Gary’s Mother Tongue is English (British). Raised in England and Scotland, Gary has experienced life and business cultures in various regions of the UK, Scandinavia and currently the USA. He resides between New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA, with fast, easy access to both cities.
Gary’s unnaturally natural voice has been described as authentic, warm, friendly, disarming, calming, genuine, engaging, and upbeat. And his clients find his professional voiceover skills and speed as trustworthy as their listeners find his sound. His vocal age range is 35-55+. Gary offers a variety of styles and dialects, for example as an expert narrator, intelligent, down-to-earth; a corporate, educated voice; a soft, lilting tone, great for kids; in English standard/everyman neutral accent, English (British) RP, Yorkshire/Humber (Northern English), London/Estuary (Southern English), English (Mid-Atlantic, International), General American.
The uplifting intelligence and disarming charm in Gary’s storytelling are derived from diverse life and work experiences. He has multiple leading role credits in live-broadcast radio plays that stream live around the world via the internet. With university degrees and a professional background in the biological sciences coupled with active coaching certifications in the fitness and wellness industry, Gary is especially well-versed in general scientific, technical, ecology/environment, animal kingdom/natural world, life-science and health & lifestyle terminology. His voiceovers deliver compelling interpretation and messaging for documentaries, medical narration, eLearning and more.
Gary’s Home Recording Studio is professionally equipped with a Manley Reference Condenser Cardioid Microphone, a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface connected to a Sweetwater Custom Computing CS520 Professional Audio Production Workstation with WavePad Sound Editing software. Live-directed sessions with Gary are available via Source Connect Standard connectivity. Audio files can be delivered as mp3, wav, aiff, etc., as needed. (Photo credit: Devon John Photography).
VOCAL ATTRIBUTES
• Warm, calming, disarming, engaging, friendly, reassuring, genuine, trustworthy, upbeat
• Natural English (British) dialect
• Corporate, educated voice
• Expert narrator voice; intelligent, down-to-earth
• Soft, lilting, story-telling tone, great for kids
VOICE OVER CLIENTS
- Euronews (France)
- PBS (Public Broadcast Service), USA
- Sweet Springs Productions (USA)
- Learning Ally (Audiobooks production), Washington DC/Princeton, NJ (USA)
- Happsberger Otopront GmbH (ENT Medical Technology), Hohenstein (Germany)
- Sango Agency, Brussels (Belgium)
- Watt4Ever, Brussels (Belgium)
- Space City, London (UK)
- Hattons of London (UK)
- Bored Film (USA)
- Handelsbanken, Sweden/UK/International
- Tracc Films, London, UK (Video Production)
- Construgomes, Perelhal, Portugal
-Like Film (Portugal)
- McGuigan Wines, Pokolbin, NSW, Australia (4X International Winemaker of the Year)
- qobuz, Pantin CEDEX, France (Hi-Res music streaming service)
- BAP Medical BV (The Netherlands)
- JonathanHendrickx, Best, The Netherlands (Composition, recording and post-production studio)
- NC2 Media LLC, Franklin, TN, USA (OutWild TV, Lonely Planet).
- Filtertechnik, Nottingham, UK
- Red Nucleus Solutions LLC (design and development of learning solutions for the life sciences industry), Yardley, PA, USA; Pune, India; London, UK.
- Amgen (Global Biotechnology Company)
- Bezier Animation Studio, Athens, Greece.
- The Panoramix Consortium, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Tambit Ltd. (animation video company), Bristol, UK.
- G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Formazione
Voice Actor/Cast Regular at G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA (2016-Present)
VO Training - Voice Box (Philadelphia, PA)
Singing Voice (baritone) professionally trained - Philadelphia, PA
Dramatic Acting/Stage Training with veteran actor Joey Perillo (Yardley, PA)
Tertiary Education in Biological Sciences
Business Experience in England, Scotland, Wales, Denmark, USA
Esperienza
PODCASTS
- "The Restorer" by Laurel Ellis. Podcast series. Role: Tony. A teen witch accepts lessons in cemetery restoration, awakening powers that her evil father will do anything to possess (dir. L. Ellis; prod. J.R Zamora-Thal / Ninth Way Media). In production (Pilot premieres June 6, 2022!).
VIDEO (Voice Over)
- Euronews. Promo video (proprietary). Role: VO.
- "Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist." PBS documentary (dir. C. Lukas, Sweet Springs Productions). Role: Second Male Voice (British). In post-production, see trailer at https://vimeo.com/383635993?
- Happsberger Otopront GmbH: "SIT 4 - The ENT Examination Chair." Role: English VO. Medical device explainer video.
Please see/hear at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN3IQbzIGEc
- Watt4Ever: "The Future of the battery is circular. We help you power it.” (animated). Role: Narrator. Please see/hear video at company website https://watt4ever.be
- Hattons of London - TV commercial (e.g., Channel 5 (UK), PBS America, Dave). “Dunkirk 80th Anniversary Limited-Edition Commemorative Gold Coin.” Role: VO. Please see/hear video at my website (https://www.garymitchellvoice.com).
- NC2 Media: “In Search: The Tibesti”: 5-part TV/internet documentary series (travel/exploration). Role: Principal Narrator. Please see/hear video clip at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- Handelsbanken, Sweden/UK/International/Tracc Films, London, UK (Video Production): Internet promotional video for Daily Telegraph Business Club series. Role: VO. This video is featured on my website at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- “George Foreman – Knockout King”. An Original Bored Film Documentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: Narrator. Please see/hear this video at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- “Christian McCaffrey - Run CMC” - An Original Bored Film Documentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: VO. Please see/hear this video at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- “Vince Carter - Greatest Dunker Ever” - An Original Bored Film Documentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: VO. Please see/hear this video at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- “Patrick Mahomes – Ring One" - An Original Bored FilmDocumentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: VO. Please see/hear this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u-PyRbAq0
- “Lebron James – The Chosen One" - An Original Bored Film Documentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: VO. Please see/hear this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2D5cnqgUq8
- “Vasiliy Lomachenko – The Matrix" - An Original Bored Film Documentary (dir. J. Vincent). Role: VO. Please see/hear this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJnY8ECXTyQ
- Construgomes, Perelhal, Portugal: "Puente de Pumarejo | ConstruGomes - YouTube (Jan 8, 2020)". Role: Principal Narrator. This promotional video describes the concept, process and technology used by ConstruGomes in the construction of the major new Pumarejo Bridge in Barranquilla, Colombia. This video is featured on my website at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- McGuigan Wines, Pokolbin, NSW, Australia: Internet/online app. Role: VO.
- qobuz, Pantin CEDEX, France: Internet/online commercial. Role: VO.
- JonathanHendrickx, Best, The Netherlands/ BAP Medical BV, The Netherlands: Promotional online videos. Role: VO.
- Red Nucleus Solutions LLC, Yardley, PA, USA/Pune, India/London, UK: eLearning series for Amgen, a leading global biotechnology company (proprietary).
- Bezier Animation Studio, Athens, Greece/ The Panoramix Consortium, University of Edinburgh, UK. “PANORAMIX: On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Dog" Animated explainer video. This video is featured on my website at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- Filtertechnik: "Filtertechnik Particle Pal Pro." Explainer video. This video is featured on my website at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
- Tambit Ltd., Bristol, UK: "Square1Hundred Business & Personal Coaching". This video is featured on my website at https://www.garymitchellvoice.com
ACTING/LIVE READINGS (Stage Performances, 2016 - Present)
"The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. Role: Arthur Dent. A live fan-reading radio show presented by Liberty City Radio Theatre of Philadelphia, perfectly timed to celebrate the show's 42nd Anniversary (dir. Bill Arrowood).
"Extramarital Affair" by Susan Sandor. Role: Jacob. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Love Conquers All": Readings of Original One Act Plays in One Evening. Performed at Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ, USA (dir. Sarah St. Clair). A hysterical, hypochondriac wife discovers her sentimental, classical-music loving husband is having an affair because of a present given to them by her daughter.
"Even Angels Sing The Blues" by Joanne Eisenberg. Role: Voice of God. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Love Conquers All": Readings of Original One Act Plays in One Evening. Performed at Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ, USA (dir. Sarah St. Clair). Heavenly creatures write a book report on the sorry state of humanity, complete with song and harp. A heavenly fantasy!
"Funny Shorts, Part III" by John McDonnell. Role: Alf Sledgecock in "Punishment Card". Comic actors reading seven new John McDonnell plays. Two hours of silliness with wacky characters and zany plots. Performed before a live audience at The James-Lorah Auditorium, Doylestown, PA, USA.
"What I Meant to Say" by Joanne Eisenberg. Role: Stephen. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Truth Be Told". An Evening of Readings of Short One Act Plays. Performed in the Amphitheater at Paxson Hill Farm, New Hope, PA, USA (dir. Sarah St. Clair).
"No Clue" by Joanne Eisenberg. Role: Man. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Love is Strange", a conglomeration of six original one act live play readings in one evening. Performed at Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ, USA (dir. Joey Perillo). An argumentative couple are clueless about something. Or maybe nothing.
"The Stalker" by Jennifer Nelson. Role: Colin. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Love is Strange", a conglomeration of six original one act live play readings in one evening. Performed at Hopewell Theater, Hopewell, NJ, USA (dir. Joey Perillo). A mentally impaired young man threatens and torments a woman living alone.
"The Family Tree" by Joanne Eisenberg. Role: James. Playmate Playwrights Presents "Up A Tree", Readings of Ten Minute One Acts in One Evening. Performed in the Amphitheater at Paxson Hill Farm, New Hope, PA, USA (dir. Joey Perillo). My character, a bartender at the Waldorf, receives a visitor from his past.
"Okay for Sound Presents Two Fun Radio Plays". Roles: Richard Dawson, The Strange Dr. Weird, Gerold. Performed before a live audience in The Art Room, Philadelphia, PA (dir. Andy Pettit). “Match Word ’18,” an original updated version of the kooky Match Game of the 1970’s (by Andy Pettit), and “The Voice of Death,” an episode of “The Strange Dr. Weird” series from 1945 (by Robert A. Arthur).
Monologue from "Skylight" by David Hare. Role: Tom Sergeant. Fallsington Library Stage, Fallsington, PA (dir. Joey Perillo). I was the winner of the inaugural evening of "competitive monologues", as judged by a panel of luminaries from the Philadelphia Theater (Judges: Drucie McDaniel, principal instructor at Drucie McDaniel Studio in Old City, actress, director and Acting Instructor at Walnut Street Theatre for 25+ years; Mark Saxton, actor, musician, former Equity Liaison, 25 years as Equity Stage Manager and co-founder of the legendary Philadelphia talent casting agency, “The Talent Pool”, and; Renee Lucas Wayne, actress, playwright, director, producer and co-founder of Black Magic Woman Productions).
VOICE ACTING (Radio, 2016 - Present)
Lead Roles: Drama/Suspense -
2022:
"Sherlock Holmes: The Giant Rat of Sumatra" by Denis Green and Bruce Taylor (radio play based on an incident in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story "The Sign of Four"). Role: Sherlock Holmes. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Quiet Please: Shadow of the Wings" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Azrael. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Suspense: Cabin B-13" by J. Dickson Carr (radio play). Role: Dr. Karl Heinrich, the Austrian doctor; George. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"The Harp" by Arch Oboler (radio play) from "The Royal Gelatin Hour". Role: Morgan Bruce. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Quiet Please: The Vale of Glencoe" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Alan MacDonald. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"The Valiant" by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middlemass (radio play) from "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour Show". Role: James Dyke, a murderer. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
2021:
"Sherlock Holmes; The Case of the Dead Adventuress" by D. Green and B. Taylor (radio play). Role: Sherlock Holmes. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). "The Big Story; The Bitterest Man on Earth" by Arnold Pearl (radio play). Role: Julian C. Houseman. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Escape: Three Skeleton Key" by George Toudouze (adapted for radio by James Poe). Role: Jean (Narrator). G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Three keepers of the light face millions of hungry rats that have suddenly overrun their lighthouse.
"The Columbia Workshop: Madame Curie" by William N. Robson (radio play, adapted from a book by Eve Curie). Role: Pierre Curie. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). The story of the exciting discovery of a new element by the famous physicist Marie Curie, but at what price?
2020:
"The Black Museum: The Mandolin String" by Ira Marion (radio play). Role: Inspector Higley. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). An anonymous letter arrives with my character Inspector Higley, encouraging him to look closer at a murder case involving a young woman and a mandolin.
"The Columbia Workshop: J. Smith and Wife" by Charles Tazewell (radio play). Role: Johnny Smith. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Johnny and Mary arrive at the Elysian Fields only to be turned away. But how did they get there?
"A Pride of Carrots", or, "Venus, Well Served" by R. Nathan (radio play). Role: Potter. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character is one of two astronauts who make the first landing on Venus only to get caught in a war between the indigenous species of Venus.
"Flash Gordon, Episode 3: Imprisoned By Hawkmen" created by A. Raymon (adapted for radio by F. Stephanie, E. O'Neill, G. Plympton, B. Dickey). Roles: Thun, Prince Barin. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"For Services Rendered" by W. Somerset Maughaum (radio play) from "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour". Role: Collie Stratton. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Dimension X: Zero Hour" by Ray Bradbury adapted by George Lefferts (radio play). Roles: Father, Arthur, Narrator. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Suspense: Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury adapted by Antony Ellis (radio play). Role: Hollis. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"X-Minus One: Knock" by Frederic Brown (adapted for radio by Ernest Kinoy). Role: Walter, last man on earth. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Quiet Please: 12 to 5" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Roles: Herbie Buchanan; Milton. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A late-night DJ gets news from Herbie, from a half hour in the future.
"X-Minus One: Hostess" by Isaac Asimov (radio play). Role: Drake. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). 1st broadcast in 1956, "Hostess" concerns an investigation by a doctor from another planet performing research on earthlings. But when my character agent Drake learns that his biologist wife is harboring the doctor who has an ulterior motive, how safe will earth be?
2016-2019:
"Fox Games" by Caitlin Cieri (radio play). Role: Archibald. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Leonie can't go anywhere anymore ... not since the foxes came in. My character, Leonie's husband Archibald, finds himself thrust into a nightmare. Based on the Sandy Skoglund art installation.
"Suspense: Drive In" by Mel Dinelli & Muriel Ray Bolton (radio play). Role: Man. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Innocent waitress Millie is offered a ride home along a rain-soaked California highway. Her chauffeur (my character) is a doctor. Or is he?
"The Witch's Tale: The Devil Doctor" by Alonzo Deen Cole (radio play). Role: Mr. Douglas. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character is recently arrived with his family from America, having just bought an English mansion. Why do the locals protest the Douglas's presence?
"Quiet Please: Anonymous" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Politician. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character receives a threat on the 'phone that haunts him to obsession.
"Suspense: The Black Door" by Robert Arthur (radio play). Role: Landry. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, a would be professor, is sent to Central America to re-discover a lost civilization filled with treasure, which he finds. But what's behind the black door?
"Quiet Please: Beezer's Cellar" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Stanley. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). After an encounter with an old man who mentions a haunted but abandoned cellar, my character and his shady friends make their way to this perfect hiding place ... or is it too perfect?
"Quiet Please: Whence Came You?" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Austin. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, an archaeologist, is on the hunt for buried artifacts and possibly, treasure. During a dig near Cairo, he uncovers a terrifying presence.
"Rocky Fortune: Too Many Husbands" by George Lefferts & Ernest Kinoy (radio play). Role: Rocky Fortune. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character is hired by a beautiful woman to kill her husband.
"Quiet Please: Inquest" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: William Ross. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character finds himself in a large room surrounded by strange people. He doesn't know where he is, how he got there, or how long he has been there. A man identifying himself as the coroner tells him that it is an inquest. It isn't long before Mr. Ross realizes that the inquest is no normal affair.
"The Strange Dr. Weird: The Voice of Death" by Robert A. Arthur (radio play). Roles: Dr. Weird, Gerold. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). I play the weird Doctor himself and the hapless Gerold, cousin to the disgruntled Blanche who, when left out of a relative's will, plots to dispose of the existing heirs.
"X Minus 1: "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury (radio play). Role: George Abbot. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). "The Veldt" is a futuristic story about what happens when George and Lydia Abbot buy an automatic HAPPYLIFE Home that's guaranteed to do ... what?
"Suspense: "Backseat Driver" by Sally Thorson (radio play). Role: Joe Charles. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character Joe and his wife Ellie, a suburban couple, are held hostage by a killer.
"The Columbia Workshop: Meridian 7-1212" by Irving Reis (radio play). Roles: Jim Fawcett (a writer for Manhattanite magazine); John (a caller); Percival (an uptight British desk clerk); Neal (a lawyer's assistant); I also play the British Overseas 'phone operator. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). In 1930's New York, lives connect through the telephone time-service.
"Call of the Revolution" by Leonid Andreyev (adapted for radio). Role: Man. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Gary Mitchell). A character study of a man and a woman on the brink of great events. What would you do, what will you feel, when you hear them building barricades outside your window?
"Assignment Home: The Face" by Arthur Laurents (radio play). Role: Ingalls. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, a WW2 soldier who's face has been badly damaged by a strafe bombing, must confront the ordeal of living with a new face. I also play "The Colonel".
"The Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Horla" adapted from a story by Guy de Maupassant (radio play). Role: Martin Karily. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, a world-famous concert pianist, is haunted and feels compelled to kill.
"The Big Story: Manhunt in Manhattan" by Arnold Perl and Robert Sloane (radio play). Role: Ted Prager. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). The Big Story dramatized the true stories of real-life newspaper reporters. To what extent will my character, a beat reporter for the New York Daily News, risk his reputation and life to snare a cynical, snarly gangster? I also play Chick, a guy in the bar.
"Quiet Please: Let The Lilies Consider" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: James Roderick. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, a man who loves flowers, is giving a statement to the police who believe he killed his wife because she jealously hated his flowers.
"Northern Lights" by Wyliss Cooper (radio play). Role: Paul McGilligat. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character is one of two scientists who develop a device to move objects about in time. A creepy-crawly classic from the Golden Age of Radio.
"The Furnished Floor" by Lucille Fletcher (radio play). Role: Mr. Jennings. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A busy-body housekeeper welcomes my character, a former tenant, back to his rented flat. Jennings originally left after the death of his wife; now he's found another love and wants everything the way it used to be. Everything!
"Back for Christmas" by John Collier (radio play). Role: Prof. Herbert Carpenter. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character, a downtrodden professor of botany, plots to kill his wife Hermione and elope with his mistress. Hermione has promised all of their friends they'll be home for Christmas, but if Herbert has his way, she won't be!
"Murder is the Medium" by Richard Ellington (radio play). Role: Detective Brad Runyon. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A ten-inch stiletto cuts a murder during a séance, and later a poisoning or two leads my character to the killer.
Lead Roles: Comedy -
2022:
"Short Short Story: The Wrong Way to Write" (radio play). Role: Chet Peebles. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Easy Aces: Betty's Marital Problem" by G. Ace (radio play). Role: Ace. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
2021:
"The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show; Gang Leader's Phone Number" by Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat (radio play). Role: Phil Harris. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"The Cat" by Caitlin Cieri (radio play). Role: The Cat. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Caitlin Cieri). A stray cat in a small Italian town takes control of an old woman like a slave. Based on a short story by Isabel Griffith.
"Four Star Playhouse": "The Incredible Annalee" by Robert Carson (radio play). Role: Jim Malvern. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). An up and coming starlet is introduced to a publicist (my character) who's job is to promote her. But if Annalee has no talent and knows it, what is she really after?
"The Bickersons, The Honeymoon is Over": "Valentine's Day" by Philip Rapp (radio play). Role: John Bickerson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). "Valentine's Day" might be the title but you'd hardly know it considering that all John and Blanche do is argue!
2020:
"The Bickersons, The Honeymoon is Over": "Blanche Bets a Horse" by Philip Rapp (radio play). Role: John Bickerson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Blanche and John engage in one of their usual 2 am discussions covering topics like mutual love, admiration and an investment in a horse. Who wins the race?
"Candy Heart" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: Billy Wilson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character Billy Wilson, a motivational speaker and self-help books author, returns to his hometown for a book signing where he visits candy store owner Mrs. Benson to show her how different he is from the chubby kid who he used to buy candy from her everyday. But has he really changed? A tart play with a sweet ending.
"The Third Angle" by Florence Ryerson (radio play) from "The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour". Role: Jerry. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). This story considers the relationship between my character Jerry( a portrait painter), his wife Anne and of his many female sitters, Clara. There are three angles to this odd shape. Who will make it even?
"Just Say Yes" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: Harold. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Harold and Louise are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary. The perfect night starts to unravel in this comic short, but Harold finds the best way to resolve the problem.
"Pep-Talk Woman" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: Ralph. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character can't get out of bed until Pep-Talk Woman arrives with her super powers. But is this a test beyond heroic capabilities?
"Always Ask a Princess" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: The Bridge-keeper. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A modern fractured fairy tale with a twisted moral.
"Punishment Card" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: Mr. Williams. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character Mr. Williams, a shopper at Tidy Stores, has earned punishment points because he's been shopping at a competing store. He is called to the Mrs. Wallop office (the Store Manager) to discuss the situation with Alf Sledgecock, the cockney Punishment Manager, who strikes fear into Mr. William's when he describes what the punishment will be.
"Just Fire Me" by John McDonnell (adapted for radio). Role: Ashton Pepper. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Cindy Kindle, a low level demon, has been called for a meeting with my character Ashton Pepper, Sales Manager in Hell. It seems Cindy has not been meeting her quota lately for condemned souls. She explains that she's burned out and needs a break. But are there breaks in hell? Will Cindy get her vacation?
2016-2019:
"The Bickersons, The Honeymoon is Over": "Two Weeks with Pay" by Philip Rapp (radio play). Role: John Bickerson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My over-worked character explains that he can't go on vacation. Will his wife Blanche understand?
"My Favorite Husband: Spring Cleaning" by Anthony Ellis (radio play). Role: George Cooper. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). 1st broadcast in 1950 starring Lucille Ball, "Spring Cleaning" light-heartedly considers Liz’s anxiety when my character, George (her husband) evidently receives a letter from a mysterious lady.
"The Bickersons, The Honeymoon is Over": "John's Will" by Philip Rapp (radio play). Role: John Bickerson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character John and his wife Blanche are bickering over why he hasn't made out his will. Who will he leave it to?
"A Lonely Impulse of Delight" by John Patrick Stanley (radio play). Role: Walter. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Gary Mitchell). My character brings his best friend Jim to the lake in Central Park to see the mermaid he’s fallen in love with.
"Hello" and "Mini Drama" from "Good Evening" by Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore (a radio revue). Role: Pete. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Classic satirical comedy sketches.
"Captain Midnight: The Perada Treasure" by Robert M. Burtt and Willfred G. Moore (radio play). Role: Captain Midnight. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character Capt. Midnight, his eager sidekick Chuck and associate Juan Perada are stuck with their plane grounded in mud and surrounded by a gang of ruthless criminals. Can they extricate themselves from this sticky situation?
"The Planet Man: Episode #2" by Palladium Radio Productions (radio play). Role: Dantro, The Planet Man. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Can my character Dantro thwart the evil dictator of Mars from conquering the solar system?
"The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde (radio play, based on the dramatization by Walton Butterfield). Roles: Hiram Otis; The Ghost. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). The story concerns a family's encounters with a ghost that's been haunting an estate since 1575. How can he be laid to rest?
"The Marx Brothers, Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel", Episode 14: "The Theater Company"(radio play). . Role: Chico Marx. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Chico and Groucho take over as managers of a Shakespeare production. Can they save Romeo and Juliet from smoldering in flames or will they fan it with their usual tornado trickery?
"The Crazy World of Vic and Sade: The Washing Machine is on the Blink" and "Uncle Fletcher's Meals" by Paul Rhymer (radio plays). Role: Victor Rodney Gook (Vic). G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Sade has trouble with the washing machine - it keeps shocking her - and so she calls on my character Vic (her husband) and Rush (their son) to have a look at it. We don't really know how to fix the machine, so we decide instead to have fun shocking each other ... and Sade! In the second story, Vic is talking with Rush when Uncle Fletcher stops in to complain about his landlady.
"The Bickersons, The Honeymoon is Over": "The Tax Refund" & "The Eighth Wedding Anniversary" by Philip Rapp (radio plays). Role: John Bickerson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character and his wife are always bickering, but also show an uncommon tenderness towards each other.
"Brit Wit!" (a radio revue). Role: Pete. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Classic satirical comedy sketches by Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore.
"Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber is House-sitting" by Jim & Marian Jordan (radio play). Role: Fibber McGee. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). An episode of the classic comedy series. My character Fibber volunteers to take care of the pompous neighbor's house, canary and goldfish while he's out of town. Hilarity ensues!
"Death" by Woody Allen (radio play). Role: Kleinman. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character finds himself involved in a plan to capture a desperate murderer without any knowledge of his role in the plan.
Support Roles: Drama/Suspense -
2020:
"The Columbia Workshop: The Little One" (radio play). Role: Phil. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
2016-2019:
"Little Orphan Annie: Mr. Flint is Selling Stock in Toll Bridge" by Frank Dahm, Roland Martini, Wally Norman, Ferring Fraser and Day Keene (radio play). Role: Mr. Silo. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit).
"Escape: I Saw Myself Running" by Anthony Ellis (radio play). Role: Fred. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). My character Fred is husband to Susan, who is determined to escape from her dream-state alter-ego, Sue.
"The Short-Short Story: Success Story" (radio play, author unknown). Roles: George Putnam (announcer), Burton, Dan. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A casual conversation in a New York casting office brings back memories of an old romance.
"The Strange Dr. Weird: Journey Into The Unknown" by Robert A. Arthur (radio play). Role: Mr. Drake. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). I play the father of a young scientist who, while experimenting with a "strength" serum, starts reverse-evolving!
"The Cable Car Murder Case" by Monte Masters (radio play). Role: Lt. Ray Mallard. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Script from "Candy Matson, Yukon 2-8209", a classic PI drama series. A man riding on a cable car is silently shot to death. My character, a police detective, is Candy Matson's love interest. I also play "Campbell", the Scots purser of the good ship Dwightsonius.
Support Roles: Comedy –
2020:
"Our Miss Brooks: Christmas Gift Mix-up" by Al Lewis (radio play). Role: Mr. Boynton. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Miss Brooks tries to retrieve a gift she gave to my character Mr. Boynton that's been re-gifted many times.
2016-2019:
"Match Word '18" by Andy Pettit (radio play). Role: Richard Dawson. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). A spoof on the '70s game show in which contestants tried to match answers given by celebrities to humorous, risque fill-in-the-blank questions.
"CBS 1939 Christmas Special: The Visit of St. Nick", adapted from a poem by C. C. Moore (radio play). Roles: Santa Claus, Billy Mouse. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). We explore the frantic activity in Santa's workshop as he prepares his sleigh for the Night before Christmas.
"Our Miss Brooks: The Magic Christmas Tree" by Al Lewis (radio play). Roles: Mr. Boynton, Street urchin, Minerva (a cat). G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). This episode of the famous comedy series entertains the notion what might happen to the cast of characters should a little boy come by Ms. Brooks' house bearing an enchanted evergreen. My character Mr. Boynton is Miss Brooks' unrequited love interest.
"The Marx Brothers, Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel", Episode 17: "The Stolen Rembrandt" (radio play). Roles: Thorndyke, Landlord, Customer #2, Sheriff. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). The detective duo is assigned to track down the thief of a stolen painting.
"Fibber Paints the Christmas Tree White" and "Making Fudge” by Jim & Marian Jordan (radio plays). Roles: Dr. George Gamble/Wilcox. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). Two episodes from the heart-warming classic comedy series "Fibber McGee and Molly". My character, Doc Gamble, is a local physician and surgeon with whom Fibber has a long-standing rivalry and friendship. Wilcox is the Announcer.
"The Love Nest" by Ring Lardner, dramatized by Jean Dixon (radio play). Role: Bartlett, a reporter. G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, USA (dir. Andy Pettit). The wealthy president of Modern Pictures invites my character to spend some time at his mansion so that he can "see us just as we are." Little does he know, that's exactly what will happen!
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