CENTRALCASTING PRESENTS: Two Plays by Will Anderson

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/32235/black-rect_copy_1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="320" /></p> <p><strong>Centralcasting presents <em>The Son of West Branch</em> and <em>Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing</em>, by Will Anderson</strong></p> <p>In this special double-feature, award-winning audio playwright Will Anderson presents a tribute to former US President Herbert Hoover.</p> <p><strong>THE SON OF WEST BRANCH: AMERICA'S GREAT HUMANITARIAN</strong></p> <p><em>The Son of West Branch: America’s Great Humanitarian</em> is an historic dramatization looking at the pivotal moments of Herbert Hoover’s life from his early childhood up to the eve of the 1928 presidential election. It was written by Anderson during an artist residency at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in 2008. This performance, which stars Phil Proctor (of The Firesign Theatre) as Herbert Hoover, was recorded in front of a live audience of about 200 by the National Audio Theatre Festivals in July 2011 and received an Award of Excellence in the 2012 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts.</p> <p><strong>Directed by:</strong> Butch D’Ambrosio</p> <p><strong>Assistant Director:</strong> Sue Bilich</p> <p><strong>Technical Director:</strong> David Shinn</p> <p><strong>SFX Director:</strong> Tony Brewer</p> <p><strong>Live SFX Mixer:</strong> Renee Pringle</p> <p><strong>Music Mixer:</strong> Ben Taylor</p> <p><strong>Intro Credits:</strong> Phil Proctor & Robin Miles</p> <p><strong>Narrator:</strong> Madison Wiehe</p> <p><strong>Hulda Hoover:</strong> Suzan Lorraine</p> <p><strong>Announcer:</strong> Rich Fish</p> <p><strong>Tad Hoover:</strong> Terry Hampton</p> <p><strong>Herbert at age 2:</strong> Sue Bilich</p> <p><strong>Jesse Hoover:</strong> Peter Pollack</p> <p><strong>Dr. Minthorn:</strong> Phil Proctor</p> <p><strong>Sissy:</strong> Melinda Peterson</p> <p><strong>Toby:</strong> Tom Wiens</p> <p><strong>Mother:</strong> Sue Bilich</p> <p><strong>Conductor:</strong> Steve D’Onofrio</p> <p><strong>Herbert