Meet The Team

Executive Producer / Screen Writer / Performing as Ava

Lisa VillaMil (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based actor, playwright, producer, and teaching artist. Select training: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, M.A. Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting); Shakespeare’s Globe Higher Education Acting Residency in London; Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey SPTP acting apprentice. Select credits: Richard III (Hestia Theatre Company); A Christmas Carol (Walnut Street Theatre); Measure for Measure (Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company); Julius Caesar (Media Theatre); Wait Until Dark, Macbeth, and A Christmas Carol (Hedgerow Theatre Company); Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar (Ithaca Shakespeare Company); The Other Place (Tampa Repertory); understudy, On The Exhale (Theatre Exile). Upcoming: Pericles (Shakespeare in Clark Park).  Chimera is Lisa's first screenplay.​

Executive & Line Producer / Social Media & Website Manager / Performing as Benjamin

Christopher David Roché (he/him) is a Philadelphia-based, actor, singer, producer, director, stage manager, and teaching artist. Select training: Albright College, B.A. Theatre (Acting/Directing), B.A. History, Minor in Voice; Simpatico Theatre acting apprentice; Shawnee Playhouse acting apprentice; Walnut Street Theatre Masterclasses; EgoPo Classic Theatre Masterclass; Member of 2004 Grammy Nominee, Jeffrey Lentz's, voice studio.

Select theatrical credits: This Is Reading w/Lynn Nottage (LAByrinth Theatre Company); Ballad of Trayvon Martin as George Zimmerman, Othello: the Panther (Freedom Theatre), Camelot, Peter Rabbit (Sierra Rep. Theatre); Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, Anything Goes (Shawnee Playhouse); Die Fledermaus (Berks Opera); Life on the Mississippi, No Easy Road to Freedom, Amelia Earhart (Gretna Theatre); Footlight Frenzy (Millbrook Playhouse); Destiny is a Careless Waiter (Juniper Productions); Salamander (Elephant Room Productions); understudy, 74 Seconds to Judgement (Arden Theatre Company); Sense and Sensibility (People's Light & Theatre Company); Young Frankenstein (Walnut Street Theatre).
​Select film/TV/web credits: Market Road Films, Hot Snakes Media, Destination America, Cool Ath Films, DreamPhire Films, Alpha Pangean Films.

Producer / Director

Carly L. Bodnar (she/they) is a Philadelphia-based, director, producer, teaching artist/coach, and performer. They received their B.A. in Theatre from Temple University with a Minor in Art History and is an alum of the 2018 Director’s Lab West and the 2018-2019 SDC Observership Pool. ​Carly is Co-Artistic Director and a founding member of ReVamp Collective; an intersectional feminist artist collective.  In addition they are on the Board, Artistic Committee, and Membership Committee of Plays and Players and on the Artistic Advisory Committee of Shakespeare in Clark Park.​
Select theatrical directing credits: Twelve Chairs (Juniper Productions), The Helen Project, Jimmy Gorski is Dead (ReVamp Collective), Blithe Spirit (Hedgerow Theatre Company), and Company, Arcadia (La Salle University) and Community Chorus Director for Shakespeare in Clark Parks’ production of Coriolanus.. Select associate/assistant directing credits: Arden Theatre Company, Lantern Theater Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Hedgerow Theatre Company. Carly recently directed their first short film, The Tone You Used to Have, written by Paige Zubel; dealing with mental illness and identity.

Select teaching credits: Philadelphia Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, Walnut Street Theatre, Lantern Theater Company, and Delaware Theatre Company.

​Select speaking engagements: Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School through the McCarter Theatre Center, the PA Thespian Conference, University of the Arts, and leads workshops for the ESU National Shakespeare Competition.

Director of Photography

Tom Digges (he/him) is a New York City based cinematographer with experience working on multiple award winning short films, narrative features, and professional sports media. ​

After graduating from DeSales University with a B.A. in TV/Film Production, Tom began working as a camera operator on a feature film entitled, When The Moon Was Twice As Big, produced by filmmakers Bill Jacobs and John Killwey, and shot in Bucks County, PA.  Over the next few years, he ventured out to work as a Cinematographer in Philadelphia and New York City, lensing multiple award-winning short films, documentary projects, and sports content most notably with NFL Films on the Amazon Prime series, All or Nothing. 

Tom enjoys working with smaller crews to tell passionate stories in which every team member has the opportunity to make an impact on the film. He particularly loves close collaboration with directors in building the feel of a scene, using the subjective power of the lens to deliver a moment as it should be experienced. ​

Light Designer / Gaffer

George Winchell (he/him) is a Lancaster, Pennsylvania based producer, director of photography, gaffer, key grip and lighting director with over forty years of experience in film, television, commercials, industrials, and live performance. A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Photography and the Storm King Action Filmmaking Seminar, he owns and operates WM Productions and has worked with clients throughout the country. ​​

​In addition to his work on set, George has worked with various dance and ballet companies as a photographer and videographer between New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, and Florida. Past awards include his work on The Whole Truth from the Toronto Film Festival, I Never Liked Him Either from the Focus Film Competition, and various local and regional Addy Awards for commercial production.

Sound Designer / Mixer

Ashley Burkart (she/her) is a producer, recording/mix engineer, sound designer and location, sound recordist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a B.S. in Music Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology from The University of the Arts with a minor in Film & Video. In college, Ashley had a strong focus on developing her music production skills which led her to perform with several different ensembles, bands, and to DJ on her own. Ashley has found that sound design for music works in similar ways to that of film and after graduating, she joined a film collective; travelling and honing her skills as a sound artist. Ashley aims to keep growing and to increase the impact of audio in media.                                             

Camera Assistant

Tom Kane (he/him) is a New York City based Camera Assistant who specializes in all kinds of media from narrative, commercial, fashion, and live events. After graduating from DeSales University in 2014, he worked on an indie feature film for 8 months and continued his freelance journey in Philadelphia, then New York City shortly after.

Some of the notable clients he’s worked with are: Comedy Central, Netflix, NBC, Saturday Night Live, Chick-Fil-A, Gucci, Laura Mercier, NFL Films, XFL, and DAZN. He enjoys working on all kinds of projects; no matter the size. Any kind of challenge that will test his problem solving skills and creativity are always welcome.

Production Assistant / Script Supervisor

Cat Brennan (she/her) is a Philadelphia based film and theatre artist. Cat is a graduate of Arcadia University, where she received her B.A. in Theatre Arts. Previous film credits include: Body, Marcel Boding Where Are You?, Obsession, and My Friend Dario. Cat works in many facets of the theatre including acting, directing, playwriting, stage management, design, and administrative work. For Grandpop, always.

Film Editor

​Nick Ljubicich (he/him) is a graduate of Ithaca College’s cinema and photography program. He has always gravitated to the post-production process and has accrued experience cutting a broad variety of videos: documentary, fiction narrative, branded content, educational videos, ads and more. Nick has put time in at a sports media production company, an old school television network, and some of the top ad agencies in the country, like R/GA and Droga5, where he worked on prestigious brands such as Chase, Nike and Verizon. As a result of these varied experiences, Nick's developed editorial style is visually rich, distinct and teeming with emotion.  ​

A self-declared (and proud!) nerd, Nick could talk at length about how Ewoks are the bomb, why Metal Gear Solid is rad or why Raiders of the Lost Ark is the perfect blockbuster. You'll be sure to find him at the Newport Folk Festival every single year and while he's no Pavarotti, myth and legend surround his karaoke performance of “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”. Nick is also a home brewer, a foodie, a politics junkie, a budding mixologist and, perhaps most importantly of all, a dad-joke connoisseur.
Colorist
 Elfigio Muronda (he/him)  is Philadelphia based colorist and camera assistant. He graduated from AFDA (African Film & Drama Academy) University, with a B.A. in motion picture medium, where he received his Davinci Resolve certification. Notable credits include: LEFA (The Inheritance), The Hail Mary (2021).
Ella G. Burgos (she/her)  is a Los Angeles based producer, composer, and bassist.  Visit their Instagram and TikTok for up to date events and compositions!

​Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellaxsound
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ellaxsound