Out of Touch is an independently produced, made for TV, limited series that takes place in the fictional Cape Fear Regional Hospital Behavioral Health Unit. In this dramedy series, new nurse Ally Russell makes her way through the dramatic, political, tragically and hilariously red-taped world of psychiatric nursing... making new friends, foes, and plenty of mistakes along the way.
Who We Are
The "Out of Touch" team is a team of advocates. With the core belief that mental health matters, and that entertainment can be used to create change in failing systems, our goal is to entertain, educate and advocate through this production with purpose. Out of Touch isn't our story, though. It is a combination of the true stories of real people who have received and provided mental health care. These are the stories that need to be told and the circumstances that need to be understood to plant the seeds of change.
Production Schedule
Episode 1: 2021 Welcome to the Jungle
Episode 2: 2022 Family
Episode 3: Coming 2023 The Great Depression
Episode 4: Coming 2023 Stress and Heroes
Episode 5: Coming 2024 Don't Call Me Crazy
Episode 6: Coming 2024 Addicted to You
Episode 7: Coming 2024 The Trouble with Aging
Episode 8: Coming 2024 Once More, with Personality
Episode 9: Coming 2024 The Kids are Crazy Too
Episode 10: Coming 2024 Anger and Advocacy
Meet the Production Team
Paula Baisden
Creator/Writer, Executive Producer/Showrunner
Director, Casting Director... Mental Health Nurse (RN)
Chris Emrich
Line Producer
Deon Green
Director, Co-Producer
Acting Coach, Casting Team
Matt Mesler
Co-writer, Producer
Script Supervisor, Casting Team
Rene Olmos
Director of Photography, Co-Producer
Matt Kalter
Director of Lighting, Co-Producer
Meet the Main Cast
Olivia Simmons
As Ally Russell, RN
Brandon Freeman
As Tony Duran, RN
Eddie Waters
As Billy Thomas, RN
Monanik Dugar
As Lawanda Gray, RN
Recuring Supporting Cast
Adam Pupcheck
Bea Noguera
Lerron Rose
Angie Staheli
Chris Emrich
Gina Anderson
Siobhan Hsu
Matt Mesler
Demarcus Williams
Melissa Rattray
Bobby Reville
Christina Fenwick