Tootie Pie :: A short film by Virginia Bogert :: Adapted from Rosalind Norflin Bell's short story, First Friends
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In the segregated American South of the 1960's, Tootie Pie and Claressa are best friends. Tootie longs for Claressa's perfect family and perfect world; Claressa looks up to the brave and feisty Tootie Pie. At a tender age they must face life's hard realities and Tootie Pie must face her own disreputable mother.

Tootie Pie is a story of the mysterious bonds of friendship and kinship.

Main Characters

Tootie Pie
Claressa
Miss Fannie
Auntie Moore
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. Sam

We are pleased to announce the role of Miss Fannie is played by Candy Brown Houston and the role of Auntie is played by Juanita Jennings.

Candy Brown-Houston
whose many credits include: Ali, Baby Boy, Zebra Head, Lost in America and featured roles on the TV series: CSI Miami, Six Feet Under, Lizzy McGuire, and NYPD Blue.
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Juanita Jennings
Her partial filmography: Runaway Jury, What Women Want, Spirit Lost, Basic Instinct, Baby Boy, Laurel Avenue And guest appearances in Without a Trace, The Practice, Frasier, The District, Soul Food, Touched by an Angel, Judging Amy, ER, 7th Heaven, Suddenly Susan, Felicity, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Tootie Pie is played by
Coral Dolphin
whose credits include Disney and Lifetime. She currently studies dance dance and drama with Debbie Allen.
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Claressa is played by newcomer
Alia Atkinson.
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Mrs. Jackson is played by Seattle's
Rachel Pate
who recently graced the stage in The American Book of the Dead, Mainstay Productions at The Empty Space Theater, Seattle.
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Mr. Sam is played by Seattle veteran
Allen Galli
whose recent work is in the role of Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha, The Village Theater in Issaquah.
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The Man at the Raven is played by
Cleven Ticeson
actor, composer, editor, whose credits include a lead role in the original road company of Hair.

The Usher is played by
Bertram G. Johnson
whose theater credits in Seattle include: Intiman, The Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Fifth Avenue Theatre, and Book-It Repertory Theater.
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And Seattle actor, G. Tomas is the voice of Uncle Moore.



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