"All The Things I Couldn't Say"

1974: Danny and Jen meet in high school. They become best friends, and for one night, a bit more.

And then they live their separate lives. Marriage, kids, loss, joy, tragedy.

Life.

Now in their sixties, they're together for one weekend, and quite a bit more.

A weekend that pulses with every heartache, and heartbeat of their lifetime.

“All The Things I Couldn’t Say” is a very personal story that writer/director Judd Pillot is excited to share here at the Lyric Hyperion Theater; delighted and grateful to have such a stellar cast, and immensely appreciative of you taking the time to take this journey with us.

Judd Pillot - Writer/director

Over the course of his long (seemingly endless, thrilling and exhausting) career as a writer, director and show runner, Judd has won an Emmy, the Humanitas Prize, received a Golden Globe nomination as well as nominations for both WGA and DGA awards.

He’s run such shows as “COACH”, “Mad about You”, “Eight Simple Rules” and “Something So Right.” Judd’s had two screenplays produced, “Pizza and Past,” and “Crazy On The Outside,” and has written several others that await discovery by some genius, savvy, visionary, producer. He also teaches screenwriting at UCLA, coaches writers privately, and has recently directed music videos for two jazz legends, Betty Bryant and Rose Mallett.

Kali Rocha - Jen Mason

After graduating from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Kali began her career on stage at Lincoln Center in New York in, “In The Summer House.” She has been in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including, “An Inspector Calls,” “Noises Off,” and Nicky Silver’s comedy, “The Altruists.”

Kali is best known for her roles in Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie (for which she also wrote 4 episodes) and CBS’ “Man With A Plan”. She starred in Showtime’s acclaimed limited series, “Waco: The Aftermath,” and recurred on several series as fan favorite characters including Cecily/Halfrek in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and Sydney Heron in “Grey’s Anatomy.”

She most recently reprised her roles as the hilarious, snarky flight attendant in “Meet the Parents.”

You’ve seen Kali play countless memorable characters on countless TV shows including; “Young Rock,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Modern Family,” “CSI,“ “$#*! My Dad Says, “The Exes,” “Monk,” “Drops Dead Diva,” “Boston LegaL,” “Law and Order,” “Will and Grace,” and “Without A Trace. She co-wrote and starred in the feature film, “Space Station 76,” and can also be seen in, “The Loft.” Additional feature film credits include; “Meet The Fockers,” “Buried,” “”Brake,” “Over Her Dead Body,” “Timer,” “White Oleander,” “Gods and Generals,” “Autumn in New York,” “The Crucible,” and “The Object of my Affection.

When Kali’s not being sweet, funny, snarky, hilarious, immensely talented and simply brilliant in movies and on TV, she’s being all of those things in real life.

Taylor Nichols - Danny Hayes

Taylor’s been working in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. A span that has afforded him the opportunity to bridge generations by working closely with legends like Angela Lansbury, Shelley Winters, James Garner and Charlton Heston, to starring in Hulu’s Emmy nominated “Pen15” and HBO’s “Perry Mason.”

Taylor is an award winning short filmmaker having directed Two Heterosexual Men…" and “Last Train.” His credits as feature film producer include “The Next Step” and “Case 219.”

Perhaps in Taylor’s impressive and varied career, he is best know as an actor starring in the Academy Award nominated “Metropolitan.” His other films include “Barcelona,” and “Boiler Room to Godzilla,” “Chappaquiddick” and “1BR.” His TV credits are also extensive: Series regular roles on HBO’s “Mind of the Married Man,” “Man of the People” and many recurring roles on shows such as “Friday Night Lights,” “Criminal Minds,” and “The Last Tycoon.” He has over one hundred guest starring roles, most recently “Tracker”and the indy film, “The Little One. “

Taylor is also an accomplished stage actor and director having worked at the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and Playwrights Horizon in NYC. A graduate of the University of Michigan and UCLA, he is currently on faculty at UCLA in the school of Theater, Film and Television. In his obviously limited spare time, Taylor produces and co-hosts a radio show and Pod cast on urban design and transportation called Bike Talk, found at BikeTalk.org or wherever you listen to stuff.

James Stell - Young Danny

James Stell is a 12th-grade performer at John Burroughs High School based in Burbank. He has honed his craft in show choir and musical productions since the 6th grade, currently performing with Burroughs' nationally ranked choir Powerhouse and champion ensemble Men at Work.

Alongside his school productions, he trains at The Colburn School in their intensive musical theatre program and made his screen debut in the award-winning short film “Another Saturday “(2024). In his free time, James plays piano and guitar and enjoys weightlifting.

Zoey Savyon - Young Jen

Zoey is a 16 year old performer based in Los Angeles. She attends John Burroughs High School and has been involved in musical theater, show choir, plays, etc. since she was 7 years old.

Currently , she’s performing in the advanced choir, “Sound Sensations “ at John Burroughs HS, VMA. In Zoey’s free time she loves songwriting along with playing guitar and piano!

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