Who They Really Are
Alexis
Alexis Grenier (Jenn 2.0)
Alexis Grenier is a San Diego native who recently received her Masters degree in Music at Oberlin Conservatory (Ohio). She has sung a wide range of music from pop, rock, jazz, folk to opera and musical theater. She has sung professionally since the age of 9 when she was part of a singing trio called “The Rockerettes.” She has sung the national anthem for the San Diego Padres and made guest appearances on the Gospel Music Time television program. She recently won first prize in the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Young artist competition and third prize in Carmel Music society bi-annual voice competition. She will have the privelage of singing as a soloist with the La Jolla Symphony this coming May
Chad
Chad Hilligus (Dave)
Classically trained as an operatic tenor, Kansas native Chad Hilligus is excited about making the transition from stage to screen. His operatic credits include La Bohème (Ash Lawn Opera), The Merry Widow (Lyric Opera of Kansas City), Il Trovatore (Nashville Opera), Carmen (Mendocino Opera), Gianni Schicchi (Chelsea Opera), Faust (Tulsa Opera), Madame Butterfly (Sarasota Opera). Chad made his European stage debut in Italy with the Rossini Festival Orchestra. Recently named a Pierson Fellow by San Diego Opera, Chad is currently touring as Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte and the title role in Rumpelstiltskin with the San Diego Opera Resident Artist Ensemble. This season also marks his debut with Lyric Opera of San Diego singing the role of Niki in A Waltz Dream. On the musical theatre stage, Chad has performed leading roles in regional productions of Show Boat, Bye, Bye Birdie, Hello, Dolly!, Oklahoma!, State Fair, Godspell and Scrooge. As a solo artist, Chad has performed in major cities across the world including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico. His television credits include appearances on NBC’s Lipstick Jungle and ABC’s The Ex List.
Evan
Evan Knudson (Ian)
Evan was born in Lacey, WA and immediately took to performing - on the sports fields. His love of soccer eventually turned to precise skill and a scholarship offer, but he took a chance and walked on to the University of Washington football team. His passion and determintation lead to a 3-year role as starting placekicker for the Huskies. Evan took another chance when he moved to San Diego in 2007 where he works at CB Richard Ellis, helping tenants negotiate their leases. When he heard about the part for “Ian”, Evan saw another opportunity to take try his luck and went to the audition despite a lack of acting experience. He simply likes being a part of something new and interesting. After earning the role against stiff competition, Evan has once again, walked his way into a starting role. His hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing, boating, and soccer. Evan’s parents, Bob & Sue, own several Italian restaurants across the state of WA and he has 2 older brothers; Chris, 29, and Channing, 39.
Lourna
Lourna Marquez-Carrasquillo (Larissa)
Lourna M. Márquez is an immigration attorney who now combines her dramatic skills in the courtoom with acting and modeling. After completing her BA in psychology, she went on to obtain a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico. She practiced all areas of civil law and civil litigation for over 4 years while in Puerto Rico, never pursuing anything that had to do with acting, modeling or the arts. She came to SD to pursue her Masters in International Law from the prestigious University of San Diego. After completing her Masters, she got the itch to rehatch her high school passion: acting. Once she set foot on that path, things have just been happening. She has participated in fashion shows, print work, student films, industrial films, been an extra in TV series such as The Ex List, a guest as immigration attorney for the local latin TV stations and is now participating in the production of an independent film here in SD along with this magnificent web production we have put together, Jenn 2.0. As a highly skilled multilingual and multicultural professional, she juggles her two careers and tries to live by the old motto that when there is passion and a will, there’s a way.
Supporting Roles
Reed
Reed Willard is a Virginia native, born and raised in Charlottesville (central VA). He received his B.A. at James Madison University in 2006, with a major in Communication Studies and a minor in Theater. He began acting at the early age of 11, performing as one of the lead characters in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Throughout high school and college, Reed played supporting and lead roles in major theatre productions such as South Pacific, Man of La Mancha, Lil’ Abner, and Cheaper by the Dozen. He was also part of an acting troupe called VIVA (Voices for Interpersonal Violence Alternatives) which toured high schools throughout Virginia educating students on sexual violence, abuse, and rape and was awarded the “Man of Vision” award in 2001 from VAASA (Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault) for his work in VIVA.
Since Reed moved out to San Diego just over a year ago, he has kept himself very busy playing the main character in several student projects, over six short independent films and performing in the opening ceremony of San Diego’s Therapist Convention on Sexual Assault and Trauma. He has also been a featured extra for CBS’ The Ex List, ABC’s Monk, and major Hollywood feature films, such as The Outside, Live Fast Die Young, and The Ugly Truth (starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl).
