Krista said it best, "It became incredibly clear - we finally had the perfect team to bring this wonderful story to life."  

The story was written by actress Laura Carson. Laura was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She earned a B.A. in Theatre and Speech from the College of William & Mary.  After college she went on to an Acting Apprenticeship at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. While living in NYC, she attended Gately/Poole Acting Studio.  In the summer, she enjoys teaching improv and acting to kids at Idyllwild Arts in Idyllwild, CA. Laura's acting credits include: Bruce Almighty, Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, Boston Legal, and many more. In addition to writing Spare Change, Laura will play the lead in the movie, Donna. Laura lives, writes and acts in Los Angeles, CA.

Krista Gano is the film's Director.  Krista Gano has enjoyed an eclectic and thriving career in the entertainment industry for the past 20 years. By the tender age of 22, she had already acted in and produced the New Mexico filmed independent feature, Chicks, Man. Soon after, she moved to Los Angeles and spent five years as an assistant to actor Dustin Hoffman.

Krista then shifted her focus to theater, working at the award-winning Geffen Playhouse with Tony Award-winning producer, Stephen Eich. During that time, Krista worked with a “who’s who” of theatrical luminaries. Among them were Marcel Marceau, David Hyde Pierce, the legendary Uta Hagen, Holland Taylor, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Moss and Tony Award winners Neil Simon, Gregory Jbarra & John Laroquette. She also oversaw and produced the Geffen’s Inaugural Gala hosted by Annette Bening, Jason Alexander and Bruce Vilanch.

In 2002, Krista left the Geffen and became the Executive Director of the world famous Groundlings Theatre. During her four years at the helm, she worked with alumni Will Ferrell, Cheryl Hines, Chris Kattan, Will Forte, Lisa Kudrow, Wendi McClendon Covey and Michaela Watkins not to mention Oscar winners Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy and comedic superstar Kristen Wiig among others.

After leaving the Groundlings in 2006, Krista co-founded Innovative Improv Solutions, where she’s paired her natural abilities of improvisational training with her business background. Clients include 20th Century Fox, Fox Networks Group, Blue Sky Animation, ESPN, Sony Electronics, Sony Networks Entertainment Group, The Recording Academy (The Grammy’s), UCLA, Seattle Genetics, and RevGen Partners. Krista also serves on the faculty for Kaiser Permanente’s Clinician/Patient Communication Program and is a certified journaling instructor.

Most recently, Krista has founded, and is the director of, The Working Artist Group, which offers Business, Coaching and Management Services to the Working Artist. Servicing Colorado and New Mexico, WAG is dedicated to helping artists harness and direct their careers towards greater success.  Krista resides in Colorado with her musician husband and 2 children.

Aaron Kopp is an award-winning filmmaker and national Emmy-nominated cinematographer who grew up in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Aaron shot and co-produced the Academy Award–winning documentary about acid attacks in Pakistan, SAVING FACE, directed by Daniel Junge. Aaron also often works with Kirby Dick, having filmed for his Academy Award–nominated documentary THE INVISIBLE WAR, which won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and more recently, he was cinematographer for THE HUNTING GROUND, a film about sexual assault on college campuses, which premiered at Sundance in 2015. Based in Denver, Aaron has worked on films throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, the US, and the South Pacific. For LIKHAYA, his short documentary about a group of women and children in Swaziland, he was awarded a Golden Palm, People’s Choice, and Best Documentary awards at international festivals. He has worked as cinematographer, co-producer, and assistant editor on films for HBO, National Geographic, Discovery, UK Channel 4, CBS 48hrs, and PBS. Aaron was recently awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant for his upcoming feature directorial debut, LIYANA, and he was named one of The Independent’s “Ten Filmmakers to Watch” in 2012.

Jennifer Piech was raised in Cinnaminson, New Jersey for most of her childhood, spending some formative years in Atlanta, Georgia. She considers herself a Jersey Peach. She received her BA from the College of William and Mary in VA (Phi Beta Kappa). She took time off to raise her two children in New York City and is thrilled to be back with a fresh perspective, energy and passion. Her film credits include a great cameo in Ed Harris's "Pollock" and the soon to hit festivals Independent Feature "To The Flame" by Alex Webb. Her television credits include Law & Order SVU, Dellaventura with Danny Aiello, All My Children, she also appeared on the Rosie O'Donnell show and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade show as her character, Kate McGowan, from the original Broadway production of "Titanic." Her theatre credits include originating the role of Kate McGowan in the Broadway production of "Titanic" where she won the award for Outstanding Broadway Debut from the Friends of NY Theatre. Other Broadway includes Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mount Morgan" starring Patrick Stewart, numerous off-Broadway, National and Inter-national Tours. Favorite regional experiences at the Walnut St. Theatre, Meadowbrook Theatre, Huntington Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Goodspeed, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, etc. Many workshops and readings of plays and/or screenplays in development - which she loves! Jennifer lives in New York City with her husband, Carl Pasbjerg, General Manager and owner of Alchemy Production Group, and their two children.

Jessica Anguiano is a Producer with Noggin Sauce Pictures. Jessica began telling stories from an extremely young age and honed her talents throughout the years studying with some of the greatest storytellers in the world - humans. Her greatest work began at Jeff Daniel’s Purple Rose Theater Company in Chelsea, MI. She helped launch several world premiere plays with her editing and story writing skills. Some of her contributions include Bleeding Red and Corktown by Michael Brian Ogden, White Buffalo by Don Zolidis, and several other new plays by Michigan playwrights such as Carey Crim and David MacGregor. An actor and singer, she was cast in Jeff Daniel’s world premiere of Panhandle Slim & the Oklahoma Kid and sang on the original cast recording. She is a member of Actors Equity and studies with Paul Neal Rohrer in the Rohrering Success Actors Workshop. She volunteers with Denver’s Athena Project helping share women’s and girl’s voices in the arts. She believes anyone that is a living breathing human can be a great storyteller by never shying away from sharing personal humiliation, fear, joy, sorrow, courage, anger or any feeling that tells a great story.

Jon Diack is a Producer and the founder of Noggin Sauce Pictures. Jon brings 26 years of business experience and knowledge to Noggin Sauce. He received a degree in Accounting at Western Washington University and pursued his knowledge of business managing finances for a real estate investment trust. He went on to work in the hi-tech industry as a project leader implementing software applications for Fortune 500 companies. Later in life, Jon pursued his love of story, acting on stage and film. Having recognized the similarities between software development and motion picture production, he combined his love of story and business skills to produce video and theater. His experience and knowledge of business are a great value to manage the business of creating entertainment and art.