous Fortune, Unforgettable, Sphere, Patch Adams, Erin Brockovich and A Walk to Remember. He has starred for Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar in Kika, Diane Kurys in A Man in Love, Roman Polanski in the controversial Bitter Moon and Jean Paul Rappeneau in Bon Voyage. (In French.) Recently he has appearred in Barry Levinson's Sphere, Patch Adams with Robin Williams; Erin Brockovich by Steven Soderburg and (with Bitter Moon co-star, Kristin Scott Thomas) in Sidney Pollack's Random Hearts, Femme Fatale, directed by Brian DePalma and in A Walk to Remember, directed by Adam Shankman. Coyote has also starred in a number of exceptional television movies and mini-series, among them A Seduction in Travis County, Living a Lie, Privileged Information, The People vs. Jean Harris, Echoes in the Darkness, Buffalo Girls. He played “Jim Bowie” in the TNT production, Two for Texas, and most recently, “Harvey Milk” in Showtime's Execution of Justice. He has won one Emmy and been nominated for two more. Mr. Coyote has written a memoir of his Sixties adventures called Sleeping Where I Fall ( five printings in hardback and is still in print) released in May of 1999 by Counterpoint Press. A chapter from that book, “Carla's Story, won the 1993/94 Pushcart Prize for Excellence in non-fiction. Mr. Coyote is also well-known for his voice-over work, and has done numerous documentaries and tv specials, including the nine-hour PBS Special, The West. In 1992 he won an EMMY as the “Host” for a nine-hour series, called, The Pacific Century which also won the extremely prestigious duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

Bebe Neuwirth

Cast - Patricia

Bebe Neuwirth is a versatile actress who has displayed a talent for both comedy and drama. She is also a gifted dancer, who attended New York's prestigious Julliard School and vocalist who has won acclaim for her work on the musical stage. Neuwirth's latest performance in the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago found the triple threat playing the role of Roxie Hart. The stage and screen star had created the role of the other merry murderess, Velma Kelly, earning a Tony Award for her work. Around the world Ms Neuwirth is best known for her portrayal of the sarcastic doctor, Lilith Sternin, on the hit TV series of the 80's, "Cheers." With her first appearance as Lilith Sternin on Cheers, she soon became a regular fixture and Neuwirth won two Emmy awards for her work until Lilith was written out of the show (at Neuwirth's request) in 1992, to allow Neuwirth to pursue film and stage work. Lilith, however, occasionally made return visits to Cheers, and later on Kelsey Grammer's spin-off series, Frasier. Neuwirth made her feature-film debut in 1989 with a small role as a guidance counselor in Say Anything...,and while a steady stream of supporting roles followed in such films as Bugsy, Green Card, and Jumanji, she had a hard time finding screen roles which suited her edgy charm. She continued to have better luck on-stage, and in 1997 her performance in the Broadway revival of Chicago won her the Tony and Drama Desk awards. After scoring meatier roles in the films Summer of Sam and Liberty Heights, Neuwirth returned to episodic television in the well-reviewed but short-lived drama series Deadline, in which she worked alongside Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, and Tom Conti. In 2002, Neuwirth finally scored a film role that truly suited her talents as Diane, a sexy fourtysomething woman who seduces her best friend's teenage son in the independent comedy Tadpole. More recent film credits include; How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Game 6, The Big Bounce and Le Divorce.

Ethan Peck

Cast - Sailor

Michael Marix

WonderStar Productions Executive Producer

Michael Marix is co-owner of WonderStar Productions, a Palm Springs based production company that has numerous projects in development. Mike got his first taste of show biz when he got a job at CBS TV at Television City in Los Angeles as an usher. He would deal with audiences, for shows such as Shower of Stars, the Jack Benny Show, The Red Skelton show, the Art Linkletter Show (Houseparty). They also did filmed (prior to tape) shows at other locations, such as DesiLu Studios, with audiences, such as Lucile Ball, and a daytime live show with Johnny Carson prior to his doing the Tonight Show. In addition they did some live dramatic shows at TV City, such as Playhouse 90 and Climax, where Michael would work on the set, mostly being a gofer for the stars, such as Keenan Wynn and Ed Wynn, Louis Armstrong, John Frankenheimer, Jack Palance, etc. He subsequently became the supervisor of the Guest Relations Department, who handled the ushers and had such aspiring actors/directors working for me such as Jan Pierce and Bert Convy, subsequently a game show host. He moved on to become a highly successful land developer where he received numerous awards as a builder. His love for the entertainment company has him back as executive producer of "Adopt a Sailor." Michael Marix has a BA in Economics from California State University, Los Angeles.

Ulf Soderqvist

Director of Photography

Jim McKinney

Assistant Director

Jim McKinney has been an Assistant Director in independent film for eight years. He's worked with directors as diverse as Hal Hartley, Damon Dash, and B.D. Wong. Jim's AD'd movies that have premiered at the Sundance, Toronto, Tribeca and Cannes Film Festivals. Last year Jim worked on HDNet Films' "Diggers", "Greetings from the Shore," starring Paul Sorvino and Kim Shaw, and the Sundance Labs film "The Toe Tactic." He's also spent time on TV shows, including "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "The West Wing," and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."

Audrey Loggia

Producer

Mark Victor

Producer

Sherry Halperin

Producer

Over the last forty years, Sherry Halperin has consistently worked on projects in the arts from working on hundreds of hours of network television as a writer, producer and director, distributing feature films, agenting actors and directing stage productions. She recently produced world music concerts and ballets all over the United States in venues such as Lincoln Center and UCLA's Royce Hall and is currently producing a Palm Springs television talk/variety program titled "The Patti Gribow Show." Sherry is the author of the current novel, Rescue Me, He's Wearing A Moose Hat which has been optioned by Darkwoods Productions for a feature film which she will co-produce with Frank Darabont and Anna Garduno. She is on the board of Women In Film, Palm Springs and is thrilled to be on the producing team of Adopt A Sailor.

Suzanne LaBelle

Production Coordinator

Marty James

Editor

Marty has been an editor for television, films and news programs for more than twenty years.

Audrey Norris

Script Supervisor

Audrey Norris loves puzzles in any form and wanted to work with the script, so she became a Script Supervisor because it was the most intellectual job on the set, besides the Director's job. She hails from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and is an active member of Women In Film. Her TV credits include two series' for Fox's My Network TV: "DESIRE" starring Eliana Alexander ("Agenda" and "The Bold And The Beautiful") and "WATCH OVER ME" starring Marc Menard ("All My Children") and Casper VanDien ("Sleepy Hollow" and "Starship Troopers.") Feature film credits include "CUTTIN' DA MUSTARD" starring Sinbad and Charles Dutton ("Threshold" and "Suspect"), "FIFTY PILLS" starring Kristen Bell ("Veronica Mars") and John Hensley ("Nip & Tuck,") and "JULIUS HOME" starring Gordon Greene ("The Famous Jett Jackson" and "Shawshank Redemption") and Annie McKnight ("Everybody Hates Chris" and "Heroes.")

Randy Dzielak

Sound/Boom operator

Composing, Mixing & Mastering: Provide music as a finished product to music production/library companies for use in Film, TV and Advertising.
Companies: Lazy Bones Recordings, The Music Kitchen, Sonic Pool and Pump Audio.
Placements: Jane Austen Book Club Movie Trailer, CBS-Medium, Comedy Central-Sarah Silverman Show, MTV-Real World, Noggin-South Of Nowhere, Oregon Tourism Board, Ping Golf, Wal Mart etc...
Sound Mixer Film & TV: Independent film April Moon for April Moon Productions, Debt Monkey/Prolasta ad for CCCS Advantage Animal EP, Palm Springs Wine & Cheese Festival for KCET/PBS, Riverside CA Arts Walk 1st Thursday Documentary, Dan Foley TV Pilot for Small Potatoes Productions, John Mclaughlin Hour for KCET/PBS, Palm Springs Follies for KCET/PBS
Sound Mixer Studio: Bands: Bryan Benner CD-Ship Of Dreams, the anti-depressants, Pat Yadon Band, Lazy Bones Recordings-Mixed world music library
Video Editing: Riverside CA Arts Walk 1st Thursdays documentary.

Wardrobe

Caryl Eagle Style

Make-up /Hair

Judy Twine

Production Designer

David Borgula

David Borgula grew up in St. Clair Shores, Michigan and graduated from the University of Minnesota. While in school, David worked for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and studied abroad in London. During his time in London, David had a wonderful opportunity of working for the Latchmere Theater and traveled throughout Europe.
David moved to Los Angeles in the late 1990's to pursue his dream of working in the entertainment industry and quickly found work on his first film, Faith directed by Adam Kaufman as the production coordinator. Shortly after, he began to work for singer/actress Andrea Marcovicci producing several of her CD's and traveling throughout the country organizing her tour schedule. He also produced a video on personal investment called, The 58-Minute Money Guide and helped produce several commercials for Nike, Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft.
In addition, he has been working closely with Kaufman developing scripts and writing his own screenplay, After Good-Bye. A published writer, he is currently shopping his children's book, Looking for Wings. David also has an interior design business that specializes in residential design in the Los Angeles area and has brought his strong sense of design to other entertainment projects.
As one of the producers on Kaufman's first feature, The Metrosexual, David also assumed the role of Production Designer and has finally realized his lifelong dream of working and living in Hollywood.