GLAMOUR, GLORY & GOLD - THE LIFE & LEGEND OF NOLA NOONAN, GODDESS & STAR!
Director: Joe Preston	Written by Jackie Curtis Screenwriter: Edward B. Snyder Produced by Slugger Ann Productions Directed by Joe Preston Executive Producers: Tom Sachaz and Kenneth Brome Associate Producer: Craig Highberger Jewelry by Roger Chin of New York

Featuring Erin Hadley in the role of Nola Noonan
	Erin was born and raised in Lowell, MA. She attended Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. There she earned her B. S. in Music while studying under Michael Hume and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Paul Moravec. She then moved into New York City to continued her conservatory studies in acting at The Circle in the Square Theatre School, working with Alan Langdon, Terese Hayden, Edward Berkeley, and Moni Yakim. Highlights of her time at Circle include performing as Helena in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and as Amalia in an original Bock and Harnick review on the theatre's historical stage on Broadway. Upon completion of her formal studies, Erin began working with the Emerging Artists Theatre Company (EAT). With EAT, she portrayed two hysterical characters in the original plays "Freshly Killed Doves" by Jonathan Reuning and "Man on Dog" by Ry Herman. She once again harnessed her hysteria to portray an angst-ridden teenager in "Cry Wolf" in its American debut at the 13th Street Rep.
Her experience in front of the camera includes work on small, independent shorts, music videos, and commercials that either aired exclusively in Spain or only showcased her legs and the side of her head. Erin stumbled upon director/producer Joe Preston while working with Melba La Rose at NY Artists Unlimited. Erin acknowledges the role of serendipity in her being cast in this role, as Miss La Rose was the original Nola Noonan.

FLIMING BEGINS!
	After many months of pre-production and planning, the first scene of "Glamour" commenced filming on July 9th, 2005, at 11am, at the historic St. Mark's Episcopal Church in the East Village of Manhattan. The original site of St. Mark's was formerly occupied by New York's first Governor, Peter Stuyvesant's family Chapel, and is the oldest in continuous use by Christian congregations in the city. St. Mark's is the second oldest church in the city, after St. Paul's, and houses the grave of Peter Stuyvesant. The building was completed in 1799.
During the mid 1960's, the St. Mark's Poetry Project was established to explore aesthetic and social concerns in the changing New York scene. Jackie actually became part of the Poetry Project, and read his poetry there regularly. Our first shoot was actually the last scene of the film and everything went off as planned! I am very proud to boast of that, but would never have been able to do it without the support of everyone involved in the project. The weather was beautiful, and Erin (Nola), looked ravishing in her pink dress and hat adorned by fabulous vintage jewelry from Roger Chin of New York. Donald and Dushka, our fabulous videographers, were key to the shoots' professionalism, and Ed Snyder, our screenwriter was right by my side, assisting me with all the details. And not to be upstaged, Jackie's energy was completely surrounding us as his biography "Superstar In A Housedress, The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis" by Craig Highberger, currently sits on bookshelves and in windows of bookstores all over the city as well as the rest of the country. One of the bookstores, ironically named St. Mark's Bookshop, has been selling many copies of the book, and is only a block and a half away from where we were shooting. So Jackie is never too far away from overseeing his work performed! We wrapped with 5 scenes down, consisting of two camera angles. Thanks to Erin's fabulous acting, and the filming of Donald and Dushka, we have great footage to work with come the days of editing. I look forward to planning the next stage of rehearsals and the actual filming. More great surprises to come as we choose the locations and enhance the creativity of each scene!

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