Future Projects



Jack Rushen and Diner Productions

are proud to announce the filming of a new feature film,
AMONG FRIENDS.

AMONG FRIENDS is the story of two women: a young physically and mentally broken alcoholic, and an older African-American spitfire who brings hope into her life.




The Cast

Venida Evans


Venida was most recently seen in the role of "Arletty Hubbell" in the award-winning film TransAmerica with Felicity Huffman, and has had the pleasure of working in such classic films as Network, directed by Sidney Lumet, Neil Simon's Only When I Laugh, and Hanky-Panky, directed by Sidney Poitier. On Broadway she was seen in Amen Corner, and National Tour credits include The Wiz, Steppin Out, and From the Mississipi Delta. Regional credits include Macbeth, The Member of the Wedding, Kiss Me Kate, and Having Our Say. On Televison, she has been featured in Third Watch, Law and Order, NY Undercover, and The Cosby Show. Her voice can be heard narrating the Library of Congress' Slavery Tapes, for HBO, and on Nickolodeon's Little Bill.

Lori Gardner


Lori recently returned from the Imago theatre in Portland, Oregon, where she starred in a highly-acclaimed revival of No Exit. She is a company member of the Abingdon Theatre in New York City where she has been seen in productions of The Parker Family Circus, and Elvis and Juliet with Fred Willard, Joe Piscopo, and Rachel Dratch. An accomplished singer, Lori has a number of regional productions to her credit, including South Pacific, Cabaret, The Boys From Syracuse, Nunsense, and West Side Story to name just a few. Television apperances include Table One with Stephen Baldwin, and she has also appeared on Saturday Night Live

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