After The Thin Man

Directed For A Radio Play OdysseyStage By Art Jolin The Cast

Ryan McDaniel as Nick Charles Kelly McDaniel as Nora Charles Michelle Kaiser as Selma Danielle Fenton as Aunt Katherine & Lt.Abrams John Paul Middlesworth as Robert, Anthony & Phil Dave McEwen as David, Reporter, Butler & Slats Cassie Ford as Polly & Drunk At Party Art Jolin as Dancer, Reporter & Fingers Ryan McDaniel

Ryan has been acting in plays and films since he was eight years old, a passion that prompted him to attain a degree in theatre and live in Chicago for six years. Since moving to Chapel Hill, Ryan has been working with OdysseyStage where he was previously seen in Sitting Pretty, NC10x10 2019, Miracle on 34th Street, and Playslam 2018. Other credits include Max in Bent, Matt in Carolyn Adams, Prometheus in Prometheus Bound, Prisoner #8 in The Brig, and Dude Lester in Tobacco Road. Kelly McDaniel

Kelly McDaniel hails from the Midwest and holds a degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. After working professionally in Minneapolis and Chicago, Kelly moved to Chapel Hill in 2015. Local credits include Alice Hawkins in Decision Height (Women's Theatre Festival), Peggy Day in The Women (Town of Cary), various roles in NC 10x10 (OdysseyStage and Cary Playwrights Forum), Doris Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (OdysseyStage), and roles in several radio plays with Odyssey Theater On The Air. Kelly also has a passion for travel and adventure which she fulfills by running a travel vlog called Watch Us Wander with her ridiculously handsome husband, Ryan. Thank you for supporting local theatre and enjoy the show! Michelle Kaiser

Michelle Kaiser is delighted to continue performing with OdysseyStage . She appeared in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 NC 10x10 (favorite roles include Amber in "Dirty Laundry" and Myra in "Fire and Rain"). She is also a regular in OdysseyStage's 1940's radio hour series, playing Wilma Appleton in "Sitting Pretty" and Selma in "After the Thin Man". When she's not on stage, Michelle enjoys playing guitar, singing, playing sand volleyball, traveling, and hanging out with her wonderful kid. She thanks her wife, Lisa, for all her support! Danielle Fenton

Danielle is a writer, performer, and director. Her short “Tricks” was produced at the Jewel Box Theater in New York and "Homage to the Absurdists" at Sonorous Road Theater in Raleigh. She wrote and directed “Rude Awakening” at the Raleigh Theatre in The Park. She wrote and performed in Symptoms and Inner Armies, Outer Thighs, off-broadway. Most recently, she appeared as Susie Sharp in Past Imperfect at TheArtsCenter in Carrboro. John Paul Middlesworth

John Paul (a.k.a. JP) has been writing plays ever since his success with Johnny’s Christmas in Mrs. Lentz’s fifth-grade classroom. He’s had a number of 10-minute plays performed at Carrboro’s ArtsCenter with Playwrights’ Roundtable and NC10By10 in The Triangle. In an even shorter format, he’s a past winner of PlaySlam both in Carrboro and Cary. He's an active performer as well, having worked with Deep Dish, RLT, Bare Theatre, OdysseyStage, and Durham Savoyards. Dave McEwan David is thrilled to return for another radio play podcast and the voices of a news reporter and other fun characters. A California transplant and community theatre veteran, he has acted in former Odyssey Stage radio plays (live on stage) Miracle on 34th Street and Sitting Pretty. He is a board member of Odyssey Stage and has enjoyed acting in their productions as well, such as the North Carolina 10 by 10 Festival of Plays. He sends much love to his wife Lisette, their three wonderful boys, and a wonderful cast of voices for our show. Cassie Barasch Ford

Cassie Ford is thrilled to have found her way back to performing. Growing up in NYC, she performed as an actor and singer in both theater and film. She also spent some time as a singer-songwriter playing small clubs and the odd Chinese restaurant. Cassie loves her work as a health scientist, spending time with her family, making music, knitting and crocheting, not necessarily in that order. Like so many, Cassie moved to NC for school and is now a Tarheel for life. Art Jolin Art is a retired software developer (and current wood/metal/glass/ceramic craftsman) who has been involved with amateur theater since high school; in fact, he started dating his wife of 44 years when she directed him in the junior class play. He has been in several OdysseyStage productions as well as other local theater. Art also directs and proposed the idea of a series of audio-only radio plays (which his fellow actors enthusiastically supported with their talents) to complement the live-performance shows OdysseyStage also promotes; he does the sound effects & editing of these shows. Art also sings, both solo (accompanying himself on guitar) and in choral ensembles. He is deeply grateful to his outstanding cast.