No good deed goes unpunished.
After a lifetime of being nice and accommodating, a middle-aged woman fantasizes about taking revenge on those who’ve wronged her in a seedy discount store.
Ellen has waited long enough. After allowing a frazzled woman to cut in front of her in line at a discount store, Ellen feels taken advantage of, leading her to consider some wildly inappropriate behavior.
This dark comedy explores the culture of entitlement, the assumptions we make about others and the ways in which we often don’t see strangers or consider their struggles, along with some creative ways to commit homicide.
Kelly Camille Patterson (Writer/Director/Ellen) is best known as Ms. Velveteen, Cousin Glendora, Pearl and Velma on the web series "Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en" and its spinoff series, "It's Glendora's World." Credits include “One Life to LIve” and a national tour of “The Wizard of Oz.”
When not making films and videos, she can usually be found shaking up cocktails, trolling vintage cookbooks for lost recipes and decorating her house with found objects from the 1960s and 70s. She’s also obsessed with decorating for Christmas and last year erected over 50 trees. She’s always up for a road trip and will drive hundreds of miles out of her way for a tiki bar, weird museum or kitschy roadside attraction.
Bettina Skye (Mother) has been working as an actress for as long as she can remember. She was accepted into The Actors Studio as a teenager and had the opportunity to study with Lee Strasberg until his passing. Over the past many years Bettina has worked in over 100 films and television programs. Bettina won Best Actress Award for role of landlady in “A Tall Drink of Walter” at Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival as well as Best Actress Award for the role of creepy mother in “Play Date” at the BrightSide Film Festival. In 2012 she won the prestigious award of Best Actress in The Hudson Valley. She can be seen on Netflix in “Orange is the New Black”, “Super Dark Times.” and "Go don't Go" She also appears on Amazon in “The Chambers,” “Landing Up”, “Death Before Discomfort” and “Night Job.” Bettina is thrilled to work with such wonderful people for the film "Ellen Waits"
Emilie Goodrich (Daughter) is a NYC-based actress who loves a lox bagel. Recent credits include: West End’s Workshop of “Mad Hatter” (Bailey), “Pinkalicious” (Pinkalicious) @ John W. Engeman Theatre at Northport, “Gossip Girl”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, “The 25th Annual Putnam…” (Olive), and TYA tours of “James and the Giant Peach” (Ladybug) and “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure” (Gloria). Emilie is a proud actor with Tourette’s Syndrome and OCD. She’s passionate about equitable theatre education and community outreach. Training includes the University of Michigan’s department of theatre & drama, and The Barrow Group’s Professional Acting Conservatory.
Donna Morales (Lori) is a New York Actress born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island. Her geography is what attributes to the sass and no-nonsense attitude she brings to the roles she portrays, Lori being a prime example.
Charlie Gillette (Cashier) Coming soon!
Dan Surkis (Composer) has an instrumental surf band called The Clams , in which he plays guitar, as well as composes and records.
He has enjoyed several music collaborations with Kelly, Paul and “The Velveteen Lounge Kitsch-en,” including their hot pink Christmas 45, "It’s Martini Time,” on which he composed the music. When the Clams decided to step up their music video game, Kelly killed it by producing and starring in their "Shaker 7" video. What makes Cousin Glendora so cool? Her theme music of course, written by Dan! Looking forward to more fun and music collaborations in the future.
