Primary Cast
Josh Rubino as Liam Alden (he/him)
Josh Rubino (he/him) is a Brooklyn-based voice and character actor who loves talking but hates writing about himself. He’s been playing the characters you love to hate and is featured as the Demon Lord Baal in The Whisperforge’s CARAVAN as well as the nefarious Captain Root in Rogue Dialogue’s Windfall. He is beyond thrilled to dip his toe into the pool of protagonism by playing Liam Alden in Hug House’s VALENCE – surely the most anticipated show of the season.
Find him at @ProfCoppermane on Twitter.
Naomi McMillan as Morgan Reilley (she/her)
With a decade of voice acting in her rear view, Naomi McMillan (she/her) is cautiously optimistic about launching head first into the audio drama realm. Although her perspective derives from the molecular level, her malleable morals enable her to fly in the face of fact, all for the greater good. She’s been called Lt. Colonel, Mom and Cat Guardian, and is eager to hone in on shaping Morgan Reilley into a believable humanitarian dedicated to the VALENCE cause.
Find more of Naomi’s work on her website!
John Westover as Nico Salvai (he/him, any)
John Westover (he/him) is a newcomer to voice acting who is perhaps more goblin than man. During the day he can be found straining against various IT jobs, but at night he comes alive: Tik Tok compilations, Minecraft, binge watching TV… the world is his oyster. He also loves D&D, meta nonsense, and unapologetically loves the things he loves.
If you feel so inclined, you can find John on Twitter @JHWestover.
Alex Welch as Noel Alden (she/her)
Alex Welch (she/her) is a New York City-based actor and writer. She is the creator and voice of Abby in the upcoming Lock-Ups, the voice of Sam in The 12:37, the voice of The Mayor in The Influx Podcast, and has appeared in several other podcasts such as The Viridian Wild, Supernatural Sexuality with Doctor Seabrooke, and Greater Boston. When not in front of the mic, Alex is probably petting dogs, dreaming about being bicoastal, or passionately defending theme park opinions on the internet.
Alex’s Twitter is @AlexWelch81.
Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco (he/him)
Caleb Del Rio (he/him) is a native Floridian who tripped and fell his way into podcasting as a fledgling voice actor for Jim Robbie and the Wanderers recording lines in a hot, cramped closet. Since then, he’s co-written multiple episodes of JRatW, graduated to a larger, better ventilated closet, and taken on roles for a variety of audio dramas, Greater Boston, What’s the Frequency, Tides, and Otherverse.
Caleb is on Twitter @Caleb_DelRio.
Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris (she/her)
Jordan Cobb (she/her) is the creator of No Such Thing Productions, where she is currently producing and performing in the high seas adventure-thriller audio drama Primordial Deep (as Dr. Marella Morgan), and the science fiction horror series Janus Descending (as Chel). She has been featured on over a dozen audio dramas, and when she isn’t comfortably settled behind the mic, she’s buried up to her ears in paper and ink, dreaming up new worlds of the wild, weird, andwonderful. You can find her wandering through the streets of New York City, or more reliably at jordanvcobb.com.
You can check out Jordan on Twitter at @inkphemeral.
Katie Chin as Grace Chen (she/her)
A friend has appeared! Newcomer approaching! Katie Chin (she/her) works towards her P.Eng by day, but at night, you name it. Magic, mystery, superheroes, dungeon crawling, hyperdrive travel… Katie loves Tabletop RPGs and isn’t afraid to shout it to the world.
Katie can be found on Twitter at @KatiePeak.
Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma (she/her)
Ishani Kanetkar (she/her) stumbled into voice acting on The Strange Case of Starship Iris back when she was a perpetually exhausted grad student; since then, she’s acquired a PhD, a day job, and lead roles on The Godshead Incidental and Second Star to the Left among other audio drama appearances. In her free(???) time, she is also a performing artist, instructor, social media manager, and administrative assistant for a local arts non-profit, and is currently branching out into co-hosting with upcoming discussion podcast One Does Not Simply. Unsurprisingly, she remains exhausted.
You can also find Ishani on both Twitter @IshaniKanetkar and Tumblr.
Madison Dabbs-Petty as Elisha Dawes (she/her)
Madison Dabbs-Petty (she/her) is super excited to be joining VALENCE‘s team! She’s been doing theatre for almost as long as she can remember – some of her favourite theatre credits include Lil’ Inez in Hairspray and Emilia in Othello – but she’s new to the voice acting scene. She can be heard in various roles for the X-Why podcast, as well as the roles of Rat and Tacenda for the Voice of All podcast. When she isn’t doing voicework or singing on her YouTube channel, she’s most likely found hanging out with her girlfriend or cuddling with her cat.
Elena Fernández Collins as Soledad Marquez (they/she)
Elena Fernández Collins (they/she) is a podcast critic and forensic sociolinguist living in Portland, OR with one cat and one ongoing Master’s thesis, in an apartment that ain’t big enough for all three of them. They write about podcasts for their own website, outlets like The A.V. Club’s Podmass, The Bello Collective, and Discover Pods, and curate their own newsletter about fiction podcasts, Audio Dramatic. In a distant past, she performed in college theatrical productions; more recently, you can hear her as the voice of Marisol, the intergalactic pizza delivery girl on Ostium’s special episodes for International Podcast Month.
Ely’s Twitter is @ShoMarq.
Miracle Fonmanu as Zoe Kafoa (she/her)
Miracle Fonmanu (she/her) is a new player in the game of voice-acting! “There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in proportion” (Edgar Allan Poe). She is a major foodie and loves music/singing. In her spare time she is either trying out new recipes in the kitchen or playing video games. She is also an aspiring member of the Legion of Doom.
You can follow Miracle on her Twitter @ThatFoxyVO.
Sable as Soap (she/her)
Sable is a happy seven-year-old baby cat, and her pastimes include chasing shadows, resisting snuggles, and meowing very nicely into a microphone. Among some of her special interests are q-tips, chicken, My Neighbor Totoro, being absolutely feral for no reason, and naps in sunny spots. Critics have given her rave reviews; “Knows her vocabulary”, “a princess”, “8 foot vertical leap”, “a liddle creacher”, “her purr watered my crops, cleared my skin, and cured my depression”.
This is her audio drama debut, because of course it is; she’s a cat.
Ensemble Cast
Ensemble cast members will be announced and listed as episodes are released.
Crew
Wil Williams – Showrunner, Lead Writer, Sound Designer
Wil (they/she) is a podcast critic and journalist based in the barren nightmare wastelands of Phoenix. Wil is the showrunner of VALENCE and Scoring Magic, co-host of How to Act Fereldan, host of Tuned In, Dialed Up and Empty The Queues, as well as the line producer and lead interview editor on Radio Drama Revival, an audio drama spotlight and interview show. You can find Wil’s podcast reviews on their own website, Polygon, The AV Club’s Podmass, Spotify for Podcasters, and Discover Pods, for which Wil is also the Managing Editor.
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Katie Youmans – Director, Writer, Transcript Editor
Katie (she/her) is tired all the time, but has not let that stop her yet. She is currently based in Maryland, where she spends her days writing for engineers and her nights listening to podcasts, moving her cat off of the keyboard, and writing things that are meant to make others cry, but end up making her cry too. Katie is the co-host of Scoring Magic, lead director and writer for VALENCE, and the showrunner for HEXADEC. You can find her on Twitter, or somewhere in standstill traffic on I-495 screaming into an uncaring universe.
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Anne Baird – Producer, Script Editor and Consultant, Co-Director
Anne Baird (they/them) is a certified mathematics nerd and business enthusiast, spending their days managing operations for a real estate company at their home on the Jersey Shore and their free time running around with horses. Anne is a co-host on Scoring Magic, the producer of VALENCE, and showrunner for How to Act Fereldan. Anne is also the marketing manager and line producer for Radio Drama Revival.
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Travis Reaves – Theme Song Composer
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Additional consulting and advisement by Elena Fernández Collins and Tuck Woodstock.