Jessica, Kate, and Casey met while studying at Stuart Rogers Studios. They have been workshopping GIRL CODE for nearly a year, beginning as an original stage play and now a short film! The team is also so excited to have actor Danielle Woodson added to the team.

Casey Gates - Director, Co-Writer, Producer

Casey is an emerging filmmaker writing and directing her own work through a film initiative titled Lady Brain – her own personal mission statement as well as a collection of stand-alone short films and the six-part digital series Judy The Clown. Her title film What is #LadyBrain? was recently awarded as a "Voice of the Year" Honoree at the BlogHer16 Awards. During the day Casey hustles in the social media world, managing and consulting for entertainment clients, and is excited to continue combining her expertise with digital marketing and her passion for storytelling and filmmaking. 

Jessica Jacobs (Anna) and Co-Writer

Jessica is an actress/writer/improviser/food blogger/super-Jew. An alumna of the UCB improv school, she performs with her indie group, Frenemies, whose sketches have been featured on Funny or Die and College Humor.  She played with the Stanford Improvisers in college and has also trained at the Groundlings in LA and Bay Area Theater Sports in San Francisco. She is awesome at parallel parking, and does a killer Shakira impression. 

Kate Spare (Nikki)

Kate began acting through comedy classes in high school and went on to receive an BA in Drama from UC Irvine. She moved to Los Angeles and began taking classes at Stuart Rogers Studios. Kate landed her first feature film The Cool Kids just six months after her move to LA and later booked roles in the films And Punching the Clown, and Writer’s Block. You can also see her in the coming web series Work Bitchez, next year and she just performed in the world premier production of The Portman Delusions, written by Adam Mervis. On her journey, Kate falls more and more in love with the art of story-telling, while reaching out to wide variety of audiences. From the beginning, Girl Code has been a very important story to her, as it takes a deeper look into the communication between females in this day and age. Most importantly, working with both Casey Gates and Jessica Jacobs continues to be an adventure filled with female empowerment, collaboration and dedication - Kate could not ask for a better dream team.

To stay up to date with career moves and fun, you can follow Kate on Instagram and Twitter! @katespare

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Danielle Woodson (Polly)

 Dani has filmed several independent movies, web-series, and has even landed a few television spots (including a co-star on Key & Peele).  She also continues to produce and star in her own projects with her sketch group the Sissy Space Cats. Hailing from the city of Brotherly Love, Dani has been involved with the arts her entire life. She started training as a child at Philadelphia’s renowned Freedom Theater. She majored in drama at Philadelphia’s High School for Creative and Performing Arts then continued her training in New York City and now Los Angeles.

     When not in front of a camera Dani stays inspired by overusing her Netflix subscription and movie discounts. With the help of the public library, she has also started to teach herself Spanish. She is still a novice so don’t expect more than Hola or Adios. Dani is very excited to participate in "Girl Code" and hopes you will join her in making it a reality.

Angela Rozanek - Makeup

Angela Panouka Rozanek was born and raised in Orange County, CA.

A little background on me is that my passion for both makeup and art was apparent at a very young age, whether it was “borrowing” my mother’s lipsticks, eyeliners, etc. to draw on furniture or putting it on myself as a toddler. In my teenage years, I would put make-up on my three older sisters and friends before a night on the town or various high school dances. Creatively self-taught, as an adult I began my career as a professional makeup artist and created my “MACme by Ang” freelance makeup business. I take great pride my tips, techniques, and products with other make-up artists, as well as my expertise with clients. Passing on and sharing knowledge with others is one of my favorite aspects of being a make-up artist. I continuously educate myself with new techniques to stay current in my makeup knowledge.  

It is very rewarding to me to make my clients feel special and look great. Not only for that moment, but for their everlasting photographs. I pride myself in being an artist that listens to what my clients want and enhancing their faces using my most loved makeup products such as MAC, Nars, Anastasia, Makeup Forever, etc. My style is partly influenced by my Hmong heritage but overall, if I were to define my style, I would say I am definitely eclectic. I have an eye for art and beauty.

Frankie Maria Corzo - Producer's Assistant