Tim is a working actor based in Los Angeles with over 30 years experience in the areas of film, TV, stage, web series, immersive, and comedy improv. Along with acting, Tim is also a seasoned director and producer. He is one of the stars in the new horror feature film, 8 Found Dead, which premiered at Screamfest L.A. on October 17, 2022, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The film, currently in the process of securing distribution, won Best Picture and Best Director at Screamfest. He has received consistent accolades for his performance in 8 Found Dead among numerous reviews of the film. He was nominated for Best Actor for the horror/thriller short, Jackal, at two film festivals in 2018 and 2019. The film short is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. He can also be seen in the Paramount feature film, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, in the supporting role of the Deputy.

 

Tim is a performer with the award-winning comedy improv troupe, Slow…Children at Play (S…CAP), along with being the troupe’s director and producer. He founded S…CAP in March 1998, and they perform monthly in North Hollywood at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre. As an improv facilitator for 30 years, he conducts classes through his improv group in NoHo and through the extension program at L.A. Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

 

Tim is a member of the highly acclaimed Los Angeles immersive acting company, JFI Productions. He has been involved in many immersive productions including The Willows, one of JFI’s most popular shows and an audience favorite. He did a second run of The Willows in the fall of 2022. One of Tim’s philosophies is about giving back, sharing his experiences, knowledge, and talent with others through his improv classes as well as online acting coaching. He also produces VO podcasts for the blind and visually impaired through the LA-based volunteer organization, AIRS-LA (Audio Internet Reading Service), narrating articles from Esquire magazine.

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Tim is a vegan who is deeply passionate about animals. He and his wife, Rosanne Limeres, have three adorable rescue cats who run their household. He is grateful and excited to be performing once again alongside his beautiful and talented wife, Rosie. Special thanks to Phil Scarpaci for casting him in this wonderful, heartwarming play, along with his insightful, supportive direction. Huge thanks to Scarpaci/Kelly for producing this show.

Similar to her character Betty, Rosanne is a cat woman through and through. It started when she was a little girl and her cat Trixie had kittens at the foot of her bed.

She's always cherished the companionship of her furry, four-legged babies. 

 

Rosanne has been in the "biz" for several decades, working as an actress and singer.  She performed a six-week run to sold-out audiences of her one-woman show, An Evening with Betsy O'Connell. Based on a fictional character, this hilarious musical stage play, written by Ira Heffler, featured Betsy, an aging actress telling her jaded tales of show business and how she has survived the ups and downs of it all. 

 

Along with theater, Rosanne has done numerous films, including the horror feature 8 Found Dead, alongside her talented husband Tim Simek, now making its debut at film festivals to critical acclaim. She has sung on several film soundtracks, and continues to do live performances with several LA corporate bands, as well as performing monthly with the comedy improv troupe, Slow...Children at Play.

 

Rosanne would like to thank Phil Scarpaci for the opportunity to perform such a touching piece of theater, for his wonderful direction, and the delicious Italian pizzelles at rehearsal! She's so grateful for another opportunity to work with her hubby Tim again. Thanks to Scarpaci/Kelly for this whole experience!

Phil Scarpaci's directorial career began directing plays at the Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles. Since then, he has directed countless award-winning projects in a wide range of genres, from theatre to independent feature films to Disney children's programming, music videos, and commercials.

 

Los Angeles theatre credits include Baby Oh Baby - Whitefire Theatre, (World Premiere) The Abby Yard – Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (World Premiere) Consider The Tulips – Group Repertory Theatre, (World Premiere) It’s Called The Sugar Plum, The Loveliest Afternoon Of The Year, Skirmishes, All The Kings Men and Chekhov’s The Bear and The Proposal. Early in 2020, Scarpaci also directed the world premiere of Hollywood Love at the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Wales.

 

​Feature films include the award-winning In the Key of Eli, Blue Bus, and Welcome to September. All films have garnered multiple awards on the domestic and international film festival circuit, including Best Feature, Best International Feature, Audience Awards, Best Comedy, and Best Ensemble Cast.

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Scarpaci has also directed award-winning children's programming for Disney for over 20 years. Projects include numerous After School Specials and two series, Beyond the Page and Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

 

Other directing projects include episodes for SAF3, a prime-time action series from the creators of Baywatch, and the sitcom pilot, Swallow Your Bliss, which he also co-created.

 

How to get through the pandemic projects include the short film, A Cat Tale,  which won the audience choice award at the 2020 Toronto Lift-Off  Film Festival.  Feature-length Driving Home to New Orleans received an honorable mention at the New Haven International Film Festival in 2021.  And currently, episode two, Road Trip, of The Blind Dog and Walter illustrated children's series, has just been completed. The short film series is Written and Directed by Phil and illustrated and edited by Chris Worland, who also did the illustrations for Chapatti. 

PATTIE KELLY (Producer) has always been involved in the arts, both behind the scenes and as an accomplished musician.  With a degree in Film and minor in Music from West Texas A&M, Pattie transplanted to Los Angeles and became a producer for television, film, commercials and music.  She produced the world premieres of Baby Oh Baby at the Whitefire Theatre and The Abbey Yard at the Odyssey Theatre.

 

Award winning feature films include In the Key of Eli, Blue Bus and Welcome to September. Television credits include two award winning children’s series for Disney, Beyond the Page and Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Pattie is thrilled to be back in the theatre producing Chapatti.

Corrin King is an up-and-coming professional who got their start performing in local plays and short films around Colorado, where they are originally from. Pursuing a degree in Acting from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Corrin moved to Los Angeles and fell for both the atmosphere and the local theater scene. A proud jack of all trades, Corrin has made an early career for themself since graduating in February 2022, working as an actor, vocalist, technical coordinator, lighting designer, set builder, and stage manager for a variety of theater and live comedy projects around LA.

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Their recent acting work has consisted of being a full-time company member for the legendary Theatricum Botanicum, a classical repertory theater in Topanga where they couldn’t be more excited to be returning to help build their 2023 season, where the company intends to celebrate 50 years of preserving, advancing, and sharing culture with the wider southern California community. Their work included covering and portraying a total of eleven different Shakespearean roles, including their dream roles of Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, as well as mastering material from several other of Shakespeare's collected works. They also served as assistant stage manager for the world premiere of Trouble the Water, a critically acclaimed play telling the story of Robert Smalls, and second ASM for the rewritten revival of Ernest Thompson’s The West Side Waltz.

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Corrin is truly thrilled to be included as a part of the Chapatti team, and thanks both Scarpaci and Kelly for the opportunity to contribute to such a unique and inspiring production.