About Us
Lynne Van Dam
Lynne Palmer Van Dam is the Producer, Writer, and Director of the movie Drury Lane. The circuitous career path she traveled to get to this position has been filled with fascinating and varied experiences. Movies, theatre, and dance have from those early years taken front stage in her life. As a teen, she played ingénue roles in community theatre and continued on to earn a B. A. Degree in Theatre Arts from Brigham Young University where she practiced her craft with diligence and spontaneity.
During her undergraduate years she worked hard behind the scenes learning the basics of all facets of stagecraft, lighting, etc. Plus, she loved acting in and directing plays, as well as dancing in and choreographing many University productions. In her senior year, she won the best actress award for her performance of Juliet, in the Shakespearian production of Romeo and Juliet.
Leaving the protective world of campus life, she dove head first into the Avant-Garde milieu of Anna Halprin’s Dancers Workshop of San Francisco. She danced professionally with the company for three years, culminating in a European tour and performing in the company’s productions of The Five Legged Stool and Expositione . While in Europe, she also performed in Kenneth Dewey’s production of The Gift, which was presented in Paris, France.
Back in the USA, Lynne earned an M. A. Degree from the University of Utah in Ballet and Modern Dance with a multiple emphasis on the Creative Process in Theatre, Psychology, and Literature. She again danced professionally with the Ririe/Woodbury Dance Company of Salt Lake City.
During the years of performing and academia, her fascination with film continued to nudge her in the direction of the movies. She worked on the crews of a number of films and produced short educational films and documentaries for TV. As a Screen Actor’s Guild Member, she continued her professional acting career performing in movies shot in Utah and performing in TV and Radio commercials.
The lure of the cinema continued to draw her creative ambitions. Studying film production at the University of Utah paved the way for her stories to be told visually. The U of U Film and Media Arts Dept. also hired her to teach Acting for TV and Film. She has taught for many years, gaining incredible inspiration from her students. As she encouraged them to work hard and take risks, they in turn supported her goal to make movies. Thus, Drury Lane became a reality.
Kristen Murphy
Kristen grew up in Walla Walla, Washington where she was very involved in Children's theatre. Every summer she was in a theatre camp which brought her tremendous joy. She was lucky enough to play The Cheshire Cat, Wendy, Pinocchio, and Dorothy. Later, in college, she was cast as Anne Frank, which was an honor.
Kristen met Lynne when she took her acting class. During that time she was a stay at home mom for two years and was looking for adults to talk to. For some reason, Lynne thought she was special and cast her in Drury Lane. The filming of this movie was a magical, stressful, wonderful learning experience.
Now that she has survived her daughter's teenage years, she can start looking to do some acting again. Fingers crossed.
Eric Jolley
Eric Jolley had an obsession to create movies at an early age. He received his BA in Film Studies from the University of Utah. Currently a commercial producer for KSTU Fox 13, he has been working in the television industry for over 10 years and has shot, written and edited dozens of television commercials.
He was an avid participant in the 48 Hour Film Project for several years, acting in the Salt Lake 2007 winning film, Klaus, and receiving Best Cinematography for L'Espoir in 2008.
Alex Harris
A multi-disciplinary artist & musician both professionally and after hours, Alex came to Drury Lane to work on a couple visual effects clips, and went on to record, re-record, edit, color, and be a general fixer of things. He also scored the film, working with Lynne to shape the movie’s theme based on the original Muffin Man nursery song. His work spans more than 10 years professionally, with web, local, regional, and national live action & motion graphics commercials, radio, and more comprising his day job.
An old macintosh computer sitting in the back office of his junior high library was the start of his education in film, sparked by both a love for movies, and a disinterest in certain forms of homework. Self taught from the beginning, he shaped his school path into a decided career from an early age, grounding himself into making a living doing what he loves.
George Harvey Dabling
George Harvey Dabling is a professionally trained stage and film character actor, involved full-time since 2007. In addition to his role in ‘Drury Lane’, he appeared as FBI Agent ‘Tom Hampton’ in the Sean Jackson-directed feature crime-drama, ‘Bubblegum and Broken Fingers’. For that portrayal, he won the ‘Best Debut Performance’ award at the 2011 Vegas Independent Film Festival. In 2015, he appeared in the indie feature film, ‘One Step Behind’ in the pivotal role of ‘Terry’.
He trained extensively with renown acting coaches Dominic DeFazio, Michael Tylo, Adam Smith, Christopher Holder, Ivanna Chubuck, and John Kirby. He resides in Los Angeles where he is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, and is represented by Bicoastal Talent and Literary Agency in Burbank.
Christell Farnsworth
After a career with the State, getting an invite to assist in making Drury Lane was just the coveted opportunity she was hankering for. Talk about a 180 from a state job! She put her life experiences to work and helped with a most creative project. What a challenging learning experience it was, and what a family it turned out to be. One of the best experiences of her life. This led to other crew and assisting jobs as well.
All through childhood she danced and seemed to always have paper and pencil to draw and design. As an older adult she learned to weave, and continues to do so contentedly with her bagpiping husband, and Newfoundland, Watson.
Elizabeth Jolley
Elizabeth got her start in the arts as a ballet dancer. She began her career at Boston Ballet School, Joffrey Ballet School, and eventually ended up in the Utah Ballet Company. She then hung up her pointe shoes and moved to New York City for a decade and performed in various roles including the following: Kiss of the Spider Woman National Tour, Victor Victoria National Tour, and Sweet Charity. She has performed with Pioneer Theater Company in productions including Peter Pan, Evita, Chicago, and Phantom of the Opera.
Elizabeth holds a Masters in Teaching from Westminster College. She is the proud mother of two girls, and loves to sing the blues.
Alex Nibley
Alex Nibley is a screenwriter, actor, and Professional in Residence at Utah Valley University where he teaches screenwriting and directing. Alex is known internationally as one of the leading teachers of Film Analysis, as taught by legendary film educator Frank Daniel, and has appeared in numerous panels on screenwriting in America and Europe. His book Good Stories Well Told Volume I: Principles of Film Analysis is used as a textbook in teaching the Daniel methodology approach to analyzing the psychological impact of movies.
Alex holds a BA in Mass Communication from the University of Utah and a Master of Fine Arts from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He is also an actor and has appeared in numerous feature films, television shows and stage plays.
Billy Holden
Billy Holden was born in Melbourne, Australia. Billy then moved to the USA with his parents, where he started his acting career at Celebrity Studios at the age of 15, in Dallas, Texas. Billy appeared multiple times in the TV series "Dallas", "Stormin Home", and "Pancho Barnes", among various other TV commercials. He then worked as a host on Channel 4's TV show called "kids for kids".
Billy then returned to Australia in 1992 and was married for 9 years to his wife, Tracey Holden. Billy was then cast in "Sweet Marshall", along with Paul Winchester and Australian Logie winner Paul O'Brien, which released in 2009. Billy went on to work on "Accidents Happen" with Gena Davis, and the Australian TV Series "Underbelly".
Billy returned in 2010 to continue his acting and directing career in the USA market. Since being back in the USA, Billy worked with Larry Kasdan on his feature film "Darling Companion", along side with Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, and Sam Shepard. Billy is currently the sitting Vice President for SAG-AFTRA, Utah. Billy has also been in the top 500 of IMDB.
Loren M. Lambert
Actor Loren M. Lambert grew up in Utah, but has lived on both coasts, in the midwest, and he spent a year studying in Spain. He has found the most joy in life immersing himself in beauty – whether found in the wilds as a river guide and adventurer; in the faces of loved ones and friends; in the exhilaration and kinetics of athletic competition as a competitor; in the visual and performing arts as a producer, writer and actor; or in the beauty of a well-crafted poem, provocative news article, imaginative essay, or ingenious legal argument as an author and attorney.
Loren has had roles in several feature-length films, including The Fighting Preacher, Yankles, Tears of a King, Elizabeth’s Gift, Geeks and Goblins and Turn Around, and in numerous shorts and music videos. He has been a kayak, canoe and rafting guide upon the Snake and Salmon rivers. He currently runs his own legal practice: Arrow Legal Solutions.
Arian Mohajer
Arian is a Physical Therapist turned actor based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. He started his career on the stage and is working on transitioning from the stage to the screen. As seen in Drury Lane, he is also a talented guitar player and musician.
Though he continues his work as a PT, he’s decided to finally follow a dream that’s been calling for years. After playing Seymour in a recent production of Little Shop of Horrors, he decided to finally take a leap of faith into the world of acting.
