Cast & Crew

After studying theatre at Rhodes, Heather began her professional career in Chicago, where onstage credits include The Threepenny Opera w/the hypocrites @ Steppenwolf and critically acclaimed Dirty Diamonds at The Factory. In Los Angeles, she was in the ensemble for Tony award-winning The Lehman Trilogy at the Ahmanson (a record shortest time onstage.) She worked with Rogue Machine in A Bright New Boise and Wish I had a Sylvia Plath (u.s.) and with Sacred Fools in A Gulag Mouse. Film/TV credits include The Bridge (FX), For All Mankind (Sony/AppleTV) and her award-winning short film, postpartumm… recently completed the festival circuit. Currently, audiences can catch her in Flip Side, directed by Jayne Brook, which is also making waves at festivals. Heather began Rexford Productions after the birth of her son.

Heather L. Tyler

Writer/Producer, Evie Harlowe

Gloria Iseli

Director, Story credit

Gloria, originally from Louisville, KY, is an accomplished writer and director whose diverse portfolio spans film, television, podcasts, and web series. Over the past four years, she has excelled as an English language dubbing director and script adapter, contributing her talents to more than 40 foreign films and television shows available on major streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Disney+. Her dedication to storytelling culminated in the winter of 2023 when her feature film "King Chess" won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the prestigious Golden State Film Festival. Following this recognition, the film secured distribution with Random Media, marking a significant milestone in her burgeoning career. With a unique voice and a passion for connecting cultures through media, Gloria continues to make her mark in the entertainment industry.

D. Matt Jordan

Director of Photography

Grace Shen

May Li

My name is Juliana Philippi. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but was raised on the island of Puerto Rico from the age of five. I taught myself French and Italian, learned to dance Flamenco, sang in an international children’s choir for a decade, until one day, I left, to study acting, and find myself. I got my BFA at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, for Drama, with a minor in Art History. I have also done post-grad studies of film acting in summer programs with the Atlantic Acting Theater in Los Angeles, Method acting and tap dancing at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York City, as well as multiple studies of the human species in a plethora of service, assistant, some-what questionable jobs, all around the world. I lived a nomadic existence between New York City, Los Angeles, Puerto Rico, Spain, and nowhere. I am an artist.

D. Matt Jordan is a Producer, Videographer, Editor & Actor. His professional portfolio contains film & commercial work both in front and behind the camera. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Central Arkansas, and an A.A. degree in Digital Media Production from the University of Arkansas, Pulaski Technical College.

Juliana Philippi

Rosalie Gutierrez

Grace Shen is a Los Angeles based actress who was born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Grace received her Bachelors of Education from the University of British Columbia before she pursued her dream of acting. She is an alumni of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Grace’s notable theatre credits include: The Joy Luck Club, The King and I, Miss Saigon, South Pacific, Hello, Dolly!, Brigadoon, Gigi, Two Rooms, and The Big Funk. Grace’s recent television credits include: The Brothers Sun, All American, Bosch Legacy, Truth Be Told, 911 Lone Star, This Is Us and Grey’s Anatomy. Grace appeared in the film All About Nina starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Common which premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival (Netflix). Grace’s most exciting projects to date is working with Academy Award winning director, Alejandro G. Inarritu in his latest film Bardo, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths (Netflix) and Academy Award winning actress, Michelle Yeoh in The Brothers Sun (Netflix).

Sara Sevigny is a Los Angeles based/Chicago-bred actor, comedian, singer, improviser, and playwright who now splits her time between both cities. Sara's recent credits include Amazon Prime’s new hit series, CROSS. She also heavily recurred as Edna Bunnin on FOX's EMPIRE (seasons 2-4) as well as one of the four series regular leads in the FOX pilot The Gabriels (alongside Tim Meadows, RobRiggle and Angela Kinsey). Other highlights include starring as Grace in the film Rogers Park (Critic's Pick New York Times, 100% Rotten Tomatoes) as well as The Christmas Thief (IONTV), American Auto (NBC), The Big Leap (FOX), Chicago Fire (NBC), and indie films Screams from the Tower and Everything Fun You Could Possibly Do In Aledo, Illinois. Sara has worked onstage with TheatreSquared (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lyric Opera Chicago, Paramount, Broadway Playhouse, Chicago Children's Theatre, About Face, A Red Orchid, TimeLine, and The Hypocrites. She is a Joseph Jefferson Award recipient for her portrayal of Sara Jane Moore in Porchlight Music Theater's production of ASSASSINS.

Sara Sevigny

Angela Turner

Karl started his career in his hometown, Chicago studying improv at Players Workshop and Second City and performing at various theaters in the city. His day job was as a reporter/producer for WBEZ the NPR station, where hevcreated and hosted several shows including an award-winning entertainment, magazine, called Backstage Pass and served as “the voice of the station” for five years. After moving to LA, he worked for NPR as a freelance producer for Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Marketplace radio. Eventually he started booking theatrical jobs and has been a professional actor for well over 25 years. People may recognize him as Chuck from the Netflix series Atypical, and numerous shows, including The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Monk, Chicago Med, Shameless, 9-1-1 Lonestar and Star Trek: Picard. In 2025 he can be seen along side Mark Ruffalo and Betty Gilpin in a new series called “Hal & Harper” from Cooper Raiff.

Guy Picot is a Brighton-bred expat living in Los Angeles. Guy Picot is a British actor/writer/director who has participated in the Hollywood Fringe Festival since its first year, as a writer, producer, director and actor. Pre-pandemic, held the Hollywood review team for Fringereview.com, an international review site covering fringe festivals worldwide. He directed the HFF award-nominated musicals, DISASTEROID and EARTH TO KAREN, and was part of the award-winning ensemble for COOKIE AND THE MONSTER. As an actor, he was in the acclaimed Sacred Fools production of STONEFACE: THE RISE AND FALL OF BUSTER KEATON, which was subsequently re-mounted at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Guy Picot

Director Pierce

Rex is an actor, dancer, singer, lego-builder, soccer player, water enthusiast kid. His first commercial was at the age of 10 months, and his first film appearance was in postpartumm... (type casting on his mom's part.) Rex would like you to know that he is a smart, brave boy. He is seven years old, and his dad built Water World. He also has a kitten named Peach.

Rex Tyler Samsel

Orrie Harlowe Li

Karl T. Wright

Walter Robbins

Sean Bolger

TJ Brooks

Sean Bolger began his career in Chicago’s vibrant theatre scene after leaving his career in finance. After performing in over 30 stage productions and training at Steppenwolf Theater, The Second City, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, he moved to LA to pursue film and television. Some of his screen credits include Twin Peaks: The Return, Criminal Minds, I Am The Night, The InBetween, The Rookie and feature film Seberg. Sean would like to thank Heather, Gloria and the rest of the cast and crew for their incredible work on Delta County.

Tracey Rooney was thrilled to be a part of this project, having last worked with the amazing HL Tyler on stage in the Los Angeles premiere of HAPPY BIRTHDAY MCKENNA. Other film and tv credits include HIGHTOWN, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, REACHER, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, REVENGE, INVASION, VERONICA MARS and OFFICE UPRISING (which she also produced) as well as several soaps and indie films. Other theatre includes THE FAVORITE, (winner- 2019 Broadway World Award for Leading Actress in a Play), THE FAMILY OF MANN, THE MISER (National Tour), ROMEO & JULIET, PINATA, her one woman show DO I DO? and TRUE LINES (originally created by John Crowley). She is also the producer of the LatinX THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. She is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and UC Cork, Ireland.

Tracey Rooney

Georgina "Georgie" Baker

Nicci Bates

News Announcer

Nicci Bates has been in love with the Theatre her whole life and is super proud of her first lead role in the school production of Mary Poppins at 7 years old. She must admit that she was completely awful at that time, however, it is one of her most cherished memories. She went on to college to earn her BFA in Theatre-Acting at Northern Illinois University. Nicci can now be seen in multiple National Commercials.Nicci created a webseries and multiple short films with her partner, Felisha Norman, and they have been in multiple Film Festivals. She also won Best Actress at the Scene Film Festival for her performance in a short film.

Lauren McCullough

Darryllee Higginbotham

As an actress, photographer and filmmaker in Arkansas, Lauren embraces every creative moment to show what’s possible and highlight what amazes. Her involvement in front of the camera goes seamlessly with her experience behind the camera. Ask her which is her favorite and you won’t get a solid answer: it’s both! Currently Lauren has short films, commercial, network news, live events and some major/network feature films to claim. Lauren is the active Vice President of Women In Film Arkansas and encourages projects of all kinds -and creatives of all levels -to take the leap…and embrace the journey. It’s your story to live and to tell!