Written by Jeff Dixon
Jeff Dixon is a horror screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He wrote one of the best unproduced TV pilots ever (he got scooped by – well, that’s a story for another time). Find out more about Jeff HERE and also witness his daily horror film recommendations throughout October!
Produced and Directed by Tracy Clifton
Tracy Clifton is an Earbud Theater regular (going on 5 years!) who made her debut as a 12 year old boy in ‘THE CREAKY STAIRS”. She’s been hanging around ever since and Earbud Theater hasn’t been able to get rid of her. She makes her directorial debut with “THE PEACEFUL SKIES” and also lends her voice talent to “GOODNIGHT AMERICA”, as Linda Evans, “GHOST RAIN”, as Grieve, and “CHAINS”, as Arielle.
Tracy is an actress, voiceover artist, screenwriter, and producer in LA. Her latest short film, “MEAT CUTE,” a horror romantic comedy, is currently an Official Selection at three film festivals and a finalist at a fourth. You can check out her work on her website at www.tracyclifton.com and find her social media and IMDB links there as well. Offline, she can be most easily found on the SoCal hiking trails or walking her two cats.
Editing and Sound Design by Michael Benni Pierce
Michael Benni Pierce has been a Film and Television Editor for over 15 years. After graduating from Hampshire College, Benni moved to New York and then soon after, Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream. During that time, he has worked on ABC’s award-winning series “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and its web counterpart “Slingshot”, edited the romantic feature film “The Trouble with the Truth,” starring Lea Thompson and John Shea, and cut both seasons of the hilarious New York Television Festival “Outside of the Box” winning web series “Hell Froze Over.”
Benni has also edited a number of documentaries, including “Scream: The Inside Story” and “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy” for Bio Channel, in addition to a slew of short films, many of which were accepted to various film festivals, including “Meat Cute” (LA Lift-Off Film Festival) and “The Haunting of Lester House” (Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival.)
The cast in order of appearance:
Jen Nikolaisen as The Narrator
Jen Nikolaisen is an American actress who grew up in the Northwest, reveling in the outdoors, and garnering nicknames referring to her high-speed talking. Her acting career began in the indie film scene of Seattle and Portland. Soon after her move to Los Angeles, Jen starred as the title character in the CW Pilot Iris Expanding. Since then she’s worked steadily in feature films and episodic television, with roles in TV shows like Murder in the First, Southland, and films like Little Women, Irresistible, 12 Pups of Christmas, and the upcoming Yes Day! for Netflix. She has also starred in more than a dozen commercials including a high profile Audi commercial, and the highly buzzed-about Super Bowl commercial where the cast of Full House reunited. Jen loves to travel, and she Instagrams more pics of her incredibly adorable kids than is probably socially acceptable.
Nicholas Thurkettle as Deep Voiced DJ
Nicholas Thurkettle is a writer, actor, and filmmaker. His on-screen acting work includes the feature films Cloudy With a Chance of Sunshine, Aventura!, Afterthought, Revelator, and To a Dead Friend, from Sundance alumni filmmaker Mike Sakamoto. For his role in Reclaiming Friendship Park, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Love International Film Festival, and he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Filmquest Festival for his role in the sci-fi short film Prefigured.
Sara Amini as Ella
Sara Amini is an Iranian-Columbian television, film, commercial, and voiceover actress, and write for The Twilight Zone. She has a recurring role on Seth Rogan’s Hulu comedy Future Man, and has been on such hit shows as Veep, Modern Family, Scandal, Fresh off the Boat, Hawaii 5-0 and NCIS:LA among others!
Matthew Law as Ryan
Originally from Seattle, Matthew Law is a filmmaker, actor, and activist currently living in Los Angeles. He can be seen on ABC’s Agent’s of Shield, Netflix’s A Fall from Grace, and BET’s The Oval.
Adam Yeend as Jerry
Adam J. Yeend is an Australian actor and writer/producer. Trained by actor John Noble (‘Lord of the Rings’, JJ Abrams ‘Fringe’), Adam has worked extensively on stage and on camera with credits including Lifetime Network’s Liz & Dick and ABC’s Scandal. Yeend was producer on the hit online horror series Scary Endings as well as Skypemare and Brentwood Strangler – the latter of which he also played the lead role opposite Jordan Ladd. In 2014, Yeend received critical acclaim for his work in the Australian Theater Company’s Los Angeles Production of Holding the Man directed by Larry Moss. During his five years at 20th Century Fox, Adam served on the board of the studio’s Diversity and Inclusion initiative for the LGBTQ staff and community. Adam is thrilled to be returning to Earbud Theater team for his second time around. Hopefully more to come…
Randy Guiaya as Matt
Randy Guiaya – a native of Los Angeles, Randy is known by his friends and colleagues as a jack of all trades and master of some. His current project during the pandemic involves experimental cooking with a secondhand sous vide cooker he got for a steal on NextDoor. As a performer, he’s appeared on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! and The OFFICE, appeared in stage productions at East West Players, Center Theater Group/Mark Taper Forum and South Coast Repertory, and as a voiceover artist, lent his voice to commercials for McDonalds, Toyota, AT&T and is one of your voice options for WAZE. (Apologies in advance for getting you lost.) Thanks to Tracy and the Earbud peeps for having me aboard!
Craig Good as The Dark Gurgly Metallic Voice
Craig Good is a multi-talented audio wizard. He usually does the sound mixing and design for Earbud Theater, but when he’s not doing that, he is an evil robot from outer space.