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Anya Krawcheck
Somebody; The Narrator
An actor working on stage, screen and in voice-over, Anya's performances can be seen on CBS, FX, and extensively in national commercials, pilots, web-series and audio-books. She values quick wit and a good giggle so if you’re into that too, you’ll probably be friends. Recent work: Blue Bloods, Bad Mother (currently in post), COUP! (Tribeca Film Festival premiere), and is the voice of national campaigns for Angi (formerly Angi's list), Betterhelp, Nordic Naturals & AAA. Other passions include hiking, reading historical feminist fiction, running and opportunities to wield power tools.
Greg Balla
Dusty
Greg is a NY based actor and Voice Over artist. Off Broadway: Straight, Blue Man Group. Regional credits include: La Jolla, Hartford Stage, Huntington, Pioneer Theatre, John Drew, Lyric Stage. TV/ Film: The Watcher (Netflix) The Blacklist (NBC) The Penguin (HBO Max), No Hard Feelings (Sony Pictures). Love to my best friend and partner, Angelica.
Amy Beth Williams
Harriet Greely
Amy Beth Williams is a veteran NYC Cabaret Artist, Teacher, and Performer. She has been performing her solo cabaret show in New York City at the Metropolitan Room and most recently at Don’t Tell Mama. She is the recipient of 2014 Hanson Award – M.A.C., 2012 Bistro Award for Outstanding Vocalist, and the 2010 Metrostar Talent Challenge – 2nd Runner-Up.
Roberto Ragone
Henry Greely
A Bronx native and a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard University, I developed over two decades of experience in government policy, politics, and nonprofits. I shifted from research, analysis, and administration to my passion for the arts, as an actor, script writer/doctor, producer, and advocate.
He has appeared in productions of The Odd Couple, Faust, The Tangled Skirt, A Cop Shot My Son, Dine And Dash, Joy and Complete Chaos, Bromance-A-Roni, Five Consecutive Zeros, The Final Covenant of Vito Marcantonio, The Calling, Decade Difference, Coming For The King, Vish Merrick, Stalker, Fare Evasion, My Reality, Bully: The Rise of Two Kings, etc.
His resume also includes sketch comedy, improv, and voice over work. He most recently wrote and performed a one-man show off-broadway: The Purgatory Trial of Vito Marcantonio.
Isabelle Garbani
Franny Guggenheim
Isabelle is a an artist and performer based in Brooklyn NY. She has appeared in independent and short films such as the thriller The Perfect Daughter, Ourika! (selected for the Sundance Festival), and Eat It Up!; and theater performances Almost Maine at Urban Waves in the Bronx, The Gnarly Narwhal at The Tank in New York City, My Body, My Health, My Choice for the NY Theater Festival, and she is currently working on Menopause: A Love Story at The Theater for a New City. She has studied at the Barrow Group in New York City with Seth Barrish and Lee Brock.
Heidi Crane
Mary Brophy
Heidi recently moved to Atlanta after spending five years training and performing in NYC. Heidi is a singer, actor, and voiceover artist with broadway experience and multiple film credits including the current SOHO film festival selection Good Girl; as well as commercial and voiceover experience with companies including Subaru, Auntie Anne’s, Chewy, and Slack. Heidi is thrilled to work regularly in both the southeast and NYC, and loves making connections for the production of transformative art.
Charles Meckley
Patrick Brophy
Charles is an actor and musician based in NYC. He especially loves the stage and playing music with other people, and he feels incredibly fortunate that he has been able to experience all of that and more with the folks of Scantic River. Charles is proud to be in the amazing story that is Rocking Chair, and previous Scantic River Productions credits include The Truth About Whispers by Katherine Oostman, and 100 Days by Catie Carlisle.
Cordelia Commando
Constance Brophy
Codelia Comando is 15 years old, from Smithtown New York, and most well known for her role in John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch on Netflix. She has also performed in numerous local and regional theater productions, favorite roles include Annie, Susan Waverly and Susan Walker. She loves singing, acting, dancing and making music, but her biggest joy is making people laugh. Big shout out to mom, dad and sister Lexi for always supporting her on this journey. Huge shout out to Kreativ Artists and DDO for always believing in her!
Hunter Goetz
General Heman Swift
Hunter is a New York based performer and writer, working primarily in voice overs, stage, and screen. Hailing from the UK, Hunter got this BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU at Playwrights Horizons and the Classical Studio, and continued his master training under Wynn Handman, Jamon Maple, and Bob Krakower. Recent productions he has been a part of include: Brothers Wright in MA and The Truth About Whispers at A.R.T./New York Theatres.
Alexandra Rose DeAngelis
Mrs. Swift
Alexandra Rose DeAngelis (she/they) is a NY-based stage, screen, and voice actor with a BA in Theatre Performance from Wagner College. In the audio drama world, they are best known as the voice of alien musician Woh́́ Ollum in award-winning audio drama ROGUEMAKER: A Science Fiction Podcast. They can also be heard in Tales from the Radiator (Ellie/Maya) and upcoming horror audio drama Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic (Saddie DeRoso). Select theatre credits include: The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet van de Graaf), She Loves Me (Customer #3/Amalia U/S), and Assassins (Emma Goldman). When not performing, she can be found having very serious conversations with her rescue pets Missy, Chagall, and Sir Hieronymus Jupiter V.
Harrison O'Callaghan
Benjamin Palmiter
Harrison is a NY-based Actor, Singer, and Voiceover artist with a Bachelor’s in Theatre from Northwestern University. A recent addition to the Scantic family, he has also provided his talents to Storypod’s Emotional Learning Monsters as Mad Monster. He is forever grateful to the team for the time, effort, and love that went into Rocking Chair, and hopes that everyone is as excited to see what the future holds for Scantic River Productions.
Julia Feinberg
Elisabeth Palmiter
Julia Feinberg is an actress, singer and puppeteer based in New York. She has been involved in many workshops of new musicals and plays and has co-created numerous comedic web series and sketches.
Julia received her BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she trained at Playwright Horizons Theater School, Stonestreet Studios and at the NYU Berlin Stanislavsky & Brecht program.
Lina Marie
Katrina Van Toverheks
Lina is THRILLED to be making her musical podcast debut! Starting with SRP way back with the first production of Brothers Wright, Lina is not only grateful for the artistic opportunities, but for the amazing family she has found among Scantic. When she’s not obsessing over Colby’s musicals, you can find Lina singing in gigs around New York City, performing in regional theatre, and occasionally rock belting on a cruise ship!
Bradleigh Bleecker
Abigail Van Toverheks
Bradleigh hates bios but loves Scantic River. She has been blessed to have played Abigail since Rocking Chair’s first read-through! When she isn’t voicing a young woman from the 1800’s in podcasts you can see her prancing around in the 1800’s as a regular background performer in The Gilded Age. Thank you to SRP’s fearless team who worked tirelessly to make this happen and made me laugh till I cried. #quietTom
Al Ro
Ichabod Crane
Al Ro is Philly-based gluten-free homosexual performer and preschool teacher from Wichita, Kansas. You can catch him at venues ranging from The Comedy Cellar to Carnegie Hall. This year he hosted the Off-Broadway hit cabaret series Drunk Musicals and the sell-out Loose Change Comedy Show uptown. He also stared in Haddonfield Player's latest production and made his (percussionist) debut at Carnegie Hall. Huge thanks go to the crew at Scantic River Productions for their focused time, talents and support.
Mick Jutila
Tom Dunne
Mick Jutila is a NY based actor, musician, and singer. He has performed for various regional theaters across the country as well as theme parks and resorts. Notable roles include Fabrizio (The Light in the Piazza), and Tommy (Brigadoon). Mick is also a professional musician, often seen playing Banjo for professional pit orchestras, or collaborating with local folk and bluegrass musicians. While not performing, Mick likes to spend his time rock climbing, hiking, watching Netflix, or playing dungeons and dragons with his friends.
Rod Nelman
Abiel Rockadundee
With a repertoire that includes over 100 roles, ROD NELMAN has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New World Symphony, Washington National Opera – both at the Kennedy Center and on tour in Tokyo, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Arena di Verona, Florida Grand Opera, Virginia Symphony, Michigan Opera Theater, Milwaukee Symphony, New York City Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opéra du Nante, Florentine Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and Chicago Opera Theatre, among others.
Kate Winnell
Grama Pease
After an established career in finance and journalism, Kate has become a veteran cabaret singer in NYC.
Sean Mannix
Middle
Sean Mannix is thrilled to be taking this spooky journey with Scantic River Productions, returning to the company after his performance with them as Wilbur Wright in Brothers Wright: A Folktale With Songs. Sean recently won the BroadwayWorld NJ Award for Best Supporting Performer in a Play for his performance as Nick in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Black Box Performing Arts Center). Favorite past credits include: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown, Post Playhouse), Murder On The Orient Express (Hector MacQueen, Prather Productions/Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre), Into The Woods (Steward, Barnstormers Theatre), Rise of the Goatman (Leslie/Powell, Theater For The New City), Ad and Ned (Adam Badeau, NYTF Winterfest), Twelfth Night (Feste, Camden Shakespeare Festival). Sean can be seen in the film Fractals on Amazon Prime, and on the Pureflix original series Welcome To Hope. They can also be heard on the Original Cast Recording of Brothers Wright: A Folktale With Songs, available on all Streaming Platforms. BFA: NYU Tisch, Atlantic Acting School. Sean dedicates his performance, along with everything good he does, to his Oma.
DaShaun Williams
Oldest
DaShaun Williams is an NYC based Singer/Actor who received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Fairleigh Dickson University, School of the Arts in New Jersey. He has had a love for singing and acting since he was a child which lead him to pursue his career in Theatre. DaShaun has been cast in a national tour and many leading roles in shows such as Company, The Full Monty, Sister Act, The Ten Commandments, Les Miserables, and many more. DaShaun would like to give a special thank you to his siblings and parents for all their love and support and to Brant, Lauren and Jordan for their encouragement and advice.
Benjamin J. Levine
The Parson
Ray Taylor
Dad
Kristine Nguyen
Doctor Johnson
Joey Glick (& others)
Raw Head
Craig McElwee
Credits
Victoria Carchietta
Flute
Heather O'Gara
Clarinet
Trey Coudret
Bassoon
Maya Reilly
Oboe
Chelsea Wimmer
Viola
Natallia Nerezko
Violin
Olga Tourkina
Violin
Sabina Torosjan
Cello
Yumi Oshima
Strings
Anastasia Golenischeva
Strings
Kae Nakano
Strings
Stella Saliei
Strings
Natalia 'Saw Lady' Paruz
Musical Saw
Colby J. Hercehl
Piano
Ben Conlon
Guitar & Drums
Colby J. Herchel
Writer, Composer, & Director
Kelly Oostman
Record, Mix, & Sound Design
Nathanael Taylor
Producer
Katherine Oostman
Content & Branding
Julia Lambert
Documentary Producer & Editor
Phil Lambert
Camera Op & Assistant Editor
Craig McElwee
Documentary Producer & Camera Op
Ben Conlon
Record / Music Editor
Aishwarya Gejjagaraguppe
Poster Illustrator & Artistic Consultant
Allie Daigle
Illustrations
Alex Thiel
Additional Sound Design