Philip Hobby

Philip Hobby is a radio drama lover and performer in Portland, Maine. He's appeared in Day of the Dead and Drizzle.

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 is a USM Music School student whose startling voice has appeared in Day of the Dead, The Blind Man's Confession, Drizzle, and Tales from Williamsville. In fact, he's the only actor to appear in all of FinalRune's productions to date -- even more than Fred! He's also a pretty capable writer, too, and when he passed over the absurd script for "Tales from Williamsville," Fred knew it had to be adapted for radio.