Herman Johansen
John Martin
Originally from small-town Missouri, Herman Johansen is now a Los Angeles-based actor and writer. He earned his Actor’s Equity card (after moving to Kansas City in his mid-40s) during an 88-performance run of “Fiddler on the Roof” and continued to work on stage and on camera across seven states. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has enjoyed success in television, a variety of short films, and features such as the award-winning film The Tree, and the recently-released six-part miniseries, Terminal. His training, intensity, and dry humor have led to highly praised performances of richly-flawed and complex characters.
Kathleen Warfel
Mary Lou Martin
A proud member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA, Kathleen Warfel is a graduate of the University of Kansas and resides in the Kansas City area. A veteran actor of both stage and film, her most recent film project is NEVER2LATE Productions’ feature film, The Land, directed by Stephen Wallace Pruitt. She can also be seen in films including Jayhawkers (directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott) and Ride with the Devil (directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee) among others.
Davis DeRock
JJ Martin
Davis began acting and film-making in 2003. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of Los Angeles (2007), Davis has both created and acted in numerous films, commercials, and plays. An experienced casting consultant, he creates sketches and films with his company C2D2Films. When he isn’t working, Davis is active and involved with friends, family, and the local arts community.
C. Andrew Garrison
Mr. Keller
Both an actor and a director, Andy has appeared on most Kansas City stages as well as in commercials and feature films. He has operated the Actor Training Studio since 1998, where he teaches acting, voiceover, and public speaking, and has returned to NEVER2LATE Productions (The Land) after starring in their recently released six-part miniseries, Terminal. Andy and his wife Allise enjoy the arts and culinary scene of Kansas City, and sharing their home with their feline overlords, Gordon and Eddie.
Laura Ellen Kirk
PASTOR
Laura Kirk is an award-winning filmmaker, with credits as both a producer and actor, including Parallel Chords (2018), NEVER2LATE Productions’s The Tree (2017), Andrea Arnold’s American Honey (2016, Cannes), The Sublime and Beautiful (2014, Slamdance), Earthwork (2009), The Only Good Indian (2009, Sundance). Laura co-wrote and starred in the film Lisa Picard is Famous (2001, Cannes). That film is included in John Gaspard’s book Fast, Cheap and Under Control ...Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low Budget Movies of All Time. Laura is a co-founder of the mentoring group “Women of Lawrence Film” and is an assistant professor in film and screenwriting at the University of Kansas.