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PROGRAM NOTES:

THE TEMP THEME

Music by Scott Kump

Lyrics by Michael Wilhelm

The TEMP Theme

Instrumental

Written by Scott Kump

Introducing The Creative Team

Behind The TEMP

Meet Michael Wilhelm

The creator, writer and Star

of The TEMP

Meet Lorraine Knox

Actress/Director

for The TEMP

Meet Scott Kump

Musician, Sound Tech, Actor

for The TEMP

WORKIN' FOR THE MAN

Music by Scott Kump

Lyrics by Scott Kump and Michael Wilhelm

Grab an Egg Nog or Hot Cocoa and spend a Christmas visit with the Creators of The TEMP

Here's a clever radio spot for the online video streaming of three episodes.

"I'll pull my hearse around"

Foley Friends

Early episodes of The TEMP were recorded before a live audience at:

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ACTORS

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MICHAEL WILHELM

(Creator - Writer)

Bernie Pfelger​

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Michael holds a Theater Arts degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (West).

His acting credits cover a wide range of productions including stage, where he is currently a resident actor with all for One productions in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He has also done a lot of  film work appearing in such films as, Homeless for the Holiday's, Healed by Grace, Healing River and the upcoming Notzilla.  His love of  radio theater goes all the way back to when he was in High School. In collage he was a founding member of the Riverfront Radio Playhouse.

He is the author of the Skunk-Guy novels for young readers. He has written three stage comedies; Turtle Soup, Bentley and his latest production The Dreadful Journal of Phoebe Weems.

LORRAINE KNOX

Penelope Pfelger

Tardy

Eva

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Lorraine has been doing theater for the majority of her life in one capacity or another, starting with church dramas and most recently, working as a freelance voice over artist in her home studio. She has voiced commercials, corporate narrations, explainer videos, etc, but character voices for video games and animations is at the top of her “most fun” things to do. Acting is her first love, but her MFA is in directing for the stage. She has acted, directed, produced, written, as well as worked behind the scenes, in both professional and amateur productions, on stage and in front of a camera. Coaching and teaching actors is one of her favorite things to do. You can find her voice over work on Sound Cloud under Voice by Lorraine, or go directly to her website,
www.voicebylorraine.com.

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J. SCOTT  KUMP

(Sound Engineer)

Announcer

​Voices

Freddy

Nasty Man

​Detour

Freddy

Temp Games

Freddy

Flexibility

Steve

Tardy

Freddy

Clifford

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J. Scott Kump is the Production Manager at WFCV (Bott Radio Network's Fort Wayne stations). He is also the part-time Worship Leader at Hopewell United Brethren Church in Auburn, Indiana. Scott is regularly active in the theater groups Fortney Enterprises (since 2000) and all for One (since 2011) as a cast member, audio production specialist, and music composer/producer. He also served as the engineer/producer for Fortney Enterprises Radio Theater. Scott had his own one-man-band act, called Kumpenstein's Compact Orchestra, performing with assorted pedals, strings, winds, keyboards, percussion, and vocalizations.

Find him on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueo0u2H636I

Or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KumpensteinsCompactOrchestra/

 

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LARRY BOWER

Narrator

Voices

Child's Play

Voice of Earl

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Magi

Duddly

Love Language

Jiggers

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Larry is a familiar face on Fort Wayne area stages, including Fire and Light, all for One, First Presbyterian, Arena Dinner Theater, Pulse Opera House, and the Fort Wayne Civic Theater, where he won an Anthony Award.

He has appeared in a number of movies produced by Blended Planet Pictures. Larry is News Director at 90.3 WBCL, and is President of Bower North Productions, a regional entertainment company presenting audience-participation mysteries and Vaudeville comedy. Among his favorite roles: Harold Hill in The Music Man, John Proctor in The Crucible, Al in The Sunshine Boys, and Sigmund Freud in Freud’s Last Session. He thanks Michael Wilhelm for the opportunity to be part of this talented cast.

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TERESA BOWER

Voices

Old Woman

Child's Play

The Receptionist

Beauty Treatment

Oriana

Detour

Madaline

Hospital PA

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Grace

Temp Games

Corey

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Teresa has been knocking around the Fort Wayne theater scene for longer than she cares to admit, most recently in another of Michael’s creations for the stage, Bentley, for all for One productions.  Teresa has spent many, happy years assisting husband, Larry, in his production company, Bower North Productions.  She also keeps busy caring for her two favorite actors, husband Larry, and son, Andrew. From Shakespeare to slapstick comedy, Teresa has done it all and has (usually) loved every minute of it.

BRIDGET BOGDON

Voices

Glenadeen

TV Reporter

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Child's Play

911 Operator

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Beauty Treatment

Aurelia

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Bridget E. Bogdon is an actress with theater, film, and commercial experience. She is a classically trained vocalist, who for the past six years, has been a soloist with a community Jazz band. She loves dancing, singing, and the performing arts and has had the opportunity to write, direct, and produce several short plays.

Always striving to expand her talents, she enjoys learning to imitate various accents and dialects and is excited to add voiceover experience to her repertoire.

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JADON MOORE

​Voices

Security Guard

Elderly Man

Childs Play

Paramedic

​Beauty Treatment

Waiter

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Jaden Moore comes out of the Fire and Light theater company of Fort Wayne Indiana,  where he performed in many roles including the lead in  The Hunchback of Notre Dame.  He has joined all for One productions, where he showcased his acting skills in such memorable productions; as Wind and the Willows, The Princess and the Goblin, Turtle Soup, and his tour de force, one man performance as Martin Luther in A Mighty Fortress.

KEEGAN BELL

​Child's Play

Tommy Nelson​

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Keegan's first time on a big stage was as a canon soldier in The Nutcracker Ballet, at the age of 5.  His acting debut happened in the lead role as a giant, in a short play called Jackie and the Chili Stalk, with a 4-H theater group at the age of 9.  He then started performing as an actor, in an annual Young Playwright Festival  with All for One Productions in 2017.  At the age of 11, he decided to start his own theater group called; K. R. Bell Productions, where he writes, directs and acts in his own short, original plays.  He also has interest in film making and wrote his first short film called; “When the Gnomes Attack” and it won first prize in the Allen County Public Library Teen Film Festival.

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VIOLET PARK

​Child's Play

Lucy

Suzy​

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Violet Park is a 7th grade student at St. Paul's Lutheran School. This was Violet's first podcast/radio show and she loved working on The Temp. Violet enjoys both writing and acting. She is a winning playwright multiple times over with the aFO's young playwrights contest. She has had the opportunity to perform in local theater, including; multiple productions with Ft. Wayne Youth Theater,  Ft. Wayne Ballet, aFO, St. Paul's Lutheran School, and First Missionary Church. She has also enjoyed starring in a few local commercials. Her favorite characters to date, are playing Mary Lennox in aFO's production of The Secret Garden and Timon in The Lion King Jr. at her school

DENNIS NICHOLS

Voices

Obler

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Santa

Love Language

Peter Porridge

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Dennis Nichols  is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC) and toured with the National Shakespeare Company. He is a founding member of all for One productions, a faith-driven theatre company in Fort Wayne, IN.  Dennis recently played Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, and Lord Caversham in An Ideal Husband. Some of his many afO productions include Sense & Sensibility. The Secret Garden, A Wrinkle in Time, Wind in the Willows, A Peculiar People, An Inspector Calls, Crime and Punishment, A Sentimental Journey and American Primitive. 

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LAUREN NICHOLS

Beauty Treatment

Lavinia

Detour

GPS

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

GPS

Love Language

Amy Porridge

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Lauren Nichols is a founding member of all for One productions, a faith-driven theatre company in Fort Wayne, IN. Since 2007, she has served as afO’s artistic director. Over the past 26 years, she has worn virtually every available hat with this company, including those of actress in such productions as I Remember Mama, Tilly, and The Secret Garden. She composed the music for the shows, Turtle Soup and Wind in the Willows.  Plus she is an accomplished playwright, penning scripts for Jane Eyre and A Mighty Fortress. She is also the designer for most of the shows afO produces.    Lauren has also been a private piano instructor for 30 years. She is the director of a local, Classical Conversations community, and home schools her 8-year-old granddaughter

MICHELLE KING

Detour

Barbara

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Shelley

Temp Games

Gabby

Flexibility

Phyllis

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Michelle has loved being involved in the arts throughout most of her life. She has been involved in many theatrical productions such as Romero and Juliet and Miracle Worker and for the past 10+ years has ventured into the film industry. Michelle has completed seven feature films and has plans to add writing and directing to her résumé. 

NATE CHEN

Detour

Martin Ficklin

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Jackson

Security Officer

Brother

TEMP GAMES

Biff

Brandon

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​​Nate Chen is a prolific writer who blogs (you can visit Nate's blog here) and writes both novels and comics. He dabbles in acting with all for One productions, having recently appeared in the starring role of the world premier of Bentley and as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular. To fill time between engagements he occasionally works for the local library and volunteers at his church. The Temp is his first foray into the wonderful world of podcasting, scripted or otherwise.

STACEY KUSTER

Detour

Nurse

A Christmas Stocking Full of Easter Eggs

Protester

Temp Games

Sonya Tuffleman

Tardy

Louise

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Stacey Kuster has been the Executive Director of all for One productions, inc since 2018. Prior to that she was afO's administrative coordinator for over 10 years. Though working in the administrative side of theatre, she is no stranger to the stage. She has appeared in Emma, An O'Henry Christmas, The Beams are Creaking, 1984, Jane Eyre, Wind in the Willows, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane where she actually played six different roles. The Temp is her first experience with the podcast format. She and her husband Brent have two high school aged children, Rachael and Jonathan.

 

CREW

JOSETTE WILHELM

Foley Artist

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Josette is an aspiring actress, having her theatrical debut in her high school production of Father of the Bride.  She also had the lead role of Wiggins In all for One productions presentation of Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular.

She is also a budding playwright, co-creating an original production of "Chess Mix", and co writing a new stage production of Therapy Session for the 24 hour Theater Festival at her school

This is her first attempt as a foley artist, orchestrating the live sound effects for The TEMP.

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CALLIE SWANGIN

Foley Artist

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Callie is a very talented individual and has been doing color guard for the past five years. She has been involved in the music department at her school, and is very thankful for all of the friends she’s made through it. She’s going into her senior year, so one year until college! She’s planning on attending St. Francis for animation and graphic design.

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