ars PARADOXICA Creators & Guests

Primarily known as Artist of many Covers for a variety of Audio Drama Podcasts, Kessi is also known as a Voiceactor, Writer, Producer and Lady of the Bunnies.

Actor, Director, Voice Artist. Dracula in 'Re: Dracula', Simon Fairchild in 'The Magnus Archives', Bruce Mercer in 'A Scottish Podcast' and many more.

Currently the voice of Michael Tate on popular audio podcast drama Greater Boston, Robert Montague on Tides, Scott Sweet on 1994. James has also had guest appearances on ars Paradoxica, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, Seminar, Big Data, Jim Robbie and the Wanderers, Oakpodcast, The Haven Chronicles, and Radiation World. He was a finalist for a 2016 Audio Verse Award in the category of “Best Performance of an Actor in an Original Ensemble Role for a Long Form Production.”

Alex Marshall Brown is a voice actor in The Bright Sessions podcast.

Emma Sherr-Ziarko is a freelance actor and voice artist. She does voice-over work, and has appeared in podcasts and video games and on stage.

Lauren Shippen is the creator and head writer of The Bright Sessions. On top of her writing work, Lauren has acted in numerous podcasts - including her own - as well as short films and web series. She has a degree in music from The College of William & Mary and was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media for 2018. Lauren is a New York native and now resides in Los Angeles.

Kristen DiMercurio studied Musical Theatre at Emerson College, and works for a consent education and sexual assault prevention company called Speak About It, traveling around the country performing at college orientations.

A virtuoso of audio fiction. They are the sound designer of over a dozen immersive storytelling podcasts, including LeVar Burton Reads and The Bright Sessions, as well as co-founder & executive producer of The Whisperforge, a collective whose shows have a combined 3.5 million downloads to date despite being made in a literal closet.

Danielle is a storyteller, actor-combatant, and part-time gadgeteer hailing from the Southern Wilds of Louisiana. Known as something of a nomad, she currently splits her time between there, New York, and Los Angeles. A graduate of Emerson College’s Acting and WLP programs, Danielle is a staff writer for ars PARADOXICA and part of the creative team for the alternate reality game/immersive theatre project LIMINUS.

Ian McQuown is a Los Angeles based actor and native, founding member of the sketch comedy group Extremely Decent, and a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. Ian has an extensive background in entertainment ranging from years of live clowning, musical theatre, live concert music, and appearances in film and television.

Creator/Showrunner of CARAVAN. Writer at The Whisperforge