Disclaimer
Mary is the Production Manager for Phoenix Tears Productions and this project was her first foray into designing a show/experience using the Silent Disco tech that others in the company have used so often. When not working with Phoenix Tears, Mary is working as an Entertainment Technician at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL opening projects like the Wonderful World of Animation and Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM nighttime shows as well as opening and closing the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. They are also currently pursing their Master's in Themed Entertainment through the University of Central Florida (MS).
You can learn more about Mary's work at mehdesigns.net
Mary Hosford
(she/they)
Creator, Designer, Developer
Just a few things to note...
This site is set in a fictional universe created by Phoenix Tears Productions. The radio station is not real nor is based on any radio station real or fictional. The story surrounding the radio station is a work of fiction devised as part of an in-person immersive experience titled The Waiting Room. If you would like to experience The Waiting Room in person, the dates and locations listed on the home page are accurate to our in-person events presenting this experience.
The Artists listed on the Artist page, and their songs, are 100% real and are being used in an agreement with each individual artist.
Please check out the music they have so graciously allowed us to use by following the links on our artists page.
A Word from the Creators.
This experience was originally conceptualized by both Mallory and I as a simple log-line idea to pitch with three other projects in a class workshop to create an immersive experience. Ultimately it was not the one chosen to be fully developed for that class, but found new life with the idea of adapting it into a site-specific show using the Silent Disco tech that Phoenix Tears Productions has used heavily for audio drama experience previously. From there we spiraled into this intentionally odd and potentially confusing experience that we hope to be able to tour to more places in the future. I hope you've enjoyed your Waiting Room experience, but remember to keep an eye out for anything that may be lurking behind the curtain...
~Mary
The People Behind The Waiting Room
Many people worked to create The Waiting Room experience and we hope you will join us here to give them credit for their work on this project.
Mallory is the Executive Director for Phoenix Tears Productions where she produces, directs, and writes immersive shows in several different mediums. She is thrilled to work with Mary on creating The Waiting Room and is especially excited to be working on a project that is going to grow and evolve and have deeper levels. Outside of Phoenix Tears Productions you can find Mallory teaching theater workshops to students or playing with her corn snake Nahesa.
Follow her daily life on YouTube where she has been making a video every single day for almost seven years.
Mallory Vance
(she/her)
Creator, Director
Rachel Yee is a spatial audio artist from central Ohio who recently relocated to Orlando, FL. Her recent work brings soundscapes or virtual scenarios to life in immersive theatrical experiences. In addition to theatrical sound design, she also composes music for concert, film,
multi-speaker arrays, and headphones. Sometimes she is on short film sets capturing the sounds of goofy people or “fixing it in post” so no one knows how goofy the cast and crew can be. You can see some examples of her work and her ever growing collection of cloaks on her YouTube channel. Rachel is also currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Themed Experience at the University of Central Florida.
Rachel Yee
(she/her)
Audio Designer & Composer
Josh Innerst has spent his career working across the country in theatre companies such as Cleveland Play House, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and five years as a resident company member at the American Shakespeare Center. Some of his favorite roles include Hamlet in "Hamlet," Algernon in "The Importance of Being Earnest," Touchstone in "As You Like It" and Mr. Marks in "Intimate Apparel" among many others. When he’s not onstage, Josh spends his time as a Voice Over artist, working in Film/TV, or hanging out with his wife and dogs. Feel free to visit his website at www.joshinnerst.com to find out more.
Josh Innerst
(he/him)
DJ Dusk, Radio Track Voice Actor
Kierna Conner is an artist, performer, director/writer and self-proclaimed generalist, and her curiosity has brought her work across Europe, China, and throughout the United States. Kierna was a part of the original creative development team for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, and played an integral leadership role in the show’s maintenance as an immersive performer, trainer and stunt captain. In addition to performing, she now works as a Creative Producer and Director of Immersive Development at Culture House Immersive, alongside an Avengers-style team of immersive industry leaders. Kierna's work has been featured in No Proscenium, the NY Times, Polygon and more. Past clients include Buzzfeed, Walmart, Adobe, Virgin, Yayapa Children’s Theatre, and Marvel.
Kierna Conner
(she/her)
Hold Line Track Voice Actor
Kathy is a fifth generation Iowan and is lucky to be living on a family farm that was homesteaded in 1842, prior to Iowa Statehood. She and her husband Michael have slowly been renovating their 1894 home to its turn of the century state – but without the outhouse. Although she considers herself "at home" in small town Iowa, Kathy grew up in California which gives her a unique "bi-cultural" perspective on life. She has been doing voicework and radio, both live and tracked, since 1978. Kathy and her husband Michael have two grown children and two spectacular granddaughters.