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Cast

Alex
Astrella
Dani Bowman
Comic
Jeremiah Watkins
Comic
Willie Hunter
Comic
Alice
Payne
Josh
Meyrowitz
Nic
Novicki

Creative Team

Judi Uttal

Executive Producer/AIE Founder/Workgroup Chair

Paul Hemstreet

Producer

Marlene Sharp

Producer

Meet the Company

Alex

Astrella

Dani Bowman

Comic
Netflix's LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM series star!

Jeremiah Watkins

Comic

Willie Hunter

Comic

Alice

Payne

Josh

Meyrowitz

Nic

Novicki

Judi Uttal

Executive Producer/AIE Founder/Workgroup Chair
Judi Uttal is president of the Orange County Asperger’s Support Group (OCASG) a nonprofit organization improving the quality of life for individuals and families dealing with high-functioning autism. Judi Uttal is a member of the Competitive Integrated Employment Blueprint, Orange County Local Partnership Agreement (OCLPA) and the Thompson Policy Group Chapman University Transition Initiative. Judi founded OCASG Career Club, a holistic program providing training and support for college graduates with ASD to achieve short and long-term career success. In 2022, Judi founded the Autism In Entertainment Workgroup and is leading the Autism In Entertainment Conference to be held during Spring 2024. Judi retired from a career as a high technology marketing executive. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Math/Computer Science from UCLA and an MBA from the Tepper School of Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Judi is married and is the mother of a 31-year-old son, Joshua, who was diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism at the age of three. Josh graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a major in Cinema and Television. Connect with Judi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judiuttal/

Paul Hemstreet

Producer
Paul Hemstreet is an award-winning independent producer. He currently heads Video Production for Autism in Entertainment, a non-profit dedicated to creating job opportunities for Neurodivergent talent in Entertainment. Paul also mentors neurodivergent individuals in video production and editing, and is a producer of documentaries, theatre productions and live entertainment. During his tenure at Warner Bros as SVP Creative Content, he produced special features for films and TV series released on disc and digital, including the Harry Potter films, the DC Universe, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and the great Warner Classics. He earned his MFA in the Directing for Theatre and Film at CalArts, after working in Marketing at Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis, and graduating from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He resides in the LA area with his wife, Jeudi Cornejo Brealey, and twin adult kids, who happen to be on the Autism Spectrum. https://www.paulhemstreetproducer.com/

Marlene Sharp

Producer
Marlene Sharp is an LA-based, creative and business savvy producer/writer/creative exec/manager of neurodivergent talent. See https://linktr.ee/marlenesharp for a fuller picture of her career and clients!

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