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When her ex-partner Jack returns from the grave, a novice PI enlists the help of a romance novelist and a method actress to help solve his murder.

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 Shanna Brock - Finley Wade
 
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Shanna Brock is a native Tucsonan. After getting her BA from the UofA, Shanna moved to the Virgin Islands for 3 years and was the Production Manager for the Pistarckle Theater. While there, she played Shelly in Buried Child and Polly in Three Penny Opera. Upon returning to Tucson she did one show with Top Hat Theater. Again playing a Polly in Commander Hastings. She just finished playing Sookie in Mr. Marmalade for Live Theater Workshop's Etcetera series. She has appeared in numerous films including, Trade In, Incident at Alma and Take me Somewhere Nice.  

Jeffery Hall Scotland as Jack Higgins
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Jeff is originally from Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts where he appeared in a dozen main stage productions. Following a lengthy career in corporate communications, Jeff began making appearances in theatrical productions and stand-up comedy performances in the Boston area. Since arriving in Tucson in the late 90’s, Jeff has appeared on the Live Theatre Workshop, Invisible Theatre and Beowulf Alley stages in addition to stand-up and classic comedy performances. He has numerous television commercials to his credit, as well as featured performances in several independent films. He was recently seen in the Fried Eggs Productions web series, “Crewing Up” as Jemison Thorsby. He is also currently a regular cast member of Beowulf Alley’s Old Time Radio Theatre series.

Elizabeth Leadon Sonnenfelt as Zelda Rouse

Daved Wilkins as Walter Rouse
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Daved Wilkins plays Walter Rouse, a chauvinistic writer of saucy romance novels, part time assistant for PI Finley Wade and full time brother of Zelda. Daved recently moved to LA to continue to further pursue his acting career and can be seen in the upcoming film King's Man by Dynamic+Never Average Films and (briefly) in the trailer for the feature film Middle Men. You can also see him singing opera on a bus if you watch daytime TV.

Andrew Wolverton as Det. Tony Wade
Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Andrew originally pursued a career as a major league baseball player, moving to Tucson in 97 to play year-round for various semi-pro teams.  After realizing that he was better at entertaining the team than helping them win, he moved back to Chicago to study theater at the local community college.  Andrew went on to study improv at Second City and acting at The Audition Studio, as well as the Piven Theater Workshop.  He performed stand-up comedy at various open-mikes, dabbled in theater for a few years, playing many memorable roles such as Lord no. 1, Guard no. 2, and both Adrian and Francisco in The Tempest.  After taking two years off to reconnoiter, Andrew decided to move back to the Old Pueblo to escape the winter, immerse himself in Tucson's wonderful theater scene and ask the girl he loved to marry him.  Since October, he's been busy acclimating to the weather, starring in roles for Beowulf Alley's Late Night Theater, Pius X Productions, doing voiceover work for television and making wedding plans.  Andrew is honored to be making his feature film debut with Fried Egg Films.

Cynthia Jeffery as Constance Sullivan
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Cynthia graduated from ASU in 1982 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts.  She has lived in Hawaii for 15 years where she owned and operated “Wide Eyed Theatre”, an after school program, and co-produced three videos on Teen Crime Prevention with her husband, Tobin. She has worked as a DJ for “K-Hawaii’s Rock N’ Roll” and earned 4 Tiki Awards for Best Actress in such shows as A Streetcar Named Desire as Blanche, Macbeth as Lady Macbeth, Crimes of the Heart as Meg and Beyond Therapy as Prudence.  In Tucson, she received MAC nominations for Relatively Speaking as Sheila and No Exit as Inez and just recently won recognition for her role as Amanda in LTW’s The Glass Menagerie and Nettie in The Subject Was Roses. . Her film credits include The Lost River, The  Greening of Eritrea, Spin, Ghostown and now Finley Wade. She currently works for KOLD News 13 in National Sales and as a voiceover talent for over 300 local businesses.

Cuffs as Det. Dante Beaumont
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Cuffs is a young actor who also is a member of hip-hop duo "The Country Boys". He got his start in movies as an extra in Paramount Pictures film "Runaway Bride" and since has went on to land starring roles in independent films "When the Smoke Clears" and "Isaac". Cuffs also is a writer and is currently working on a sketch comedy show in which he will star in as well. In "Finley Wade" Cuffs plays Detective Dante Beaumont a rookie cop learning the ropes of police work. Cuffs is a talented artist and doesn't cease to amaze with his on film growth.

May Parker as Maggie

Born May 20, Angeles City Philippines. Mother is Filipino, Father American. Grew up in the Air Force thanks to Father. Started acting in high school and hasn't stopped since. Graduated from Clearfield High School in Clearfield Utah. Attended Weber State University, Pima Community College and Grand Canyon University. Has been extras in movies, tv series,commercials. Has a major part in a book recorded for radio. First major role in a move is Maggie the bartender in the motion picture "Finley Wade."

Amber Layne as Crazy Girlfriend

Hi, my name is Amber Layne. I’m a 19 year old actress, it’s what I do, what Ilove. My first experience as an actress, at age 6, was as a munchkin in the Wizard Of Oz. That amazing experience sparked my love of acting. Since that time, I have performed in many theatre productions. I also enjoy casting, directing, stage management, and tech. Currently I am a college student, an intern, and an actress trying to break into the film industry. In Finley Wade, I play Crazy Girlfriend. I cannot tell you how much fun this was! I am hoping more exciting things come my way, maybe where I can use my special skills with accents, sword fighting, or who knows what else!

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