About A Dance For Bethany

A DANCE FOR BETHANY tells an inspiring and compelling story of how one woman risks everything to help a sex trafficked victim out of the world of slavery and into a world with a future and a hope of fulfilling a childhood dream of becoming a real dancer. The fictional Bethany Stevenson is iconic as a 12-year-old runaway forced into sex slavery as a stripper/prostitute. The film chronicles the struggle of reporter Abbey Fisher to free her own self from the bondage of a politically correct and comfortable lifestyle.

Bethany thinks that running away from an abusive home at age twelve will make her dream of becoming a dancer come true. It does -- but not until after she has endured the life of a trafficked victim. On the streets for a couple of weeks, cold, hungry, naïve and not wanting to return home, Bethany takes a stranger up on his offer for a nice warm place to stay. She has been lured into the world of slavery by a sex trafficker. After enduring six years of exploitation her prayers are finally answered. During a chance meeting, the visiting youth pastor at a nearby church meets Bethany and invites her to attend a service. Reactions from the congregation are not too favorable when they see a scantly clad young woman enter their sanctuary. Abbey Fisher, an investigative reporter notices the young girl when she makes a b-line out the back of the church. Pastor Jenkins chastens his congregation for judging a needy soul.

Pastor Jenkins –“Who among you has never been broken”?

While on assignment to uncover the State Senator’s dealings at a local club Abbey meets and befriends young Bethany. ‘That’s the girl from church’, she reasons. Maternal instincts kick in as she puts her faith into action. She immediately meets opposition from local club owners who don’t want to lose one of their prime moneymakers. Quickly challenged, Abbey is caught in a tightly woven web of politics, morals and crime -- husband James and his colleague, Senator George Abbot and their attempt at creating legislation that inadvertently profits by the retailing of sex in the US thereby legitimizing it; scrutiny from her religious upbringing; and the rapidly growing issue of trafficking -- and becomes a problem to those who want to profit from sexually exploiting young women.

With the help of Sarah, Abbey's Co-worker and Eric Vandevere, local dance instructor, Bethany receives support and courage to make a new life for herself and in the process publicly exposes the dehumanization of the child sex trade in her city. She pleads to the audience during her taped interview, “You’re friends need to know about this, and your daughters, and your daughters friends need to know about this . . . this is not right . . . this is America . . . It just doesn’t feel like it in my world”!

PRINCIPAL CAST



Robyn Lively (Abbey Fisher)
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ROBYN LIVELY
Filmography: Known for - Karate Kid III, Teen Witch, Wildcats. Recent Films and Movies: Letters to God, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Chance and Travels With Father, Murder Dot Com, Johnny Kapahala Back On Board; Robyn has had roles in numerous Television Series: Psych, The Mentalist, Saving Grace, 30 Rock, Criminal Minds, Cold Case, CSI; New York, Strong Medicine, Drew Carey Show, Drag, Crossing Jordan, Punky Brooster, Night Rider and many more over her film career.

William McNamara (James Fisher)
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WILLIAM MCNAMARA
Filmography: Known for his role as Montgomery Cliff in Liz, The Elizabeth Taylor Story, Copycat, Chasers and Ringmaster. Other Recent Films and Movies: April Moon, Iron Man, The Legend of Hell’s Gate, The Ascent, The Bleeding, The Gift, The Kings of Brooklyn, The Calling, Paper Bullets, Ringmaster, The Brylcreem Boys, Copycat, Stag, Snitch and numerous others; Television Series: McBride, NYPD, Law and Order, The Outer Limits, Silk Stalkings, Doing Time on Maple Drive, Honor Thy Mother and others.

Lori Beth Edgeman (Bethany)

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LORI BETH EDGEMAN
Filmography: Known for her role as Dale Earnhardt’s first wife in The Dale Earnhardt Story, The Conspirator, The Crazies, Blood Done Sign My Name, The Way Home, Waking Eloise, Get Low, Two Weeks, The Other Side, Warm Springs, The Dale Earnharst Story; Television: Army Wives, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Front Of The Class, Surface, Drop Dead Diva; Home Away From Home, The Lost Valentine and others.

Frank Hoyt Taylor (Senator Abbot)
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FRANK HOYT TAYLOR
Filmography: Known for Big Fish, June Bug, Talladega Nights, The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; Other Film and Television: Footloose, Repercussions, The Crazies, Blood Done Sign My Name, Obselidia, Taking Chances, Varroa, The List, Hounddog, Glory Road, Dreamer, Walk The Line, Bobby Jones Stroke of Genius, 28 Days, October Sky, Spirit Lost, Ghosts of Mississippi, Once Upon A Time: When We Were Colored, Warm Springs, Alias, Christi and many more.



Anne Mahoney (Sarah)
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ANN MAHONEY
Filmography: Known for Frankenstein, Big Momma’s House 2, Odd Girl Out; Other Film and Movies: Not Like Everyone Else, Thief, Hello Sister- Goodbye Life, Scarlett, Snow Wonder, Pizza My Heart, Searching for David’s Heart, The Madam’s Family-The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel and others.

WIL HORNEFF
Filmography: Known for Born To Be Wild, The Sandlot, Ghost in the Machine; Other Film and Television: Dead tone, The Roost, 2 Little 2 Late, Harvest, House M.D., CSI: New York, The Handler, The Shining, The Yearling, Ghostwriter