Talk Radio Cast

Nathan Irwin has been performing with Corn Stock Theatre since 2002. His past productions include “A Man For All Seasons,” “Private Lives,” “Speed-the-Plow” and “Twelfth Night.” He has also performed with Peoria Players, Many Lights Theatre and The Great Work Begins. Away from the stage, Nathan spent 25 years as an announcer and newscaster, at public radio stations in Peoria, New Hampshire and North Dakota.

Tameka Mason proudly plays the role of Betty and Callers. Her latest shows include Schoolgirls; Or the African Mean Girls play, A Raisin in the Sun, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Shrek the Musical, and Dream Girls. When Tameka is not on stage, she substitute teaches with District 150 Peoria Public Schools and works as a Certified Nursing Assistant with Helping Hands. As a new member of the Corn Stock Theatre, she hopes to participate in future shows on stage and behind the scenes.

Forty-two years ago Charlie first appeared on a Corn Stock stage in West Side Story. Since then he has performed, directed, or worked back stage in over 100 stage productions here in Peoria, Iowa, Indiana, New York, Los Angeles, and Colorado. Most notably, he played Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man Charlie Brown in Los Angeles, Malvolio in 12th Night in New York, and Jean Val Jean plus Harold Hill here in Peoria. Lead roles, chorus, makeup, or directing - Charlie enjoys the theatre experience. He hopes you do too.

Megan Pulley is excited to act alongside this talented cast and crew in her first digital play.

Paralegal superhero by day, stage manager extraordinaire by night! You may have spotted her real quick on stage in: Something Wicked This Way Comes-Carousel Horse, The Other Half-Mira, and more recently and prominently in It’s a Wonderful Life-Mary Hatch. Her other recent handiwork? Romeo & Juliet-Stage Manager, Anne of Green Gables-Stage Manager, and many other duties in several other memorable shows at Corn Stock Theatre! Megan is a member of the Winter Season Committee (for play selection) at the Lab and is a dutiful member of the Digital Play Series Task Force. Megan loves reading, playing board games and video games with friends, cats/doggos, and anything pasta. She thanks her family and friends for their support of her wacky shenanigans!

Paul Gordon has been part of the Corn Stock family nearly 20 years and has appeared in many productions, most recently as the butler in “Out of Sight, Out of Murder” at the Winter Playhouse. He also has performed in several musicals at the tent. He also has directed several plays, including “Of Mice and Men” in 2016. While he once hosted a radio show on WMBD in Peoria, he insists he was not typecast as the cantankerous Barry in “Talk Radio.”

Jeff is excited to be back performing with a cast in the same building! He was last seen in the digital series show A Deathly Development where the whole show was filmed in segments. He can’t wait for the crowds to be live when the tent kicks in this summer. He thanks his family, Erin, Corn Stock president, and Jeffrey, budding math and reading wizard, for their continued support! Enjoy the show!

My name is Rachel Lard, and I play Kim. This is my first adult production at Corn Stock Theatre and I could not be more thrilled or grateful. This role was so much fun, and I hope you enjoy the show as much as I do!

Amy Williams has been involved in the local theatres for nearly twenty years and has worked behind the scenes heading up hair and makeup on several productions. In addition, she’s had the honor of directing in the Lab for both adults and youth, as well as in the Tent. Some of those shows include A Piece of My Heart, Lost in Yonkers, A Little Princess, Cheaper by the Dozen, My Fair Lady, And a Child Shall Lead, and most recently, War of the Worlds for the CST Digital Series. This will be the first time Amy has set a foot on stage, as an actor, since high school after deciding it was time to move out of her comfort zone. When not at the theatre, she is usually writing historical and contemporary romance novels under the pen name of Jane Charles.

A regular at Corn Stock Theatre, Jeramie is excited to be able to contribute to the continuation of the arts during these unprecedented times. Jeramie is active in the Corn Stock family both on and off stage. Off stage, he serves on several committees, hangs lights, directs fight choreography, and runs tech. His most recent regular-season roles include Capulet in Romeo and Juliet (2020), Pellinore in Camelot (2018), and Don Browning in Leaving Iowa (2018). Talk Radio is Jeramie's fourth production in this year's Digital Series, after appearing in The New Hamlet, War of the Worlds, and It's a Wonderful Life. In his spare time, Jeramie enjoys photography and slaying dragons.

Sarah is so excited to be in her first Corn Stock show, and first production since lockdown. She has been taking acting classes since she was 17, and already has a couple of films and a series under her belt. She is a student at Illinois State University, majoring in accounting. Sarah is also a contestant for Miss Illinois, and will be competing for the title in June. She hopes you enjoy the show!

Hello, I am Patrick Bell, and I am thrilled to be part of this project! I am the writer and director of the Fizz Easy Speakeasy (a great Corn Stock show that you should all have seen), and I have written various other works such as All Roads Lead to Anna Angela, The Mermaid Physician, The Crimson Countess, The Silver Villainess, and many upcoming works (all of which you should buy on amazon!) I am proud to be lending my vocal talents to such a spectacular cast and I hope you all enjoy this show as much as I do!

Amy is a Peoria native, recently relocated to the Chicago suburbs with her husband and cat. She is excited to return to CST where she has a long history. This is Amy's third production of this digital series at Corn Stock, following the Fizz Easy SpeakEasy and The New Hamlet. Before the move she was most recently in Leaving Iowa here at CST (2018). When not on stage, Amy works professionally as a speech-language pathologist working with high school students. She is also a published cosplayer who enjoys belly dance. Amy thanks the director for letting her rehearse remotely and allowing her to have a Peoria theatre-family reunion in this amazing cast!