This New Yorker studied improvisational comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade and drama at the T. Schreiber Studio.  Both would prepare him for performing with Muckle, the (self-declared) hardest working ensemble in NYC.  Since relocating to sunny California, Marshall has been studying at the Larry Moss studio in Santa Monica.  Marshall tickled audiences at the West Valley Playhouse with his portrayal of Jack Worthing in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.  The laughs kept coming for Marshall when he joined the Straitjacket Society, a Hollywood-based sketch comedy ensemble.  Where We Began gave Marshall the opportunity to work with talented filmmakers on an issue that affects communities everywhere.  In his spare time, Marshall enjoys spending time with his wife, Laura and his dog Bobo. 

Matt Pittenger is originally from Cardiff, California. He moved to the L.A. area in 2004 and resides in Venice. Since his move he has established a working career in the commercial and film industries. He is heavily involved with writing and performing sketch comedy, formerly with the Blow Show Co. and Straight Jacket Society, currently with Sketch Camp featured at Comedy Central. He received his B.A. in theatre from San Diego State University and then pursued further studies at Oxford, England in the British American Dramatic Arts program (BADA). His training in L.A. includes work with Lisa Robertson, Patsy Rodenburg, and the Larry Moss Studio. I am truly blessed to be from where I am from, for the love and support of my family, and the opportunity to perform.

If you’re thinking of becoming a film producer, you won’t find much insight here. I never thought about becoming a film producer. In fact, I was happy lying on the beach in Puerto Vallarta. Of course, I had thought a lot about films and filmaking much of my life. Especially all those years I was an advertising copywriter/creative director type. And really big-time, I suppose, when we would come to Hollywood to shoot a commercial. So in all honesty I am indebted to my nephew, Tom O’Leary and Marc Saltarelli for this new title. (Sometimes I think debted to.) I already knew Tom, of course. I had followed his writing career over the years. And when he showed me the script for Where We Began, I liked it a lot. (Except for a third character which I finally made him exorcise.) Tom told me that he had a filmmaker friend who was eager to turn it into a short film. I said to Tom that I would love to meet him and help out in any way. So we took a meeting. I liked Marc instantly. His passion for filmmaking and his talent were obvious. Then in one of those life-altering moments over which you seem to have no control, I agreed to be the Executive Producer and take care of the mundane details--like funding. Then I began to take it very seriously and decided to call myself “Out of the Park Productions.” One thing I’ve learned since becoming a film producer is that no-one ever asks about how to become a film producer. Also I don’t have time to lie on the beach in Puerto Vallarta as much.

Marc Saltarelli is an award-winning director, writer, and film editor living in Los Angeles. His short film WHERE WE BEGAN won a 2007 PlanetOut Short Movie Award, announced at a special brunch in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival.   It also tied for the PlanetOut Audience Choice award. Along with his other films WINGTIPS and NOURISHMENT, the film has played on MTV’s Logo network series “The Click List: Best in Short Film”, ranking #1 for the season. His short films were selections of the 2007 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, presented by the British Film Institute, where they screened in the National Film Theatre of London. In 2006, Marc directed the comedy horror feature film DEAD BOYZ DON'T SCREAM, currently on the bestseller list of TLA Video.

Marc also co-produced, wrote, shot and edited the feature documentary film, FATHER G AND THE HOMEBOYS (Narrated by Martin Sheen), which profiles the lives of former East Los Angeles Latino gang members. Marc's script IN THE SHADOW, a 2007 finalist in the Latino Screenplay Competition, was inspired by these real-life stories and will ultimately become a dramatic feature.

Marc has worked in post production on syndicated television programs and began his career working in the art department of Cannon Films.  He has a film degree from Loyola Marymount University with additional training from USC School of Cinema. 

TOM O'LEARY - Writer

Tom O'Leary is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and humor writer. He wrote the screenplay for the short film WHERE WE BEGAN, which won a 2007 PlanetOut Short Movie Award and tied for the PlanetOut Audience Choice Award. MTV’s Logo network acquired U.S. television rights and it plays regularly on “The Click List: Best in Short Film”. In June, the film screened at the Provincetown International Film Festival along with a live staged reading of Tom’s full-length screenplay based on the characters from the short. The short was also selected for the prestigious London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and screened in London’s National Film Theatre in March of 2007.

With writer Cathy Crimmins, Tom O’Leary co-authored the best-selling humor book THE GAY MAN’S GUIDE TO HETEROSEXUALITY. His play DAVID is the Provincetown Theater Company Best New Play of 1998. DAVID received its world premiere at the Theater on the Square in Indianapolis where it played to sold out houses. BREATH, an evening of one-acts by O’Leary was performed in both New York City and Los Angeles. His play THE NEGATIVE ROOM won the Best New Play Award at the Towngate Theater in 1994 and played to sold out audiences in Provincetown, MA. His play THE GUEST HOUSE DIARIES was also a smash in Provincetown.

Tom O’Leary received an MFA in Playwriting from Temple University. He was Playwright-in-Residence at Playwrights Horizons Theater School. He lives in Los Angeles.