Claire Makes It Big
Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan Crawford-heads may recognize as the child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest) and funny supporting turns from more recognizable folks like Clancy Brown, Paige Turco and Peter Bogdanovich, along with a voice cameo from the late Don LaFontaine.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMara HobelClaire Beaumont | Claire Beaumont |
 Clancy BrownFrank | Frank |
 Stuart FratkinHarry the Agent | Harry the Agent |
 Paige TurcoBrownyn | Brownyn |
| JJames DiSalvatoreHeadshot Photographer (as Jim DiSalvatore) | Headshot Photographer (as Jim DiSalvatore) |
| MMichelle LiebermanAudition Receptionist | Audition Receptionist |
| JJason Hernandez-RosenblattRoss | Ross |
| CCharles MandracchiaJeff Wesker | Jeff Wesker |
 Wali CollinsChris Marker | Chris Marker |
| AAmy SohnChris' Assistant | Chris' Assistant |
 Michael EmilIngve Pizler | Ingve Pizler |
| GGary DennisVideo Stork Clerk | Video Stork Clerk |
 Peter BogdanovichArturo Mulligan | Arturo Mulligan |
| EElizabeth Meadows RouseFelice Hill | Felice Hill |
 Don LaFontaineWild Horses Trailer Narrator (voice) | Wild Horses Trailer Narrator (voice) |
| PPhil MaoWild Horses Leading Man | Wild Horses Leading Man |
| MMike SklootStudio Gate Guard | Studio Gate Guard |
 John Di BenedettoDominic | Dominic |
| VVince ViveritoStudio Lab Chief | Studio Lab Chief |