John Hickson

Roles:

• Announcer, Lost Souls, Joseph- Live Halloween Radio Drama 2009

John has a long and varied theatre hictory. On stage he has appeared as Henry Higgins,George Bernard Shaw,and Harold Hill among others. He has worked extensively with Madhorse and has provided the narration for two MPBN Emmy award winning documentary series, "Quest" and "Maine Experience."

He joined us as the spooky master of ceremonies for our inaugural live Halloween radio drama in 2009.

Roles:

• Mrs. Stevenson - Sorry, Wrong Number
• Colleen, Woman, Sally - Live Halloween Radio Drama 2009

Christine Louise Marshall is the Artistic Director of the Mad Horse Theater Company. She first joined FinalRune in the unforgettable role of the bedridden neurotic Mrs. Stevenson in the re-creation of the radio classic, Sorry Wrong Number.

Christine rejoined us in the live Halloween radio drama in multiple roles - the pushy Irish-American writer, a sassy woman in a New Orleans bar, and a frightened woman trapped in a car battered by zombies.

In her theater life, Christine has been seen most recently in the role of Mrs. Lincott in "The History Boys" and has directed and acted in numerous shows for Mad Horse. She is known to work hard - and not even for the money.

Roles:

• Ghost Woman, Genevere, Helen, Member of Crowd - Live Halloween Radio Drama 2009

Janice had hauntingly grand opportunity to get all spooky on the radio for our 2009 live Halloween radio drama. She recently appeared in Good Theater’s Light Up the Sky and as Sarah Orne Jewett in Carolyn Gage’s Deep Haven.

As a company member of AIRE, her favorite roles include Nellie Nora in Eclipsed, Margaret in The Grand O’Neal, and Chrissy in Dancing at Lughnasa. She also appeared as Gila in Mad Horse Theater Company's Dark Night production of One for the Road and will be in their upcoming production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone.

Roles:

• Whitney - The Most Dangerous Game
• Chief Operator and Cop - Sorry, Wrong Number
• Jean - Three Skeleton Key
• Lots - Live Halloween Radio Drama 2009

Burke is a proud member of the Mad Horse Theater Company where he has been in such productions as "Of Mice and Men" (Lenny), "Joe Egg" (Freddy), and the annual staged reading of "Dracula" (Dracula).

This September, he provided voices for the three classic radio thrillers: "The Most Dangerous Game", "Sorry, Wrong Number", and "Three Skeleton Key." Burke rejoined FinalRune for multiple roles in our 2009 Live Halloween Radio Show, including the male ghost, the tortured blues man, a drunk ice fisherman, an annoyed customer service rep, and a blood thirsty zombie corporal.

Roles:

• Bar Patron - Waiting for a Window

Hailing from Old Town, Maine, Toby Paradis is a new-comer to the professional entertainment business. After graduating from the University of Maine, Toby decided he would get more use out of this theater degree by moving to a much more theater-savvy part of the country... So he moved to Kennebunk, Maine.

In the words of The Great Gonzo: "Sure, if you want to do it the easy way..."

Toby was surprised to bump into fellow OTHS alumnus Fred after many years and jumped full face into the role of a surly drunkard in Waiting for a Window. Without him, there'd be two awkward moments of silence in the middle of the bar scene.

Roles:

• Woman - Waiting for a Window

CarlaRose's history as a performer started with her college major, Musical Theatre, and she's sinced toured with shows and performed at Medieval Times in FL. Her flexible and sultry voice was the perfect match for the ominous woman who seduces Norman to stay on the island and sings the sultry siren-like "Lullaby Song."

In addition to years of theatre, she also has big and small screen experience, most recently as a re-enactor on the History Channel's "MonsterQuest" series.

Roles:

• Norman - Waiting for a Window

Ed Patterson has appeared in several stage shows and television commercials, and did some previous radio voiceover worked before being roped into the role of hapless sailor Norman in "Waiting for a Window."

Now that production's wrapped, Ed is looking to pursuit his acting career by moving from bucolic Scarborough, Maine to New York City. So much for staying on the island.

Roles:

• Suzy - Waiting for a Window

Kristi Deville recently moved to the Portland, Maine area from Atlanta where she performed with several theatre companies, mainly Twinhead Theatre.

Originally from Louisiana, she's no stranger to wrestling large animals (though moose are a little heavier, albeit less surly, than alligators) and can produce a mean (and authentic) Cajun accent. She trained at LSU and has a BA in Theatre.

Aka "Man"

Roles:

• Patron 1, Man - Waiting for a Window

Chris Newcomb is an actor, storyteller, author, musician and teacher residing in Portland, Maine. It's rather convenient that he goes by the name of "Man," since after he and Fred bashed around the draft script for a while, Fred came to conclusion that an anxious, desperate man named Man should urge Norman to leave the island.

Chris was a perfect fit.

As an actor, Chris has had many roles on stages throughout Maine including: Penobscot Theatre, Mad Horse Theatre, Acorn Productions, Portland Players, Auburn Community Little Theater, and The Theater Project. He has been in numerous commercials in Maine and New England most notable include: Oakhurst Dairy, Hannaford Bros., Bangor Hydro, Central Maine Power, Maine Dept. of Tourism, Irving Oil, and Bangor Metro.

As a storyteller/musician Newcomb has found himself on many stages throughout New England. His song Superman, co-written with Jose Ayerve and produced by the band Spouse, aired on This American Life (NPR).

Chris is dedicated a lot of his acting energy lately to Yikes! Monsters, a new Portland-based theater troupe who make wacky, off-center tales to get you to think. The group recently appeared on Fred's radio show, Radio Drama Revival.

Roles:

• Molly - Waiting for a Window

Charly Duley recently moved to the Portland, Maine area with husband Joe Duley to escape the hustle and bustle of Washington D.C. and enjoy the finer aspects of life... such as recording bar scenes in a stifling abandoned mill in Biddeford and accruing odd looks from passersby at local marinas.

She has done extensive work in the Washington DC/Baltimore markets including commercials, spots, imaging, PSAs and narration, most recently heard nationally all over XM Satellite Radio as THE voice of the Zeppelin channel, as well as being the punk channel - Fungus 53, doing a Bob Dylan special for the worldwide release of "Modern Times" and the memorial concert special for Princess Diana.

She has also done a multitude of promotions, imaging and special segments, including "Casey at the Bat" for Home Plate, the XM Baseball channel.

Roles:

• Davey - Waiting for a Window

Joe Duley recently moved to Maine with his wife Charly Duley to escape the hustle and bustle of Washington, D.C., though apparently was caught unsuspecting of the killer moose, man-eating mosquitoes and tweaked out radio producers that inhabiting the Pine Tree State. It was with great gusto and good humor that he joined FinalRune in the role of the beaten-down traveler Davey in the most recent production, Waiting for a Window.

Joe has a hell of a resume in Radio/TV/Film Production, including experience with XM Satellite Radio, WRNR 103.1; The Sailing Channel and various video productions throughout Washington DC, Baltimore, and New York City. Additionally, from 2000- 2005 he contributed to BBC Radio Wales in the UK, and continues to consult and collaborate with independent producers and writers in England and Wales.

Joe claims to "have seen it all," though we hope that through his experience with FinalRune he's seen a little bit more...

Roles:

• Rob - Waiting for a Window

William Dufris hails from Houlton, Maine, though his journey as an actor has taken him long and far from "The County" of Maine. Today he lives and works in Cape Elizabeth, Maine as a celebrated professional audio narrator. He also produces his own audio theater with Mind's Eye Productions, including the chilling collection of Nightmares on Congress Street.

Fred first met Bill while still working on Day of the Dead, and has had the pleasure of seeking him out for advice from time-to-time, hanging out with him at the National Audio Theater Festivals' week long workshop, and at last being able to work with him in "Waiting for a Window," where Bill portrayed the marvelously dopeish yet cunning old sea salt, Rob.

William has been nominated six times as a finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Awards, as well as having garnered 18 Golden Earphones Awards through AudioFile Magazine. He was also honored by AudioFile as being one of "The Best Voices At The End Of The Century".

He has also acted on stage and television here in the US, as well as in the UK and Europe. William is best known as the original North American voice of the cartoon character Bob (and Farmer Pickles/Mr. Beasley/Mr. Sabatini) in Nickelodeon Jr's popular children's show, Bob the Builder.

Roles:

• Herbert, Everett, Customer, Scientist, Navy Seal - Live Halloween Radio Drama 2009
• Auguste - Three Skeleton Key
• The Killer - Sorry, Wrong Number
• Bob - Waiting for a Window
• Matt - Dark Passenger
• Sir Grace - Fall of the Hero
• Stu, Space DJ - 2007 WMPG Begathon
• Boss/Bum - Drizzle
• Performer/English Guy/Hustler 2 - Day of the Dead

Philip Hobby is a radio drama lover and performer in Portland, Maine. A FinalRune regular, he's performed a range of roles that have had him cramped into a studio space with a half dozen other actors, belting at the top of his lungs, screaming while a pumpkin pretending to be his head was smashed in with an axe, and being an eerily overly-friendly sea-dog while persuading Norman to stay on a lazy tropical island. Most recently, he spent a glorious recording session out on the gorgeous Goat Island playing the freakish erstwhile thespian trapped in a lighthouse.

Philip is also an actor on the stage. Recently he has starred as Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Dir. Jaclyn Bedell) and starred as Howie in the Space Gallery's production of Stephen Karam's Speech and Debate (Dir. Sean Mewshaw). He was also in the semi-improvised piece Making a Scene (Dir. Grace Overbeke) at Portland Stage Co, and had a small role in the online television series Willard Beach, The Real Story 2.8 (Dir. Kate Kaminski) . He recently starred in Honolulu Freight Co.'s short film Stuck. Philip also acts in, provides impressions for, and writes for Freeport's Radio series (Dir. John Albright).

Philip Hobby is also musician in the area. He currently sings with the St. Mary's Schola , and occasionally plays his trumpet, guitar, and piano (not all at once).

Fred met Donald "Errol" Murphy while they both worked at the Marriot Courtyard Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. They became instant friends after Errol discovered Fred hailed from Maine, a state he was fond of visiting (even enjoying the snow, a pretty odd things for a Louisianan). They hit the French Quarter more times than can be remembered for several months before Fred mysteriously disappeared one wild Mardi Gras.

They re-united post-Katrina when Errol was seeking refuge in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, where Fred, for a variety of different reasons, was also living. Errol was again working for Marriot, this time in South Portland, Maine, and spending nights singing in his band Side Never Seen.

Errol's filled in several parts in Fred's dramas, including Day of the Dead and Drizzle.

Mark Krasnoff played the sassy, been-around-the-block Cajun drifter in Day of the Dead. An authentic Cajun-Choctaw, he brought style and grit to the part, and took producer Fred Greenhalgh on a harrowing tour of post-Katrina New Orleans in the March Fred spent recording the drama.

Mark's love of New Orleans and commitment to the native people to Louisiana was rivaled by none. Yet, post-disaster depression left him in an awful state and he died of an apparent suicide in mid-September 2006. His presence will be sorely missed by many, and his excellence and generosity working for FinalRune Productions will never be forgotten.

Fred wrote a poem in Mark's memory, that is not based on factual information. He also stumbled across a tribute to Mark Krasnoff on the web, and knows that many of New Orleans' artists, actors and filmmakers miss his eye for the real and gripping presence on and off the stage. Prior to his death, Mark ran a school for actors in New Orleans. Some tidbits and trivia about his life are online at the IMDB.

Nathan Amadon is a Business Student at the University of Southern Maine. Though not an actor by trade he has performed in several theatres in the Portland area. He is a member of the AIRE theatre company and host of the Acoustic Spoken Word Series. The ASW reading is the only remaining poetry slam in the Portland area and twice voted Portland’s #1 Spoken Word Series. His sole film credit is the locally produced film “Pretty in the Face” which was screened at the 2007 south by Southwest Film Festival.

Nathan managed to not develop split personality disorder while playing Rick Lovely and Mayor Joe William XI in Tales from Williamsville. Learn more at The Acoustic Spoken Word

John Coons was a USM Music School student when his startling voice has appeared in FinalRune's Day of the Dead, The Blind Man's Confession, Drizzle, and Tales from Williamsville.

In addition to being a talented voice actor, he's a damn fine writer, and when he passed over the absurd script for "Tales from Williamsville," Fred knew it had to be adapted for radio.