Jenny D. Martin (Writer/Producer/Actress)

A native of Northern California, Jenny grew up studying acting at ACT in San Francisco and performing with the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre.  She has also apprenticed at Williamstown Theatre Festival.  Jenny earned her B.A. in Theater at UCLA, where she met Kristina and Mary Alexandra in an acting class their senior year.  After school, Jenny lived in London with Mary Alexandra where she worked, traveled, and enjoyed the theatre.

Upon returning to LA, she immersed herself in the local theatre scene performing such roles as Anya in The Cherry Orchard, Katrin in I Remember Mama and most recently as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night Dream. Jenny has also performed in a range of short films, commercials, and television, most recently co-starring on Grey’s Anatomy.  Jenny studies at the Actors’ Film Workshop and is currently is in her third year at Steppenwolf West where she has studied with Margie Haber and Brian Reese.

Wedding For One is her first endeavor into screenwriting and producing and developed quickly out of her desire to tell a simple story with a lot of heart.  When Jenny realized she had written a script that she wanted to produce, it seemed natural to ask her good friends to help.  Kristina agreed that it would be a great project for her to direct and Nicholas, who is Kristina’s partner in Gryphon Entertainment, signed on to D.P.  Mary Alexandra then jumped in and enthusiastically began helping with the producing side.

Mary Alexandra Stiefvater (Producer)

No stranger to the world of entertainment, Mary Alexandra, a native Californian and gypsy by nature, was first introduced to showbiz at a young age by her uncle, George Clark, a documentary filmmaker.  After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Theater at UCLA and spending a year studying French cinema and philosophy in Paris at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, she relocated to England for graduate school at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

This globetrotting actress has stretched her comedic muscles in numerous commercials and films including Speed-Dating, TBD, Supergator, Loveless in Los Angeles and Four Lane Highway.   She has also worked on such popular video games as Max Payne 2, GTA: San Andreas and The Warriors.  Before relocating to the West Coast, Mary Alexandra was a regular in skits on The Late Show with David Letterman. Her recent television work includes Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Mentalist,  The New Adventures of Old Christine, Happy Hour and The Wedding Bells.   Part of the new exhibit at The Ronald Reagan Library Discovery Center, Mary Alexandra also created the role of the “Teacher.”

In order to sustain longevity in the ever-changing entertainment industry, she found a new passion with producing. Her first attempt came with the play Twelfth Night for Natural Perspectives Theatre Company in London.  She then helped found Habit Forming Films and produced their first short, Bad Habits, which won an award at Houston Worldfest.  Her follow up was Wedding For One and she is currently working on 11-44.  She continues to work on the stage, as well as in front of and behind the camera.

Nicholas F. Leland (Director of Photography)

Nicholas Leland has been an Actor, Director, Producer, Technical Director and Designer for over 30 years.  He studied and trained at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he earned his Ph. D. in Drama and later at the National Theatre of Great Britain.  He has directed over 200 plays and projects encompassing the entire range of dramatic literature.  In 2002, he and his partner Kristina Lloyd formed Gryphon Entertainment, Inc. to develop, produce and direct film projects for the independent community with state of the art technology.   Wedding For One was the perfect match for Gryphon and the artistic talents and sensibilities of Director Kristina Lloyd and Technical Director and D.P. Nicholas Leland.

Kristina Lloyd (Director/Editor)

Born in Los Angeles County, Kristina was raised primarily in San Diego and began her studies at Santa Barbara City College where she received two A.A. degrees, the first in Small Business Management and the second in Liberal Studies.  Kristina was then accepted into the prestigious School of Theater at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) where her main focus was acting and directing.  Under the tutelage of Professor Michael Hackett, her directing skills were honed.  She graduated summa cum laude from the theatre program in 1999.

Kristina received critical acclaim for her 2003 production of Samuel Beckett’s classic Endgame at the Odyssey Theatre, which she directed and produced under the production company she co-founded in 2002 with partner Nicholas F. Leland, Gryphon Entertainment, Inc.  This production ran for ten weeks and was chosen as an LA Times Critic’s Choice, Backstage West Critic’s Pick, and was recommended by LA Weekly.  She was also recognized by the managing editor of Backstage West Magazine as one of the four top theatre directors for the year on the Critic’s List..  Kristina also continues to direct and act in the theatre with Suburban (for TV Takes The Stage), The 4 Million Dollar Giveaway,  Bed Scene (for Actoberfest), Mr. Marmalade and At Halftime this year alone.

Kristina has been writing, directing and producing several shorts for Gryphon Entertainment.   In December 2003, she began an ongoing documentary, called White Swan, about her mother, who is an English teacher in China.  As well as Wedding For One, recent projects include Honey I’m Home and the black and white silent film The Muse. She is currently working on 11-44 and has Goddess 13, a dance troop (which just performed Vibrating Sun at the Unknown Theater in Los Angeles).

Christopher Tin (Composer)

A composer whose career spans all major markets, Christopher won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music in London.  There he graduated with the highest marks in his class and won the distinguished Horovitz Composition Prize.  He has composed additional music for films such as X2: X-Men United and Lilo and Stitch 2.  TV work includes scores for PBS, The History Channel and The Discovery Channel.  Tin’s title music for the video game Civilization IV earned him “Best Original Vocal Song-Choral” and “Rookie of the Year” at the 2007 GANG Awards.  Currently, Christopher is working on his debut album, Calling All Dawns with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios.

Linus Jojo Martin (Actor/Animal Rights Activist)

Linus spent his youth wandering the streets in search of yummy treats and friendly faces.   In January of 2005, Jenny D. Martin adopted him from the South LA Shelter.   They bonded instantly and since that moment have been a loving family.  He has been with her through ups and downs and has always lent a listening ear (a big one at that).   He is thrilled to be making his acting debut and feels grateful that he can let his natural talent and personality shine.  He hopes that audiences recognize how important the role of a loyal companion is, and that perhaps they too will consider adopting a four-legged friend.