Tim Sherburn
Tim Sherburn (primary character, Colin) enjoys a variety of pursuits that are either creative and/or geeky in nature. These include board/video/RPG gaming, cooking, Lego building, and (of course) voice acting. Trained as a professional stage manager from the University of Illinois, Tim quickly decided a career in the performing arts was simply too terrifying and decided to embrace the computer nerd side instead (eating regularly has its benefits). After years of working as the “IT Guy” for a variety of companies, he found a place that combined multiple nerdy interests: working as a Program Manager at Microsoft for Xbox. However, he’s always wanted to get back into performance. Working as a regular volunteer at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library definitely helped to fill the void. However, when Shannon Perry shared with him the idea regarding this podcast, it re-awakened the theatre nerd within, and he’s been thrilled to be part of this amazing project.
email: tsherburn@comcast.net
Richard Nadolny
Richard Nadolny (primary character, The Narrator) has been a sci-fi nerd since childhood, so it’s no surprise that he entered the tech industry as a software engineer. His true calling, however, wasn’t code, but words, so he became a technical writer. His writing career has involved many aspects of the computer industry, from old-school user manuals and online help to UI design and knowledge base management. An avid (some might say obsessed) gamer, he’s spent thousands of hours in virtual worlds. He also collects comic books, and while he can’t tell you what Rogue’s real name is, he won’t shut up about “Saga” or “Y The Last Man” or… you get the idea. Working at one of the world’s largest online gaming services, he’s combined his writing skill and gamer background while peeking behind the curtain to discover what goes into providing today’s online gaming experiences. Other notable life happenings include being an Army veteran, a father and grandfather, and a card-carrying Costco member.
Shannon Perry
Shannon Perry (primary characters, Olivia and Madeline) writes stuff. Just not bios.
https://bsky.app/profile/oz9podcast.bsky.social
Eric Perry
Author, inventor, statesman, world’s oldest child prodigy, Eric Perry (primary character, Joe) is, of course, some of these things. He is also a seasoned improvisational performer having spent a number of years in the Austin Improv community as well as having worked in independent film both behind and in front of the camera – much to the camera operator’s chagrin. Eric now lives in a split-level duplex in Tacoma and refers to himself in the third person. Like all stable geniuses do.
Richard Cowen
Richard Cowen (primary character, Leet) is a native of Anchorage, Alaska, who now lives in Seattle, Washington where he works as a general contractor building and remodeling homes. While his early training did include some dance lessons and art classes, so far the only thing he’s been able to bring to the show is being completely tone deaf. (Leet’s singing was more reality than acting…)
When he’s not doing crunches in space, he spends his time woodworking, playing board games, RPGs, video games, and brewing shrubs. He has been enjoying being a part of the Oz-9 journey, and he looks forward to continuing this journey with this amazing team of performers and artists.
Aaron Clark
Aaron Clark (primary character, Le Bichon Frisé) is a husband, father and an aspiring actor turned accounts associate from Illinois and no, he actually doesn’t live in Chicago. Having spent the better part of 30 years performing locally in many community theatre productions such as wacky musicals (Spamalot and Evil Dead the Musical) to serious dramas (Appropriate and Good Boys and True), Aaron is thrilled to try his hand at podcasting. He loves spending his free time talking, cooking, watching Netflix and playing trivia with his lovely wife, June (whom he has been friends with for 25 years), playing at the park, reading with and riding roller coasters with his smart, energetic girl, Lizzie, and vacationing and hanging out with his friends of 25 plus years, Tim, Richard, Billy and Darin (we need to get together again soon, fellas)! Please enjoy his outrageous French accent (thank you, Monty Python, Inspector Clouseau & Kevin Cline).
June Clark Eubanks
June Clark Eubanks (primary character, The Albatros) spends most of her time playing with her daughter, Lizzie, her husband, the Bitchin’ Free—I mean Aaron—and the college kids at Parkland (where she teaches theatre classes) and Illinois (where she works with psychology grads) in Champaign/Urbana.
Light years ago, she earned a BA from Southern Illinois University in theatre/performance and an MFA in directing from Illinois State. She spent what seems like millennia doing shows in Chicago, New York, and Miami. No stranger to sci-fi, June played a body-snatched-villainous-professor in a staged production of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and a small role in an educational film called Invasion of the Step-Family. She recently invaded the Oz-9 as a hologram image of Glenda (the bad witch) and had so much fun that she begged to join the crew! Now, as the ‘white blood cell’ of this aimless space body, she hopes to protect these beloved idiots from further danger. Apologies in advance if she wreaks more havoc instead! After all, she’s not actually a librarian…
John Faley
John Faley (primarily a character) is a semi–professional musician living in Shoreline, Washington. He works as the Music Director at Faith Community Church in Edmonds where he leads worship every weekend. For his day-job, John is an architect where he specializes in church design and private school projects.
John has been playing music for as long as he can remember, and writing and recording music since the late 80s. His music has been used in custom presentation videos for his architecture work, in weddings, funerals, baptisms, anniversaries, church services of every type; and now Podcasts. John is most excited about the variety of musical genres that can be explored during any given Oz 9 episode – metal, jazz, lounge, cartoon; there’s a place for everything.
John loves playing music and singing with his wife and their two children, both of whom are accomplished musicians.
Email: shannon@oz-9.com
Bonnie Brantley
Bonnie Brantley (primary characters, Jessie & Donna) was born in Ohio, where she was adopted by a wonderful family when she was nine months old. Her family moved to San Antonio, Texas when she was three. Growing up in a town with several military bases, she was exposed to people from all over the United States and other countries and has been fascinated by accents ever since. Her previous work experience includes being a giant rat, a nanny, a museum security guard, an absent minded waiter, a cartoon animator, an actor (in two very special movies with fellow Oz 9 cast member, Eric Perry), and a voice actor. She has done voices for video games, educational websites, commercials, and cartoons, most notably as “the morning wood fairy” in Beavis and Butthead. Working on the the Oz 9 podcast is the most fun she’s ever had in a closet!
Bonnie lives in Austin, Texas with a very patient husband, a delightful daughter, two ridiculous dogs, and “Turdie” the turtle.
Twitter: @JessieOz9
Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall (primary character, Greg) Bio coming soon
Twitter: @Oz9Cal
David S. Dear
David S. Dear (primary character, Dr. Theo Bromae) is the producer, writer, and voice of the protagonist Januae in the audio drama A Ninth World Journal, co-producer of Listen, Rinse, Repeat podcast, and cast member of the sci-fi comedy Oz 9 (the warranty is still good). His voice can also be heard on several other shows such as Vampires of White Chapel, Valence, Rise of King Asilas, Witchever Path, and Moonbase Theta, Out and he has narrated over 30 audiobooks. When he’s not in front of a mic he geeks out on Numenera and talks incessantly about his wife and furbabies.
Twitter: @oz9drtheo
Sarah Golding
Sarah Golding (primary character, Mrs. Sheffield) has been astoundingly excited to have been involved as a variety of character types ages and variations of good and evil in over 100 indie podcasts. No. We won’t mention them all here so feel free to check out her spotlight page at www.sarahgoldingvoiceactorandmore.weebly.com for more info….current more recent faves include Marian in Edict Zero, Old Sally in Hare Spell, The Fixer in Girl in Space, Beth in the Subjective Truth, Mrs Sheffield in Oz 9, Drunk Helen in A Scottish Podcast, Karen in Tunnels, Grandma and Grandchild in Il Pane for Ochenta Podcast, and so much more.
She also narrates intros for an indie video game podcast and articles and new Sci fi fiction for Parallel Worlds magazine. Oh. And runs Quirky Voices indie audio fiction company with shows like Anyone F’Coffee (WOMENS health fiction/interview hybrid) MADIVA (Voice acting how-to show) MADCAP (Dystopian fiction season) BOGIES AND GHOULIES & TEDDY STORY (kids shows). And. And. She throws things at Lindsay Harris-Friel for the Fiction Podcast Weekly newsletter. And runs monthly online Audio Drama Hub Virtual pubs to help share good practice win making audio fiction. And teaches LAMDA to kids. And enjoys her famalam time with 2 kids and a hilarious husband when not writing, editing, marketing, or acting. I think that’s it. (She was her local village ladies singles tennis champion once)
Twitter: @Oz9Mrs or website https://quirkyvoices.weebly.com/, https://sarahgoldingvoiceactorandmore.weebly.com/
Iri Alexander
Iri (primary character, Julie) lives in the Pacific Northwest, with their cat and two housemates. They are the creator of Jim Robbie and the Wanderers, and the head of Crossroad Stations. Aside from voicing Julie, they have also voiced characters in Otherverse, Greater Boston, What’s the Frequency, and numerous other shows. They work as a writer, voice actor, artist, and producer for Crossroad Stations. In their free time they enjoy painting, taking walks in the rain, and yelling in the middle of fields.
Lee Shackleford
Lee Shackleford (primary character, Pluto) is a scriptwriter for stage, screen, and radio whose works have been seen and heard around the world — on TV internationally, off-Broadway, and on radio stations across America and in the Caribbean. Lee is the creator and writer of the award-winning science-fiction drama podcast RELATIVITY, in which he also plays one of the main characters. He is a co-host of the fan podcast DISCUSSING WHO. Lee teaches playwriting and screenwriting online for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and works as a script consultant and ghost writer pretty much everywhere.
Kyle Jones (primary character, Narrator 2) is a podcaster, aspiring writer and avid comic book fan currently living in Mississippi. Kyle’s podcast journey began in 2014 as a co-host on the long running Doctor Who fan podcast, Doctor Who: Podshock. He can be found on the Discussing Network of podcasts where he hosts and produces Discussing Who, Discussing Comics and co-hosts Discussing Trek. Kyle has voiced characters in the science-fiction drama podcast Relativity and Listen, Rinse, Repeat.
Chris Nadolny Gourley (primary character, Narrator) bio coming very soon. Probably on a Tuesday.
Chrisi Tayln-Saje (primary character, Julie) bio coming very soon. Probably on another Tuesday.
Sarah Rhea Werner (primary character, Pipistrelle) Bio…oh for crying out loud! Can’t someone update this website already???