A MATTER OF RED HERRINGS CAST & CREATIVES
From L: C. Bradberry, L. Erle, G. Garrison, A. Gorelow, C. Meister, P. Sottnik, J. Stroop
Corey Bradberry (Director, Rod Wrong, Co-Sound Design)
is a Chicago-based director and producer, Producing Artistic Director of A Theater in the Dark, and a Faculty Member at The Second City Training Center. Most recently, Corey served as Production Manager for A Red Orchid Theatre’s hits THE MOORS and LAST HERMANOS. This past summer, Corey directed SHIPWRECKED!: AN ENTERTAINMENT at Oil Lamp Theatre which won 2021 Broadway World Chicago Awards for “Best Director,” “Best Play,” and “Best Production.” Corey’s audio play A WHITE WHALE, which he wrote and directed, won top prizes at the 2021 Atlanta Audio Fringe Festival and Thornhill Theatre Festival. He also directed A Theater in the Dark’s hit original audio play A WAR OF THE WORLDS. Corey has assistant directed with major institutions including the Second City and Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre. Corey is a 2015 Kennedy Center National Directing Fellow and was awarded the 2013 Emerging Artist Award from the City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs. Education: M.F.A. Directing; B.A. Theatre & Performance Studies. Additional Training: Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, Second City Advanced Directing program. IG: corey.bradberry www.coreybradberry.com
Laura Michele Erle (Vesper / Drake / Newsie / others)
is a graduate from Hofstra University with a B.F.A. in Performance and minor in Musical Theatre. She currently studies voiceover at The V.O. Dojo and has a dedicated home studio from which she records commercial and narration projects. She is delighted to join A Theater in the Dark for this thrilling audio production, returning to the cast after playing Vesper in the AMORH workshop this past Fall. Regional theater credits include ROMEO AND JULIET (Juliet), SENSE & SENSIBILITY (Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele), and THE TURN OF THE SCREW (Governess). An up-and-coming playwright, Laura's first full-length show THREE SISTERS, FOUR WOMEN, co-written with Samantha Haviland, will be coming to NYC in Spring 2023.
Greg Garrison (Playwright, Narrator/WILHELM WRONG, Co-Sound Design)
is an Atlanta-based playwright and performer who is delighted to be working with A Theater in the Dark once again! He most recently lent his voice to A WAR OF THE WORLDS but has been hard at work releasing two films in the DEAD BY MIDNIGHT series (You42) and can be found this summer telling folks of all ages about Tennessee's grandest natural marvel, Ruby Falls.
Amy Gorelow (Detective Stainless Steel)
is a theatre actor, audiobook narrator, musician, and writer. Some favorite roles include Dr. Goebbels (HITLER ON THE ROOF), Katherine of Aragon (SIX DEAD QUEENS), Masha (THE SEAGULL), Margarita (LOW PAY? DON’T PAY!), Ranevskaya (THE CHERRY ORCHARD), Yente (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF), Peg (CRASHING WITH FLAMINGOS), and Bottom (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM). She traveled to New York with the one-woman show MAKER OF WORLDS, and rocked out on guitar and bass in HEDDA GABLER, A PLAY WITH MUSIC. She has written three children’s books and co-wrote HANSEL AND GRETEL: THE PANTO! for Piccolo Theatre. A proud member of TUTA theatre, she is devising a piece called NIGHT JOURNEY www.amygorelow.com.
Christopher Meister (Vinnie Valconi/Race Announcer/Armand Valdoe/others)
is a Chicago-based actor and quite happy to be working with A Theater in the Dark for the first time. Chris has worked with some of Chicago’s best theaters including the Goodman, Victory Gardens, Lookingglass, Gift, Jackalope, and the world-famous Second City. Chris’s film/TV credits include the upcoming Apple+ show SHINING GIRLS, THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE, CHICAGO FIRE, EMPIRE, THE CHI, and as ASA Lake on NBC’s CHICAGO P.D. Chris is also an award-winning filmmaker with films playing at Telluride, Sundance, Slamdance, Hamptons, Austin, and SXSW.
Paul Sottnik (Musician/Composer)
is a salad of leafy dance accompanist with a side of songwriter and a light vinaigrette of jazz and musical theater. He writes songs about familiar things like cafes, gardening, mythical creatures and the oppressive tyranny of the capitalist machine. He lives in Chicago, studied piano at SUNY Fredonia and is a multi-instrumentalist.
Julian “joolz” Stroop (Detective-in-Training Watley Holm)
joins with A Theater in the Dark for the first time in A MATTER OF RED HERRINGS. You may have seen them on stage with Chicago Immersive, Strawdog Theater Company, or Midsommer Flight.
About A Theater in the Dark
Inspired by hard-boiled paperback novels and the radio mystery plays of the ‘30s and ‘40s, A Theater in the Dark invites audience members to tune out today’s visual barrage and explore three dimensional soundscapes combining the human voice, recorded sound, and live foley effects to create a theatre experience audiences will never forget. Exceptional in engaging the audience, A Theater in the Dark creates stories through sound - producing both in-person pitch-black theatre experiences and immersive audio plays. Their online audio dramas have broadcast LIVE to listeners in 40 states, 8 Canadian provinces, and 12 countries! Their stories use compelling characters, descriptive language, and stunning soundscapes to pierce through the dark.