Christy Callas I auditioned several ladies for my alien adventurer Ky-ta. Many were good, but I wasn't sure until I met Christy. I had one worry though. How were we going to cover all that hair?! On the very first day of shooting, she braided hair down. Just enough for the wig to fit. Christy was clearly my favorite Ky-ta in the history of UFAC. She was very close to the original story version. Thank you Christy. Emily Caruthers I first had the pleasure of meeting Emily in 2004. She auditioned for Cassie. Well she wasn't Cassie, but she was great overall. We had to use her in something. Jim cast her in Saber and the first Death From Beyond Movie. I also referred her to any producer I knew while networking. With that she worked on a few projects produced by my contacts. Including "The Arp" by Sakima Pictures. When I decided to give UFAC another go, I knew who Izu should be. Thank you Emily. Chandler Coniglio When her sister Shae was up for Unearthly Exchange then later UFAC, her mother submitted Chandler also. Chandler gave an excellent audition. In fact she was first runner up for Cassie. Chandler is a little on the quiet side, but she's a very good speaker. She also takes direction very well. I knew at the audition I was going to work with her. That's why I did most of her promotional pictures on the spot. Thank you Chandler. Shae Coniglio Another serious hard working youth. Shae submitted herself for an audition. I followed up with her mother. The role of An-gz was written and created for someone else. Shae took the role and made it her own. There's only one An-gz of Dzondarr and her name is Shae Coniglio. She also takes direction very. We will be seeing a lot of Shae's face at Ikuzo. Thank you Shae Jim Ewald Fallox was a difficult character to cast. Jim (Panetta) told me about a great talent named Jim Ewald. After his audition I knew I had my Fallox. Jim gave a very believable performance. Jim is also a great comedian. He kept us laughing during lunch with some great stories. I later found out my favorite high school English teacher, Mr. Harry Ewald, is his uncle! The world is funny sometimes. The teacher who taught me English. The same teacher who encouraged me to write. Now his family is apart of something I wrote. Plant a few seeds and you grow a garden. Thank you Jim and Mr. Ewald. Kaeli Fitzgerald One of the many excellent talents out of Pat Krzywonos' Step II Dance Center. She auditioned for several roles. When I couldn't use her, she was cast on Fighter's High. After production began I got a call from Emily Caruther's Family. They informed me that she had an accident and could not return. It was hard to continue without my friend. She was set for ten scenes and eight were completed. Kaeli came to my aide as Emily's stand-in. With Kaeli's help the movie was finished. Kaeli will remain as Izu Mark II. Thank you Kaeli. Katareena Gellar They say you find great things when you're not looking. Katareena's awesome Mother submitted her for Unearthly Exchange. Although I was looking for children she felt submitting couldn't hurt. One look at her picture and I saw what could easily be Cassie. After her audition sure enough I had my Cassie. I later found out she's related to certain vampire slayer. Katareena and Cassie are a lot alike. Both are strong, independent, intelligent and can really speak their minds. Katareena and her family were a blessing. Thank you Katareena, Sherry and Dale. Gary Gustin Gary an I were cast members on the soon-to-be released feature film "Down with the Boogey". Gary was a last minute replacement, but he was more than up to speed. Gary stole the show as the evil Eluvian Mordax. Thanks Gary. Ben Kacon I was just ten days away from my first day of shooting. The role of the Eluvian Spy was still vacant. Ben was visiting Chris Ryons at the studio over Fighter's High. On the way out he asked me if I was casting anything. Chris and Jim both endorsed Ben. So I cast him as the Eluvian Spy. Ben really enjoys the work. Thanks Ben. Marty Krzywonos Xenos was another hard role to cast. I had no idea who would be our Xenos. Until I met Marty. He has a style that fit the character perfectly. I can't imagine anyone else playing Xenos. Thanks Marty. Maribel Patino It isn't hard to see that Maribel's roots are in modeling. She makes the transition to acting very well. Maribel an I once worked together as customer service reps. We never really talked to each other at work. I was real surprised to get an audition submission from her. You would think she would be a diva, well think again. It was a real pleasure have her. Thanks Maribel. Jack Pope THE BEST JOV'N EVER! He came to every shoot on time and knew all of lines verbatim. He added something to role I never thought of before. This made the character fresh. He made a new believer out of me. He will make the audience believe also. Thanks Jack. Danielle Leigh Rosenthal  Ms. Rosenthal auditioned for my sitcom Unearthly Exchange. When she arrived I saw something else, Cygni James in UFAC. Cygni is supposed to have an special aura about her. When you meet her for the first time you fall instantly in love with her. Danielle had that special quality. In fact people who saw her at the audition asked me "Are you casting her, she great?" Danielle is a real dynamo. She was a great worker, took direction and never complained. The greatest Cygni of all time. Thanks Danielle. Evelyn Voura I first met this Canadian born talent in 2005. We did "The Arp" Feature together. Evelyn told me she was a big science fiction fan. After her first shoot day on "The Arp" I knew I wanted her in UFAC. I told her "So you like sci-fi huh? How would you like to be in a sci-fi project?" Evelyn said "Great, when do I audition?" I told her on the 5th of Neveruary! You are our T'rbaar! She was a great First Umbor T'rbaar. Evelyn is also hard at work on getting the UFAC Word out. She will really roll up her sleeves and work until the job is done. Thanks Evelyn.