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ASHTON REID
ZACH, EPISODES 1-4
Ashton has been passionate about performing since childhood, when he would regale his family with full reenactments of playground antics. During high school, he worked in a variety of live theatre productions (both on and offstage) before taking a long hiatus to snag his degree in Supply Chain Management. With the grueling task of university behind him, he's excited to get back to the real work: playing pretend. In addition to acting, Ashton can be found writing, creating the occasional refrigerator-worthy work of art, and pretending to know how to cook. He is extremely excited to join the cast of Keep it Steady, and can be found on twitter at @VA_AshtonReid.
MATTHEW SABIDO
ZACH, EPISODES 5-
Matthew is a graduate of York University, with a BFA in Devised Theatre. He has done work with performing and production through Vanier College Productions (My Favorite Year, Experiencing the Possible, Shrek the Musical), Fiesta Filipina Dance Troupe (Philippine Folk Dance), and Big Brother Canada (Set Dresser PA/Art PA). Currently, Matthew is developing and exploring voice work, and in his personal life, developing storytelling and improv skills through D&D DMing!
CHRIS RIVERA
GABE
Chris Rivera (he/they) is a NYC based actor, playwright, director and Associate Artistic Director of Turn to Flesh Productions. As an actor Chris has appeared in various New York productions including King Lear, The Bacchae, The Miss Longview Texas Drag Pageant, and Oh Holy Mother of Quique. Chris also appeared in their own plays, Gender of Attraction and Our Own Odyssey, and won the FUERZAFest's best supporting actor role for the latter. Favorite regional theatre credits include leading roles in Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Phantom Tollbooth, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch for which they were named Best Actor in a Musical in the Houston Area Theater Awards. Chris currently coaches acting privately, and for the New York Film Academy.
ISHANI KANETKAR
TORI
Ishani Kanetkar (she/her) stumbled into voice acting halfway through a PhD program - and several years and a doctorate later, has completely failed to wander back out again. Among other audio drama appearances, you can hear her work on The Strange Case of Starship Iris, The Godshead Incidental, VALENCE, and Second Star to the Left, listen to her revisit the Lord of the Rings with two old friends on discussion podcast One Does Not Simply, and find her staring into the abyss on Twitter @ishanikanetkar and Tumblr @thevoicefromthestars.
PAIGE ALENA
LESLIE
Paige Alena is an LA-based actor, writer, comedian, and singer. She's originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, but moved to New York in 2016 to earn her BFA in Acting. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in voice acting. Paige loves to create joy through her art and has a passion for making people laugh. She's a Leo, her favorite Arizona iced tea flavor is lemon, and she owns at least one mug with her own Tweet on it, but please don't hold that against her.
REGINA RENÉE RUSSELL
KRISTA
Regina is a New York based actress, writer and director. Originally hailing from the Bronx and a graduate of Cornell University (B.A. Theatre Arts) and East 15 Acting School in London (M.F.A Acting), Regina's favorite recent roles include: LCDR Talise Asherah: Primordial Deep, Trainee: Brimstone Valley Mall, Evelyn Wesley: Unwell a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, Lysistrata: Lysistrata, Lysander: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Helena: A Midsummer Night’s Charity Stream.
IG: reggirenee, Twitter: reginarenee594, Backstage: https://www.backstage.com/u/regina-renee-russell
SOPHIA BABAI
PONNI
Sophia Babai (they/them) is a disability rights activist, somatic coach, and freelance writer. Their writing was most recently featured in Autostraddle and the anthology BODY TALK, which was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2020. This is their first podcast and they’re so excited! Find them on Twitter @swingingstorm, TikTok @stormystoryteller, and Tumblr @masala-and-thunderstorms.
PERSEUS REBELO
ANDY
Perseus is a twentysomething from Toronto, Canada who can best be described as an everything enthusiast. He has performed in a number of theatre productions and short films. He also writes, reads, designs costumes, makes costumes, guides city tours, and plays an instrument or two. When he’s not doing all that, you can find him googling shark facts or taking pictures of clouds.
GARY COOK
GEOFF HOWARD
KAY WATSON
MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kay Watson is a Boston-based actor and man about town. A life-long devotee of costumed shenanigans, she is also a Rennie, tabletop enthusiast, and Staff-Directed Player at Attaway Larp. Their voice can also be heard on The Strange Case of the Starship Iris and Spirit Box Radio.
NIKKI PAIGE
MRS. PETERSON
Nikki Paige ages fish by day, but in her free time loves to act on stage and in audiodramas, dance hula, write books, and otherwise be part of creative chaos. She has a gangly uncoordinated greyhound named Bert and is followed by a murder of crows whenever they go walking together. Her website is https://nikkipaige.carrd.co/
ALSO FEATURING
Stephen Indrisano as Eddie
Andy BC Emmerson as Mike
Ella Mouria Seet as Melissa