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Glenn
Carlson
Founder
and Director of The One Act Players, Glenn is a director and actor
with a long-standing interest in audio theatre. A two time Van
der Groot Nominee, writer, musician, sound designer, and typographer,
Glenn is a Highlander, splitting his time between the verdant Peninsula
lochs (where his family is domiciled) and Chucklewood Forest (where
the voices in his head reside).
Geoff
Arnold
With
eccentric British parents and a knack for mimicry, Geoff's obsession
with character voices began early in life and so the path to voice acting
was inevitable. Hobbies include cursing his terribly inadequate golf
swing, rabidly debating political issues, and secretly heading the local
chapter of the Powerpuff Girls fan club. Geoff can be found lounging
at his home in the Seabright area of Santa Cruz.
Hopped-up
on a steady diet of 70's saccharine-laced television featuring George
Carlin, Bill Cosby, Larry Storch, Don Rickles, Mickey Dolenz and Dr.
Johnny Fever, it was inevitable that Mark would be booted into the world
as a walking, talking, face-contorting, cartoon-fuelled mimicker-impersonator
and drift towards the explosive and exciting world of Voiceover Acting.
Atherlay applies his vocal wares for radio, tv, anime, video games and
narration (and hopefully a paycheck!) Mark would like to say more but
his train of thought just left the station--and he wasn't on it.
A
voice actor and writer forcibly exiled from the UK, Digby lends his
considerable talents gratis to good causes (like ours). Digby is the
Curator Emeritus of our Virtual Museum, and present occupant of the
Consorzio Endowment Chair (because no one else will sit in it).
He resides in the rolling lakelands of Tracy, California with his sons
and 4H award winning ceramic lawn gnomes.
Co-Founder
of The One Act Players, Scot's passion for audio theatre stems from
listening to the car radio at night during long trips with his family.
Scot comes from a theater background, and he has acted in productions
on both Coasts and in Europe. His favorite roles include Archer in The
Beaux' Stratagem, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, Octavius
in Man and Superman, and the wicked toymaker in Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang. Scot lives in the Paris of his mind.
Terri's
credits include web-based computer games, multimedia CD ROMs, industrial
narratives, traffic reporting, and recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
Foundation. Our resident damsel in distress, Terri was born and
raised in New York, currently resides in San Francisco, and is usually
the sharpest knife in the kitchen drawer.
After
many theatrical and operatic productions in Florida, Blanca moved to
California where she continues to appear on stage as well as behind
the voice acting microphone. Her career has encompassed such varied
roles as Maria in West Side Story, the Wicked Witch in The
Wizard of Oz, Adele in Die Fledermaus, and her favorite,
Elizabeth, in George Abbott's last production of Frankie. When
not hard at work, Blanca relaxes by regaling us with her favorite arias.
[But the ominous howling of dogs is alarming.]
Marilynn
has been performing since 1988. She has done vocal work for Voice Farm,
Pussy Tourette, Veronica Klaus and Mr. Lucky. She has been in a number
of musicals, including "Hillbillies on the Moon" and "A
Women's Prison Christmas". Her favorite off-Broadway role was Tootie
in "Facts of Life Prom Night". She is currently a blues DJ
at KPOO in San Francisco and her sincerest wish is to be her own evil
twin.
Melissa
hails from Missouri, but currently lives in Bezerkeley, in a hole
in the ground, you know, like Bag End, where she sips wine and watches
re-runs of South Park and Magnum P.I. She stays quite busy as a Bay
Area voice actress for games, anime, radio and television, but dreams
of showing off her chops in a Christopher Guest film.
Wendy
Tremont King
If
you recognize Wendy's voice, you're likely blind ... because she's a
narrator dedicated to making documents and publications accessible to
the visually impaired. She's also an audio book narrator, and the voice
of Safeway for The Lighthouse AIS broadcast service. Wendy's quest in
life is to channel the wit of Esther Beavan King, her grandmother, who
tickled the radio waves in the 1920s with her colorful character voices.
Wendy lives in an alternate dimension where she pulls all the strings.
Quite
surprisingly, Joe is One Act's only native North Dakotan. This larger
than life, corn-fed voice actor credits his boyhood heroes -- Sgt. Bilko,
Foghorn Leghorn, Mr. Haney -- for his success. Joe likes to spend his
spare time at home researching his geneology (part Swedish,
part Norwegian, part Laplander, and I hear told, part Silverback).
During
work hours, this former Tournament of Death winner sits on
the median strip of a Mongo cart path displaying a weathered sign
proclaiming "Will Perform Voice Overs for Food." A resident
of the envied sunny part of Pacifica, California, Chris lives quite
near the ubiquitous "Got Milk" guy and spends his free time
fixing up the place for his wonderful wife and angelic daughter.
Take
out your handy book of quotations and look up the old adage, "Never
send a boy to do a Yorkshireman's job". There is likely a wood
cut illustration of John dressed in a harlequin outfit. Long a respected
stalwart seen treading the boards all around Northern California, John
brings a certain gravitas to his One Act roles. We admire him for this,
and for his museum-quality collection of royal memorabilia (who knew?).
Proving
that bribery will take you places, Jay's enormous wealth of character
is a welcome addition to the group. His resume includes work for The
Walt Disney Company, San Francisco's very own LOOK Talent and The Voice
Factory, with voice work for commercials, video games, the Internet,
as well as a Southern California On-Air personality.
On
spring days, when the air quality is just right, this original group
member enjoys whittling bad children's fingers down with the Flash Gordon
pen knife that Glenn gave to him. And stepping on kitty cat tails. Currently,
John is saving all his money to buy a Play Station 3. An accomplished
voice actor, songwriter, and musician, he lives in San Francisco with
his wife, sons, and very own copy of the 1943 Radiola release MR-1003
"Sorry
Wrong Number" from the radio series Suspense!
Blancett
is a voice actor with 20 year old roots in the theatre. She has a well-honed
gift for neighing like a horse, and can produce many other animal sounds
at will (perhaps a little too often). She lives with many animals (including
her husband of 14 years) and spends her spare time vacuuming.
Although
born into a long line of concert pianists, lawyers and hockey players,
Seth felt a different calling, and came to San Francisco. While appearing
in all ways a common voice over serf, Seth's infamous alter ego, DJ
Fanboy, spins electronica at less discriminating venues. He lives in
the City by the Bay under the care and supervision of the world's most
talkative cat.
Rob's
credits include television, radio, and industrial voice overs. Born
and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Rob is not only a versatile voice
actor, but he is also a laboratory biologist working on a technology
that will revolutionize research for new medicines. When he's not fending
off overzealous telemarketers, Rob enjoys music, rosemary baked chicken
with potatoes, and dominating all of Mongo's minions.
John's
voice acting performances count into the thousands, but after omitting
his daily trillings in the shower, this number drops significantly.
Still, he has an impressive collection of television, radio, internet,
and corporate/industrial projects on his resume. John resides in San
Mateo, California with his wife Jamelle, and when not shamelessly pimping
his voice talent by night, or enjoying lunch at Noah's, is by day an
anal-retentive, mild-mannered data wonk.
Perry
is an actor and recovering chess addict. His voice talents have enhanced
television commercials and corporate training programs for companies
in many fields. He cites Bob & Ray, Firesign Theater and Batir the
talking elephant as major beacons along his life path. He lives in San
Francisco, shrouded by fog and mystery.
A
long-time actor and radio voice in Hawaii and Northern California, Randal
spends his time outside the studio bringing science and natural history
to elementary school classrooms. Sure there's been some smoke, and a
couple (small) fires, but he's always called back for an encore.
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