"You Are Here"- Actor Profiles

A number of great people believed in and made our film possible, so we would like you to meet them here.  Just click on the link with their name to learn about these great professionals.

Lizzy Chamberlain
Randy Murzynski
Mary Faktor
Kim Brooks
Michael Monaco
Hobart (Bob) Reynolds
Emily Rose Merrell
Beverly Jeffrey
Jacqi Loewy

Lizzy Chamberlain (Mimi Simpson)
Formerly a model, Lizzy Chamberlain acted in two films before assuming the lead role in YOU ARE HERE. She continues to live in the Detroit area.

Randy Murzynski (Terry Simpson)
A veteran of minor television roles for twenty years in Hollywood, including “The Practice”  and “It’s A Miracle,”  co-star Randy Murzynski renders his finest performance in a major role with YOU ARE HERE, as Terry Simpson. A professional actor of the stage, he continues to live and work in Hollywood, where he has produced shows, trained actors and occasionally still takes on theatrical roles.

Mary Faktor is a professional actor, speaker and business owner. A member of the National Speaker’s Association and the National Association of Self Esteem, Mary is personally trained and certified as a Self-Esteem/Life Balance Facilitator by Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul.) She has also trained with Dr. John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) and is certified in Emotional Release Therapy by Dr. Walter Weston (Healing Yourself, Healing Others.)

To keep current, Mary attends educational training such as the Worldwide Summit Conference in San Francisco and Argentina’s SEAL Conference (Society for Effective/Affective Learning). Mary has presented her inspirational workshop “Inner Voices, Smart Choices” in the U.S. and internationally …. From the staff of the prestigious Lincoln School in Buenos Aires to the state conference of DARE Officers in Ohio.

A member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Screen Actor’s Guild, Mary is a graduate of The Second City of Chicago and Cleveland and is the Cleveland Coordinator for the Spiritual Cinema Community. She can currently be seen in the Cannes/Sundance-winning, Oscar-nominated film, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, PBS film YOU ARE HERE, and soon-to-be-released film, FIGHTING GRAVITY (with Ed O’Neil).  Since 1984, she has been entertaining audiences across the country with her original one-woman comedy show, “The Six Ages of Woman.”

Her inspirational, interactive, and fun workshop, “Inner Voices, Smart Choices,” has been presented to major corporations, associations, hospitals, churches and fundraisers throughout the country. Mary incorporates her message of self-growth with humorous anecdotes and selections of thought-provoking poetry from her book, Inner Voices. Her accomplishments have been featured on various television newscasts and major newspapers throughout the country.  Mary is active in the Youth Motivation Task Force and speaks pro bono in Inner City Schools.

Her business, Faktor’s Talent Network, (www.FaktorsTalentNetwork.com) provides professional variety talent, event planning, and creative services to diverse organizations and businesses. Mary has co-hosted the “Today in Cleveland” television show, and can be seen and heard on various radio and television commercials. In 1995, Mary’s boundless energy placed her in the Top 20 Women Business Owners of Northeast Ohio.  Her most recent endeavor is THE ANGEL’S NEST (www.AngelsNest.us) Life Balance Retreat House in Peninsula, OH where she sees clients on a confidential basis and conducts intimate weekend retreat workshops of 6-12 people.   Mary is a proud mother of two and grandmother of three.

Mary can be reached at 1-888-913-3473 or 1-330-655-2895 or EsteemTalk@aol.com

Jacqi Loewy (Mystery Woman)
Jacqi Loewy is celebrating 30 years in the business. Film credits include Redford's THE CLEARING with Helen Mirren, the award-winning short SCRIPT DOCTOR, REGARDING HENRY and numerous features in extra or bit parts. Recent stage work has been at The Cleveland Play House, Cleveland's Playhouse Square and Mercury Summer Stock. Originally from New York, Jacqi has Broadway credits as an actor, choreographer and assistant director. She has understudied 3 Tony Award-winning actresses and appeared in over 100 national commercials, both TV and radio. She is represented by The Talent Group (216-622-8011) for voice, print and on-camera work. Also one of Cleveland's busiest stage directors, her work has been seen at most of the area's professional theatres and she is the Artistic Director of Charenton Theater Company. Jacqi produces Charenton Shorts, touring plays about the juvenile justice system, Jewish interfaith marriage, end-of-life-issues and depression, available for bookings (jacqiloewy@aol.com). All are performed by their creators with expertise in their areas. Jacqi currently resides in Cleveland with her 2 fabulous dogs and is grateful for the stage that is her life!

Michael Monaco (Danny Simpson)
Michael Monaco, who has won the Philo T. Farnsowrth Film Festival two years in a row and the National Scholastic Art Award in Film Making, is currently pursuing his dream of becoming an actor in Los Angeles. He is attending College of the Canyons and hopes to transfer to UCLA or The California Institute of the Arts, majoring in Filmmaking. He continues making his own short films and recently made a demo for Disney on a new TV pilot ("Hanna Montana") and also a reel for actor Orlando Brown on The Disney Channel.

Hobart Reynolds (Dr. Neitman)
Hobart Reynolds is a cast member of the Detroit Ensemble Theatre and graduated from the Second City conservatory and writing programs. Recent theatre credits include: All in the Timing (Trotsky), Edmund (Edmund), Men in Suits (Boss), A Better Life (Ralph), and 12 Angry Men (Juror 9 and 11).  Film credits include "The Ugly One" and various industrial films.

Emily Rose Merrell (Kathy)
Emily is always busy with roles, TV commercials and voice work. She was a joy to work with and perfectly inhabited the boisterous "Kathy" in the film.

Kimberly Brooks has worked as an actress in Los Angeles for twelve years, appearing weekly on the television sitcom "It's A Living", and in numerous commercials.  She's done voiceover work in film, television, and radio.  She starred in the Los Angeles national premiere of the stage version of "All About Eve" in the Bette Davis role of "Margo".  In another creative venue, for three years she was head writer for the Imagen Awards, featuring Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, Andy Garcia, and Rita Moreno.  After moving to Detroit to marry her childhood sweetheart, she received several acting awards for local productions.  You may have seen her in the Detroit cast of “Tony and Tina’s Wedding, the longest running off-Broadway play, as Tony’s grandmama. 

Beverly Jeffrey (The “Woman” from upstairs)
Though she performed briefly on stage in high school, and modeled once or twice, Beverly makes her film debut in YOU ARE HERE.

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