“Where Have You Been, Scott Thomas?” Cast
SAG/ AFTRA
Ian/ Scott
Ryan Halsaver (Ian/Scott) had a blast recording Dark Valley episode 9, "Where Have You Been, Scott Thomas?"! Recent actor credits include: Law and Order: Organized Crime (NBC), The Gilded Age (HBO), Once (Bucks County Playhouse), and Because of Winn Dixie (Goodspeed Opera House). For more info, please visit ryanhalsaver.com
Brianna Eckhardt
Courtney
Brianna is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and holds a BFA in musical theatre from The New School. Previously, Brianna was an executive producer at Timid Jester, a comedy group that were featured producers on Channel Awesome, an aggregate review site famous for their “Nostalgia Critic” series. At Timid Jester, Brianna wrote, edited, and acted in 60+ videos including comedy sketches, video essays, web series (“Screen Crashers”) and a short film (“The Adventures of Hot Head”). Currently, Brianna is pursuing a master’s degree in speech-language pathology at Lehman College in the Bronx.
Jeremy
Aaron is a voice actor, podcaster, and South Jersey Enthusiast based out of glorious Brooklyn NY. You can usually find Aaron behind a microphone making voices, whether it be for audiobooks, animation, commercial VO, or podcasting! For 5 years, Aaron has been co-creating the world building podcast All My Fantasy Children on the One Shot Podcast Network. He is also a cast member on the all-ages actual play podcast, Skyjacks: Courier's Call. Aaron hopes to one day leave his small mountain town behind and join SOLDIER.
Twitter: @AaronCatanoSaez
Melanie Peterson
Laura
Melanie A. Peterson was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania and is now a NYC-based actress. She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a BS in Behavioral Science. After serving in the Air Force for five years, she moved to New York City to pursue her MFA in Acting at The Actors Studio Drama School and graduated in 2016. Melanie has also studied film and television acting at The Barrow Group. Some of her favorite roles include Ellen in Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms and the ensemble of Gorilla Repertory Theater’s The Bacchae. Melanie is also the creator and host of the true crime podcast, Mask of Sanity. Melanie is extremely excited and humbled for the opportunity to work on Dark Valley and would like to thank her family and friends for their undying love and support throughout this journey.
Elsbeth Denman (Zurek)
Director/ Producer
Elsbeth is a New Jersey native who grew up performing. While dance brought her to the stage, Acting and production kept her there. A jack of many trades, Elsbeth has credits as an actor, stage manager, producer and director. She holds a BA from King’s College in Directing/ Acting, and an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. Since graduating, Elsbeth has become a full blown podcaster, with around 100 podcast appearances under her belt. She and her husband Mark are thrilled to finally be able to share their project, Dark Valley with listeners everywhere.
Mark Zurek
Writer
Narrator
Mark Zurek is a Pennsylvania-born writer and performer whose credits include Kalino Kahananui on the Protean City Comics podcast, writing and acting in the award-nominated The Adventures of Harry Flynn radio drama, as well as several Shakespeare and contemporary stage roles. A graduate of King's College and Binghamton University with degrees in Mathematics, Mark has nevertheless pursued creative writing as a passion. Dark Valley is his first scripted podcast for whom he is the head writer and narrator.