Sandra R. Eubank . . . Is the President and former Vice President of the Corporate Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge-Southwest Virginia Film Office and serves as the Co-Director of the Film Office.
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Sandra is the proud mother of two sons, Donald and Jeffrey, who serve the United States of America's military, and one daughter, Regina, who is a graduate of Lynchburg College with a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science and a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics. Mrs. Eubank is also a grandmother of six, five grandsons and one granddaughter.
Sandra R. Eubank is the Vice President of the Corporate Board of Directors and Co-Director of the film Office. Sandra is a Register Nurse and graduate of the College of Health Sciences in Roanoke, Virginia in 1993 with an Associate Degree in Science in Nursing, and holds a Diploma in Nursing from Roanoke Memorial School of Practical Nursing from 1970. Sandra has over 30 years of experience in the nursing profession. She is also a graduate of Northside High School located in Roanoke County, Virginia.
As a producer and writer Sandra has written, produced and directed over 10 three-act plays. She has written several columns for magazines including 'NIGHT ACTS', 'Go News Round Roanoke', 'The Outlet Guide', and the 'Real Estate Magazine'. Sandra produced, directed and CO-wrote a promotional video full-length science fiction motion picture entitled, 'OMM The Conflict', which aired on PBS Blue Ridge Public Television. This film production was shot entirely within the Roanoke Valley, City of Salem, and Rocky Mount, Virginia areas.
As a casting director with over fifteen years experience, Sandra has cast for films, network and cable television, including Showtime, American Playhouse, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions' show, 'Unsolved Mysteries', five episodes, NBC, ABC and numerous national and regional commercials. Sandra has also served as a talent agent for many years. She also has had the privilege of serving as a judge for children's pageants including two Virginia's state pageants held in Roanoke, Virginia and numerous regional pageants.
Sandra's community service includes serving as the past president of the Board of Directors and convention chairperson for five years for a non profit national science fiction convention which provides scholarships for high school seniors. She founded 'Second Foundation', a writer's organization formed to assist and give encouragement to new writers and bring in professional writers as guest speakers to promote their work. In 1974 Mrs. Eubank was awarded the 'Caring Hands Award' for nursing excellence.
Sandra R. Eubank
Films:
Casting Director, Locations/Extras Casting Experience
'Country Justice' starring George C. Scott, CBS Movie of the Week. Producer, Linda Otto, of Linda Otto and Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, California. Assisted with Principles and Day Players' Casting. (Placed 28 speaking roles)
'Career Day' New York Film School. Producer, Michelle Morris, Director Paul Hough, New York, New York, Principles, Day Players, Extras Casting Director.
'Assault At West Point: The Court-Martial Of Johnson Witaker (Conduct Unbecoming)' starring Sam Waterson and Samuel L. Jackson. ShowTime/Mosaic Productions, New York, New York. Line Producer, Jim Bigwood, and Writer/Director Harry Moses. Location's Casting Director, Day Players, Extras Casting (over 750 plus 65 cadets from VMI cast).
'In A Shallow Grave' starring Michael Biehn, Patrick Dempsey, and Michael Beech. An American Playhouse Theatrical Film/Skoura Pictures, Inc./Lorimar Home Video/King Nine Productions. Executive Producers, Lindsay Law and Marilyn Haft, Line Producer Ron Wolotzky, Writer/Director Kenneth Bowser. Location's Casting Director for Principles, Day Players, and Extras Casting (over 500 extras and 200 soldiers cast).
'Crazy People' starring Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah. Paramount Pictures. Executive Producer, Bob Weiss, Producer Tom Barad, Director Tony Bill. Assisted with selective Day Players Casting.
'What About Bob?' starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus. Walt Disney Productions. Assisted with Open Casting Call for extras (over 1500 extras cast), Roanoke, Virginia.
'Dirty Dancing' starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Vestron Films. Assisted with Open Casting Call in Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia.
Network Television:
Locations/Extras Casting Director
Discovery Channel's 'Critical Rescue - "Trapped," The Shineshine Mine Disaster of May 1972 in Kellogg, Idaho' Location's Casting, New Dominion Pictures, Executive Producer Tom Naughton, Executive In Charge of Production, Nicolas Valcour, Producer George Pozderec, Associate Producer Michelle Shipman, Director Stuart Taylor, Director of Photographer Jean Guy Bureau.
Discovery Channel's Diagnosis: Unknown, Episode 1 'Legionnaire Outbreak' filmed on location in Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia. Produced by New Dominion Pictures, Suffolk, Virginia, Producer Brooke Barrows, Director Joe Wiecha, Researcher Kelly Tucker.
NBC's Unsolved Mysteries 'The Fugitive Squirrel' Segment Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Inc. Burbank, California, Producer Michael Palazzolo.
NBC's Unsolved Mysteries 'The Death of Sammy Wheeler' Segment Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Inc. Burbank, California, Producer Carol Trussell.
ABC's 'America's Funniest People' Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia Segments, Matt Gaven, Segment Producer Hollywood, California.
NBC's Unsolved Mysteries 'The Death of Rae Ann Mosser' Segment Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Inc. Los Angeles, California, Producer/Director David Vassar and Annie Azzariti.
NBC's Unsolved Mysteries 'The Beale Treasure' Segment Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, Inc. Los Angeles, California, Producer Eric Taylor.
National and Regional Commercials:
Locations/Extras Casting Director
Sheetz Incorporated Commercials filmed on location in Roanoke and Salem, Virginia. Produced by Two Pope Productions Maryland, Producer Greg Pope, Director Jerry Pope, Line Producer Terri Brook, San Diego, California. Production Manager Tim Dowdle, Epitome Production Services, Richmond, Virginia. First Assistant Director John Bates, Richmond, Virginia.
COCA-COLA National Commercial filmed on location at VMI in Lexington, Virginia. Cast two Principles and 600 Extras. Producer/Director, Jim Gartner of Gartner Films, Santa Monica, California.
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS National Industrial, Cast ten (10) principals and twenty (20) extras. Robin Creasman, Senior Producer for The Morning Star Group, Addison, Texas.
NISSAN CAR DEALERSHIP Lynchburg, Virginia six (6) Regional Commercials. Cast central spokesperson for all six commercials along with twelve (12) other principals. Don White, producer/director, Production Resources of Lynchburg, Virginia.
BLACK STAR BEER National Commercial for Black Star Beer for state of Texas. Hal Riney & Partners Inc., Robyn Boardman Producer, San Francisco, California.
REVCO DRUGS STORES starring Mary Lou Retton filmed (3) National Commercials on location in Danville, Virginia. Over 100 extras cast. Lee Lacy Director, from Lacy and Associates Films in Los Angeles, California.
AMERICAN RED CROSS Six Regional Commercials AKD Productions, Roanoke, Virginia.
THE HOME SHOWCASE, TV Promo Produced by Boone and Company Real Estate, Production by WDBJ Channel 7/CBS affiliate Roanoke, Virginia.
APPALACHIAN/PULASKI COUNTY Regional Commercial and Industrial Produced by Appalachian Power Company, Roanoke, Virginia.
VIRGINIA REALTOR'S ASSOCIATION Regional Commercial and Industrial Produced by AKD Productions, Roanoke, Virginia.
National Print Ads:
BLUE CROSS National Print Ad by Earle, Palmer, Brown Agency located in Bethesda, Maryland. Producer, John Holland, Photographer, Eric Schmidt of Monrobia, California, Katherin Leatherwood, Locations Manager for Fiat Lux Films Richmond, Virginia, Ad shot in Danville, Virginia. Four Principles cast.
Writer
Magazine Feature Articles:
Illuminations Magazine, 'Do You Believe In Angels?' Short Story from collection of short stories from book, ROOM 409. Spring issue, 1999. Published by Carilion Health System, Roanoke, Virginia.
NIGHT ACTS, 'James Steward and Gregory Peck-Legends of the Silver Screen Come to Virginia', October 1989 issue. Publisher Jay E. Hurst, Flamingo Publications University Press, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia.
NIGHT ACTS, 'Fashion Harmony', August, 1989 issue. Publisher Jay E. Hurst, Flamingo Publications University Press, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia.
GO NEWS ROUND ROANOKE, column entitled, 'Sandra's Shopping Tips', from 1983-1985. Publisher Dave Thomas. Go News Publications Inc., Roanoke, Virginia.
THE OUTLET GUIDE, Monthly feature articles and interviews, from 1982-1986. Publisher, Mary Steward, Outlet Guide Magazine, Roanoke, Virginia.
THE REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE bi-weekly feature articles, from 1983-1984.
Publisher, Barry Wright, Royal Publishing Company, Roanoke, Virginia.
Screenplays:
'Solution 13' action/adventure drama inspired by actual events. Wrote the second and third drafts. Based on audience participation murder mystery.
'Blade of Sorrow' co-author, Mystery/Psycho drama based on events surrounding Jack-the-Ripper.
'Omm-The Conflict' co-author, Science fiction action/adventure Video Film. Aired on PBS, Blue Ridge Public Television 1986.
Theatre:
Writer, Producer, Director, 'Day of the Harvest', original (3) three act science fiction/martial arts drama, performed January 19, 1986, at the Grandin Theatre Roanoke, Virginia. Encore performance October, 1986 at the Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia.
'Eye For An Eye', original (2) two act science fiction/martial arts drama performed October 1983 at the Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia.
'Audience Participation Murder Mystery Theatre', Writer, Producer, Director. 'Shattered Dreams', original (3) three act mystery drama developed for the fourth annual fund raiser for the Roanoke County Libraries, 1997. Has been performed for varies country clubs including, Hunting Hills Country Club, and resorts throughout Virginia as well as The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia.
'Life is a Manuscript', co-author, developed for the third annual fund raiser for the Roanoke County Libraries, Roanoke, Virginia and performed at various hotels and country clubs.
Developed, produced, and directed Audience participation Murder Mystery play for The Virginia Association of Surveyors, Inc., January 1996 at The Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia and various country clubs and libraries. Drama was developed for the second annual fund raiser for the Roanoke County Libraries, Roanoke, Virginia.
'Solution 13', wrote the second and third drafts, developed for the first annual fund raiser for the Roanoke County Libraries, Roanoke, Virginia. Has been performed at various country clubs, and resorts.
Developed, produced, and directed Audience participation Murder Mystery play for The Virginia Library Association's 90th anniversary Celebration at The Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia in 1995.
'One Spirit Fouled and Flawed', co-author, developed for the Virginia Western Community College Biology Departments as a fund raiser for students leaving for the rain forest to further their studies, 1995.
'Curse of the Seven Folds', co-author, blends descendants from the Salem Witch Trials of the past to the present. Performed at various hotels on Halloween.
'Ides of March', co-author, in honor of Saint Patrick's Day complete with a pot of gold and the little people causing laughter and murderous misadventure. Performed at hotels and country clubs.
Sandra R. Eubank and Company
2828 Emissary Drive NW
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Phone: (540) 562-4315, Cell Phone (540) 309-7555
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