Force of Nature Productions Members

FON MEMBERS

JAHEL CORBAN CALDERA

SUSAN D. MARLOWE

ROBERT J. WATSON

ANNE WESTCOTT

Born and raised in Mexico, Jahel started performing at a dinner theater in Queretaro, while he was attending college. After having completed a bachelor’s Degree in Communication he moved to the United States to pursue his acting career. He enrolled at AMDA Los Angeles and graduated from their conservatory program in 2013. He has been consistently performing since then, with credits including Attack of the Rotting, Urban Death and Astroglyde at Zombie Joe’s Underground in NoHo where he had the opportunity to write his own material and explore a different side of the performing arts that he very much enjoyed.

Susan D. Marlowe has been a member of FON for almost a year now and is thrilled to be a part of this amazing and talented group of artists. She has done her fair share of theater work here in Los Angeles, but one of her favorite pieces was “Ante Up”, as part of FON’s 7 Rush. She wishes to thank everyone reading this for their love and support of LA theater!!

Robert J. Watson is a writer, actor, inspiring guitar player, unrefined artist, motivated Spanish student, and professor of History. He’s participated in six theatre productions at CSUN and has had several original works produced by FON. He splits his time between several writing projects, including a feature length film, a one act play, a half realized original pilot, and a daunting multi-book spy series. He’s a member of FON and a board member for the children’s theatre company, The Collabratory, located in Fullerton. More could be said but we're about to reach our word cap and we wouldn't want to

Anne has been active in the theater and film community in MN and CA. Since joining the Academy of Theatrical Combat Anne has been able to combined her love of acting and stunt performing. Anne has been working with USC the past year and half as a stunt coordinator. Anne has worked behind the camera as a script supervisor, production assistant and production coordinator. Thanks to Anne's mom she fell in love with science fiction, superheroes and the classic movies. You can see Anne now in the webseries “Pike and Trident”. For more information including reels on Anne you can go to http://about.me/AnneWestcott.

GLORIA GALVAN

Gloria Marie Galvan was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in California. At the ripe young age of 12 she first stepped onto the stage and found her new home. She continued her theater training at Performing Arts Magnet at the world famous Hollywood High school and graduated with a B.A. in Theater Arts at California State University, Northridge. Gloria was a founding member of Total Improv for kids where she also taught improv to children and adults. She continues to do theater around North Hollywood and Burbank with Zombie Joe’s Underground theater and Force of Nature Productions.

BENJAMIN SCUGLIA

BENJAMIN SCUGLIA is an author and playwright, actor, producer and stage manager. He is also a member of Theatre West and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. As a playwright, Benjamin is a Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival finalist (2015) and a winner of the City of West Hollywood’s Pride Play Reading Festival (2015-2017). His award-winning play “The Man Who Saved Everything” had its world premiere at Theatre West in 2018. Benjamin has appeared onstage for FON as an actor in “7,” “RUSHing Around the Xmas Tree,” “Once Upon a RUSH” and (forthcoming) “A Christmas RUSH at the Movies.” He wrote “Cinderella in Death Valley” (for “Once Upon a RUSH”) and “Help Will Always Be Given” (for “Harry Potter and the Forbidden RUSH”). Twitter: @500Turtles. FB: @BenjaminScugliaBooks

HOLLY SIDELL

Holly Sidell is a Los Angeles native who grew up doing TV and performing in singing groups. She went on to train at too many places, her favorite of which was the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. After taking a long break from acting, Holly returned to her first love, stage over five years ago. Since then, she has been performing regularly in theatre all over Los Angeles. And when Holly found Force of Nature Productions, she knew she finally had a theatre company to call home! She is also thrilled to be transitioning into playwriting, with two pieces performed in RUSH shows, one in LOVE, and a solo show currently in process.

MAKENNA RAE TYNAN

Makenna Rae Tynan fell in love with acting at a very young age, doing local theater for roughly thirteen years in and around her hometown of Moorpark, California. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue and acting degree from AMDA College and Conservatory of the Preforming Arts where she preformed in The Adding Machine, A Bright Room Called Day, and R.U.R. She graduated from the Acting B.F.A. program with honors in October, 2017, and looks forward to pursuing her professional acting career.

ANNE LEYDEN

Anne is an actress, singer, writer, wife, mother, and birth doula...not necessarily in that order. Anne has appeared in film, TV, and stage. Anne is a proud member of Theatre West and has been seen most recently as; Anne in Leslie Caveny's One Woman Gone Wrong, Andrea in Family Only, Bernice in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Anne received rave reviews and a Scenie award for her work as Edith in The Women. Anne has participated in the New Works festival known as WestFest for the last eight years ushering new words onto the boards. Anne has been honored to perform numerous roles in the award winning Storybook Theatre, theatre for young audiences. Recently Anne joined Force of Nature Productions!! She has performed in sketch weekends “Once a Upon a Rush” and “ The Forbidden Rush.” Both experiences were amazing and she is looking forward to more time on the boards at FON! Anne is married to actor Bill Sehres. They are the proud owners of three young men, Jack, Charlie, and Seamus Sehres. In that order. For more about Anne Leyden Please visit www.anneleyden.com

HEIDI APPE

Heidi is happy to be a member of Force of Nature, and the cast of Fallen Saints: Salem. Favorite roles include Anjenai in Jonathan Josephson’s Flash Gordon: The Musical-the Play, and Sara in Tom Misuraca’s short film No Problem, both here at FON. Other favorites include an awful Jane Russell impression for The Golden Age of Radio, Gymnasia, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Veronica, God of Carnage (nom, Broadway World Awards), Mrs. Meers, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Recent projects: Debt of a Salesman (winner, Portland Comedy Film Festival), Extreme Measures, Long Island: South Shore. Heidi’s short play I’m Next was produced for the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Look for her web short, How You Think You Look. Heidi will be performing at Shockfest Film Festival in Las Vegas this November, swing by if you dare...

LARA FISHER

CARLOS CHAVEZ

Born in Peru, Carlos R Chavez started acting at a young age. After performing Hamlet in the biggest theater of his city Carlos traveled to LA and graduated with the Associates of Fine Arts in Acting for Film degree and took classes with Yale’s graduate Gregory Berger-Sobeck. Carlos has been part of many award-winning plays in LA. Most recent successes include Tom in Night of The Living Dead (Archway Studio), Middleschoolandia (Sacred Fools Theater) ,Terrible Amazing (Segerstrom Theater) and Upcyclers: The Musical (Miles Memorial Playhouse). Being a huge fan of comedy improv he believes comedy can be found even in the darkest of places.