Officers & Board

FON OFFICERS

SEBASTIAN MUÑOZ Founder/Artistic Director/
Executive Producer

Sebastian is an award winning theater and film actor who has also moved into producing and directing over the last decade. He was a company member at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group in North Hollywood, CA where he's directed and performed in dozens of hit and award winning shows to acclaimed reviews. In 2015, he directed the original play, "GRACE NOTE," for the OC-Centric Play Festival at Chapman University in Orange, CA, and went on to win OC Magazine's "BEST NEW PLAY of 2015." The short films he has directed, "DEFENSE MECHANISM" and "BUN BUN" have both gone on to tour film festivals in the U.S. earning great reviews and awards. He is also a Magician Member at the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles. He also volunteers time doing outreach and performing magic for organizations all over Southern California.

REDETHA DEASON
Associate Producer

Redetha studied acting at Saint Louis University and has been working with Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group in Los Angeles for the past 5 years. She’s performed on stage and in front of the camera in over 25 different projects. Some of her favorite roles include zombies, evil stepmothers and telenovela matriarchs. “Defense Mechanism” was her first horror film.

ANDY SHULTZ
General Manager/Showrunner

Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Andy is a writer, director, reviewer and all around super geek. He studied Theatre and History at Moorpark College and at California State University, Northridge. He began doing Theatre in 2005 and hasn’t stop. In the last year he had three of his plays produced at Zombie Joe's Underground- The Bereaved, Lonely at the Top and The Jew That Saved Christmas. Andy is also the co-founder of the Horror, Halloween and Haunt review site, All Hallows’ Haunts.

FON BOARD

COREY CHAPPELL
Corey is thrilled to be a part of the FON Family. She became involved with theatre as a way to spend time with her husband, Jerry, who was ALWAYS at rehearsal. Now it is difficult to determine which of them enjoys it more. While she typically prefers the aspect of directing, it is hard to keep Corey off-stage when there is a musical to be sung.

JERRY CHAPPELL
Jerry started acting in Junior High and has had an illicit romance with the art form ever since. He has his BA in English from Cal State University Northridge with a minor in theatre. With over a hundred stage productions under his belt, Jerry has turned his attention to film. He is excited to have FON as his creative outlet and to have this amazing array of artists to work with.

TOM JONES
Tom recently returned to acting and writing joining Force of Nature Productions in April 2016. He received his Bachelor's Degree in English from CSU, Northridge and studied acting at The Actor's Workout Studio in North Hollywood and at Moorpark College. He has performed in several FON productions and premiered his first produced play in a segment of Tales From Tomorrow. "I've been given a tremendous opportunity to return to my two loves--acting and writing. It's never too late to do what you love."

MELISSA MUÑOZ
Melissa is very excited to be participating with Force of Nature. Jack-of-all trades; she enjoys her time both on the stage, as well as behind the scenes. An animal trainer by profession, she has enjoyed working with the company providing animal actors for some their projects. She also dabbles in make-up, set design and lighting and has enjoyed being able to spread her wings in these areas working on many projects. Recently she has been able to return to her roots by performing on stage as well. Every journey is exciting, and with every project a new opportunity to expand and create as an artist. Melissa is grateful for them all!

VINCENT MILLER
A southern California native, Vincent became involved in theatre in 2003 at Moorpark Community College out of curiosity in the arts, and over a decade later he can't imagine his life without theatre in it. The friendships he's made, the experiences he's shared, and the audiences he's had the pleasure of performing for, have changed his life in so many ways, and he is so grateful to everyone he has met along the way.

KRISTEN MAXIE
Kristen was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She received a degree in History from CSUCI and studied theater at Moorpark College. There she began to dabble in stage managing, tech, and assistant directing. Her first professional experience was in ‘The Jew That Saved Christmas’ at Zombie Joes Underground in winter of 2015 as a sound and lighting tech. Her love of theater is expressed in helping out behind the scenes; contributing in forming and nurturing the experience. She loves working with her extended family here, and hopes to help them create as much as possible in the future.