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Crazy Dog Audio Theatre has been privileged to draw on the outstanding talents of artists like these: |
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 | Roger Gregg Roger Gregg is a playwright, musician and actor living in Ireland since 1980. Over the past 22 years has written plays and music for Irish theatre companies as diverse as; Dublin Youth Theatre, TEAM Education Theatre Co., Graffiti Theatre-In-Education Co., The Razor Edge Theatre Co., Oberon Theatre and The Gaiety School of Acting. He has also been commissioned by RTÉ [the National Broadcasting Company of Ireland] to write several radio comedy series for Crazy Dog Audio Theatre. Internationally, his stages plays have also been performed at New York University's Black Box Theatre and by Theaterpedagogisches Zentrum in Nurmberg, Germany, and at the ARENA Festival in Irlangen, Germany. He and Crazy Dog are 3 time winners of the Mark Time Award. [Silver 1999, Gold 2000, Gold 2001.] Their BIG BIG SPACE series was awarded a Golden Earphone Award from AUDIOFILE magazine. And the episode 'Who's Afraid of Rotwang Krell' from BIG BIG SPACE, has also been RTE's entry in the 2002 Prix Europa Awards. As a musician Roger has created and recorded music and soundscapes for numerous exhibitions, short films and theatre productions. He was worked extensively for Ireland’s prestigious BARRABAS Theatre Company creating soundscapes and music for their productions of 'HUPNOUSE' , 'OUT THE BACK DOOR' , ‘DOG’and for their THE CUBE production which was chosen to represent Ireland at EXPO 2000 in Hannover Germany. An accomplished voice over artist, he performs in several animation series including NORMAL NORMAL, THE WORLD OF TOSH, APE and WESTOONS. He narrates ‘destination MATH’ riverdeep interactive on-line learning and regularly does voice overs for radio and television commercials. He has also appeared many times on television and film, most recently as Professor McCormick in the movie About Adam. He lives in Dublin with his wonderful wife, Sunniva O’Flynn, and their two equally wonderful children, Louis and Fiadh. A left-hander who refuses to own a car, he bicycles everywhere talking to himself as he weaves through the continuous traffic jam, pot holes and litter that conspire to choke Dublin. He remains a philosophical Sceptic who does not blame the 'System' for breaking down, since his inquiries have led him to conclude that there was never actually any 'System' to begin with. His voice/over demo can be heard at: |
 | Morgan C. Jones Morgan C. Jones started his career as a stand up comedian, took a left turn as a television actor, arrived at theatre, got lost on the way out; went back to stand up to see if anyone had found his jacket - was told to look where he last remembered wearing it; went back to television to discover that he had left his jacket there, but that in his absence it had been developed as a twenty six episode agricultural soap opera and was regularly appearing on daytime TV as an agony garment. Then lo! there came forth from the west a man who spake unto Morgan and did say in an mighty voice: "I am the Roger thy Gregg who shalt be known to thee and thine as 'Rog'...do you want to be in a radio thing I'm doing itskindaweirdbutifyoureadityou'llseewhatI'mtalkinabout theresagiantrabbitandit'llberealneatyou'llsee...." Several years and some sixteen slapstick radio pastiches later, Morgan finally worked out what Rog was saying, and vowed never to eat those bluish grey mushrooms ever again. In addition to stand-up, telly, stage and what not, Morgan was one half of www.2irish.com, at one time Ireland's only daily updated political satire and topical comedy website - until he and co-creator Dermot Carmody found their way out of the room with the computer in it. Check it out, it might still be out there. In recognition of his work as a TV satirist, he was excommunicated from the catholic church by Tridentine rite in 1991. In spite of this, he frequently has to wade through rain forests of Parish Bulletins and Power to Change leaflets which are still pushed through his letterbox like A5 missionaries. How badly organised IS the Vatican anyway? Surely you would have thought that they would have informed Head Office after excommunicating a guy. Morgan is married, has five children, and dreams of one day getting the Dalai Lama really really really drunk. |
 | Anne Byrne Anne began her acting career with Rough Magic Theatre Company. She has performed in every theatre in Dublin and also in London, Glasgow, Endinburgh, New York, Sydney and Adelaide. Recent television work includes Paths to Freedom, Black Day At Blackrock, No Tears and Fergus's Wedding. She appears as Gubnait Krell in Crazy Dog's Mark Time winning episode of BIG BIG SPACE and as the devilish Ms. Mephistopheles in THE APOCALYPSE OF BILL LIZARD. She also demonstrates her immense talent in 5 of the 6 CRAZY DOG LIVE plays. Her voice over demo can be reached at: |
 | Dave Murray Dave Murray has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Berlin, London, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Edinburgh, Strasbourg and all over Ireland in theatre, music and films such as FLICK, VERONIC GUERIN, HUNTED and COWBOYS & ANGELS. He has worked extensively with Roger Gregg over the past 11 years, begining with creating a Star Trek parody show for Bono's private birthday bash! Dave portrays First Officer Hoax Minstrel in the BIG BIG SPACE series, the tormented Virgil Morrison in THE APOCALYPSE OF BILL LIZARD and in the Crazy Dog Live series Dave can be heard as the writer Tadhg Furey in SUNDRIVE BOULEVARD, Geldorf the Bard in Ferdia the Druid and as Damien 'The Croc' Devlin in Ronnie O'Callaghan: Pyschic Investigator. |
 | Mikel Murfi Mikel Murfi is from Sligo. He has been acting for a number of years, not having noticed. He goes into rooms with Roger Gregg against professional advice and comes out cleansed. He is leader of a new religion which openly extorts money from whirly-gig owners and will shortly be heard in a head near you. He writes all his own biographies under the umbrella of FIFTA SIXTA, a triglomoration of several former hedgeschool owners. He carries out lengthy discussions, in short. Lately, at a rally for latent windscreen scrapers he was awarded a lifetime. He continues to this day. Mikel can be heard in THE APOCALYPSE OF BILL LIZARD playing the roles of Dr. Faustus, Bucci Koan, Ghost of Jack, Man-In-White-Two. He also appears in the CRAZY DOG LIVE play 'THE GHOST BEHIND THE BLACK DOOR'as the caretaker Mr. Mahony from the far far far west of Ireland. |
 | Deirdre Molloy Deirdre Molloy is not only a leading voice-over artist, director and performer, but she’s great craic as well! This was finally acknowledged officially when she received a RITA [Really Irish Theatre Award] for ‘Best Company’ in 2002. Deirdre also appears in Crazy Dog’s Apocalypse of Bill Lizard. For those suffering from L.O.I. [Lack of Irish], ‘Craic’ may be loosely translated as ‘Extreme Festive Fun’ – which indeed Deirdre personifies. Her voice over demo can be reached via: |
 | Conor Lambert Conor Lambert was born into a family of goat farmers in the west of Ireland. It was during his early days that began to study the language of goat, it was then Conor discovered that there was an amazing 2,354 words for grass in Goatish and an amazing 5,000 words for Baa. After going mad in the late 70’s Conor developed a healthy interest in chickens, their language too he mastered and before he knew it he had 250 ways of saying \“chuck\”. Eventually he considered- to be able to understand and speak to humans could also be useful. Once Conor met an Eskimo. Conor now is an actor who needless to say is the biggest animal entertainer in Ireland! You can catch him live in a kennel, coop or stable near you. It was at such an event where Conor met Roger Gregg (who was performing with mind reading weasels at the time) who immediately asked him to work with him on a thing called Crazy Dog Audio Productions, which Conor is still considering. Conor is 2ft 6’ and collects doormats and sink plungers. His favourite colour is six. For more useful info go to: Link: www.conorlambert.com |
 | Frank Kelly Actor, writer and television/film performer Frank has played a wide variety of roles in the Irish theatre as well as touring in the US and Canada. His film credits include: Ryan's Daughter, The Italian Job, Taffin, The War of the Buttons, Miracle At Midnight, Rat, and BBC's television-film O Mary This London. On television he played Father Jack Hackett, in Channel 4’s multi-award winning series Father Ted. He has written widely for both radio and television and for seven years presented his own weekly radio show. He has released six comedy albums. His hit single, 'Comedy Countdown' charted three times in Britain and reached number one in Australia. Previous television credits include: The Year of the French, Memoirs of an Irish RM, Remington Steele, Lexx and Troubles. He is to star as Pierce Brosnan's Dad in his latest movie Evelyn. Frank joked to Ireland on Sunday "Once you've played James Bond's father, the only way is down." And it's not the first time Kelly starred along side Brosnan, Frank notes; "I tried to blow his head off with a shotgun in an episode of Remington Steele." |
 | Owen Roe What can one say about Owen that he wouldn't interrupt? From a very early age, he had a huge desire to become a household name. Having disguised himself as a kitchen blender for several years (sadly to no avail) he tried his hand at acting. The rest of his body was eventually used and in next to no time he became one of Ireland's busiest actors. In fact he's often heard to quip, 'If I had my whole life to live over again - I wouldn't have the time!'. See? He's one crazy, funny sonofabitch is Owen! |
 | Karen Ardiff Karen Ardiff's love of radio stems in part from it being the only medium for which she doesn't have to fill in her eyebrow piercing with morticians wax. She's done tons of radio plays and voice overs, but never 'till now with mad people like Crazydog. She's with the Lisa Richards Agency (01) 6603534 |
 | Mary McEvoy Mary McEvoy quit Ireland's longest running prime time television drama series, GLENROE after 17 years to pursue other theatrical avenues of self-expression. The first year was hard but at last she found Crazy Dog and the chance to play someone very like herself: Dame Margo D'Arcy Wilson a former television soap opera star with an ego completely out of control in the Crazy Dog Live radio play SUNDRIVE BOULEVARD. |
 | David Norris David Norris is an independent member of Seanad Eireann, the Irish Upper House. He is also a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in addition to being a some time actor, with a well-travelled one man show about James Joyce, a grub street journalist and an enthusiastic conservationist. Of him it has been said by critics: "Can't sing, can't dance, can't act, he's a star!". He was thrilled to be allowed into the same company of Roger Gregg and Crazy Dog Live to star as Captain Scott in Morgan Jones's radio play SCOTT'S LAST LAST TRIP |
 | Phil Proctor Phil Proctor is an actor, singer, writer, composer, director and producer. He has received three Grammy nominations as part of The Firesign Theatre, won acting awards for his work off and on Broadway and appeared in films with Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson, Tony Curtis, Robert DeNiro and Jerry Lewis. On TV he started out as a punk on Edge of Night going on to guest star on State of Grace, JAG, Night Court, Fresh Prince of Bel-Aire and The Young and the Restless among others. He voices Phil & Lil’s dad, Howard, on Rugrats and has created many popular characters in animated films including the drunken French monkey in Eddy Murphy's Dr. Dolittle series and Charlie, the whistle-blowing manager, in Monsters, Inc. Presently, Phil contributes comedy to National Public Radio’s All Things Considered with the Firesign Theatre, and this past summer was the announcer on CBS-TV’s Big Brother 3. |
 | Melinda Peterson Known for her stage work in the States, Ms. Peterson has performed at regional theaters across the country and won several acting honors. She has made numerous guest appearances on American television, writes and performs radio comedy with her husband, Phil Proctor, and has directed stage and touring shows for THE FIRESIGN THEATRE. "The Ghost Behind the Black Door" in the CRAZY DOG LIVE series, was her first job paid in Euros. |
 | Maria Doyle Kennedy A singer and actress, Maria began singing with Hothouse Flowers and recorded their first single with them ('Love Don't Work This Way' - Mother Records). She then recorded 2 albums with the Black Velvet Band for Elektra Records - 'When Justice Came' and 'King Of Myself'. She has recently founded Mermaid Records and released her debut solo album CHARM to great critical acclaim. As an actress she has appeared in many television shows such as Father Ted and in such films as Alan Parker's The Commitments, Mike Figgis's Miss Julie, The Matchmaker, and John Boorman's The General. For more information visit: |
 | Georgina Miller Georgina was plucked from virtual obscurity after two years in hiding in the Gaiety School of Acting by the talent-hungry Roger Gregg. After appearing in numerous roles in the Beyond the Back of Beyond series she was admitted to the psychiatric section of St Joseph's Hospital in Limerick where she is undergoing monitored treatment for her multiple personality disorder. Georgina is looking forward to a healthy professional life on her release. |
 | Eoin Kenobi Eoin Kenobi spends his evenings mangling pieces of audio information, hacking and bludgeoning them into submission and gathering their little whimpers for future profit. A multi-instrumentalist soundscapist songwritersinger engineery kind of a guy, he is a useful low-fibre but high-fidelity alternative, and can be contacted at eoinkenobi@eircom.net if you need that kind of assistance |
 | Darragh Shanahan Darragh stopped off with Crazy Dog for a couple of episodes to visit the world of radio fantasy, soakin up its flavour and travelling true its time. 'It's a nice vibe' He's now off again to check out the remaining world with his drums and camera. 'This crazy dog was always a stray, so long and I promise to write' XXX. |
 | Dermot Magennis Dermot Magennis has been acting for 4 years now. As you can imagine, he's pretty tired, though there are plans to take a 15 minute tea-break sometime in 2006. His experience covers theatre, film, television and thanks to Roger Gregg's persistent brain fever, radio. His previous appearance with Crazy Dog was as Big Jim Chancer in 2 episodes of Big Big Space where he threw himself wholeheartedly into the role. He did, however, baulk at Roger's suggestion of having a peg leg fitted, despite Mr. Gregg's cries of "I know you'd be losing a leg, but feel the quality of that oak!!". Greatest Ambition: To spend a day in Roger Gregg's ("just to see where all this mad stuff comes from") Greatest Fear: To spend a day in Roger Gregg's head (see above). Contact: dmagennis@hotmail.com or (+3530)86 8391553. |
 | Eithne Hand Eithne Hand began her career in RTÉ television but switched to radio production when she realised that letting the audience paint the pictures was more fun. She has produced both current affairs and arts programmes - setting up the current mid morning news show as well as the daily mid-afternoon Rattlebag arts programme on RTE Radio One. In May of 2001 she moved to work in drama and documentaries. Her recent documentary ‘VOICEJAZZ’ won the prestigious international radio prize, the PRIX ITALIA for best Musical Work 2002 and a drama monologue called Daylight Robbery won the ‘Best Drama Award 2002’ at the Irish National Radio Awards. Eithne has worked with Roger Gregg on various radio adventures over the past years. The experience of producing Crazy Dog Live was even more fun than she expected and the sight of grown men and women in the audience all saying ‘POTATO BANTER’ on cue will stay with her forever. |
 | Susan Zelouf Susan Zelouf is an American writer, performer and voiceover artist. Susan lived and worked in New York, Rome, Los Angeles and Belfast before settling in County Laois with her husband, furniture maker Michael Bell [ see www.michaelbelldesign.com ]. As a vocalist, she has appeared in clubs and cabarets internationally and currently performs around Ireland. A freelance programme maker, she is a frequent contributor to RTÉ radio. |
 | Tim Lehane Series Producer and Editor of BIG BIG SPACE. An award winning radio producer. |
 | Danna Davis Dana has appeared in Tread Softly Bill Lizard, and as Captain Roselyn Sane in Invasion From Planet Vampire and in BIG BIG SPACE. She lives in Dublin and divides her time between singing professionally in the National Concert Hall, performing cartoon voice overs and radio plays and being a Ma to her son Jack. She also appears regularly on the American Home Shopping Channel presenting the finest in Irish traditional jewellery. |
 | Mark McGrath Mark McGrath recording engineer with RTE Radio has recorded countless artists across the board from Buena Vista Social club to Ahmad Jamal to The Cranberries to mention but a few. Prix Italia Award winner for engineering the historic recording sessions for the VOICE JAZZ documentary. He approached recording the Crazy Dog Live performances in a similiar fashion to recording a live band, as everything was performed live, including all the effects. Each sound effect was treated like a seperate "instrument" in the ensemble. All actors, music and effects mixed "on the fly" during the live performance. Mark is also the current reincarnation of jazz guitarist Charlie Christian. |
 | Karen Williams Karen Williams is a professional audio engineer working at one of Ireland's finest, state-of-the-art recording studios, Moynihan Russell. Karen has recorded the dialogue of both of the Crazy Dog studio productions: TREAD SOFTLY BILL LIZARD and THE APOCALYPSE OF BILL LIZARD. |
 | James Brophy James Brophy is a graphic designer who got roped in by Roger to do artwork for his CD’s. Since then James has been taking photos, making adverts and CD covers for Big Big Space, The Apocalypse of Bill lizard and Crazy Dog Live. He is also responsible for the site you’re now reading. Outside of this he is the chairperson of Octocon, The National Irish Science Fiction Convention, where Invasion from planet Vampire and Big Big Space had their debut. Come and find out more about octocon at: Link: www.octocon.com |
 | James Shields In 2000, while seeking events for a science fiction convention called Octocon, James Shields was passed a Time Out for Bill Lizard CD. The idea if broadcasting a live radio show from the convention was born, and the rest is history. As well as helping to produce CD inlays for Crazy Dog, assisting in creating this website, and has making his radio effects debut as Wind Machine operator, James runs the science fiction news site, |
 | Derry-Anne McEvoy Derry-Anne McEvoy is a graduate of Theatre Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She has worked extensively in theatre and has toured the four corners of Ireland. Favourite roles include Miranda in 'The Tempest', Ophelia in 'Hamlet', Laura in 'The Glass Menagerie' and the colleen in 'The Colleen Bawn'. Film and T.V. work includes The Treaty (R.T.E.) Vicious Circle (B.B.C.) and the Morbegs (R.T.E.). |
 | Jonathan Ryan Jonathan Ryan was born in Dublin - the youngest of four boys - he embarked upon a multioccupational but stimulating route through Rock n Roll, Architecture, and Photography to a career in Theatre, Radio, TV, Film and Voice Over work. He has recorded over 26,000 commercials over the past 20 years but feels no pain. He lives near Dublin and has one daughter and two sons Website : Link: www.jonathanryan.com |
 | Cliodhna Quinlan A professional session violinist, Cliodhna is noted for her versatility. She is regularly called upon to perform in many music styles from Irish Traditional to Jazz and Punk Rock. Cliodhna has toured and recorded with many artists in many European contexts most notably with Hazel O'Connor. Her 'trad' violin can be heard on Tread Softy Bill Lizard, Invasion From Planet Vampire and throughout BIG BIG SPACE. |
 | Peter O'Kennedy Peter O'Kennedy was born in Dublin in 1964. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York before returning to Ireland and the National College of Art & Design, dropping out to play drums with THE GOLDEN HORDE. He has also played drums for JOHNNY THUNDERS, CATHAL COUGHLAN,GAVIN FRIDAY and AIDAN WALSH. He was also a core member of NINE WASSIES FROM BAINNE. An accomplished sculptor, O'Kennedy has had two solo show in Project Arts Centre and around Ireland where he has obsessed on Fiat Bambinos. He has also exhibited in New York, Argentina and France. He held an artist in residency at the Irish Museum of Modern Art throughout the latter half of 1998. Peter performs as sound effects artist on INVASION FROM PLANET VAMPIRE, and throughout BIG BIG SPACE. |
 | Gerry Murphy Gerry Murphy, the poet, was born and lives in Cork City. He makes a cameo appearance as himself in Episode 5 of Tread Softly Bill Lizard. The SUNDAY PRESS has said of his poetry : 'Murphy writes with anarchical humour, some of it black and usually with a backdrop of politico-historical reference. This enables him to create a bizarre world where anything is possible and he takes full advantage of this'. Gerry Murphy's poetry is published by The Dedalus Press, Ireland. For further information email:johndeane@eircom.net Link: The Gerry Murphy Website |
 | Fintan Taite Fintan Taite is an animation graduate of Dun Laoghaire College of Art & Design. He has held down various jobs including King of the Universe, International Man of Mystery and all-round good egg. After Working as a freelance illustrator for 7 years he recently joined the rat-race as a full-time illustrator . All this as well as producing magnificant art for that crazy man, Roger Gregg. He currently lives with his current girlfriend - currently - but has no cat, no mortgage and no commitments. He will draw pictures of anything for money and has been influenced by the work of Jack Davis, Chuck Jones and Frank Sinatra. If you like what you see, you can contact him at fintaite@eircom.net |
 | Michelle Read Michelle Read began her career as a stand-up comic on the London comedy circuit in the late 80's. Since moving to Ireland in 1991, she has continued to work as a writer/performer, producing sketches for Irish TV and stage plays. She is also a founder member and player with the Dublin Comedy Improv and does numerous voice overs for radio and television. Michelle Read's Voice/Over Demo can be heard at www.voicebank.ie |
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