In the After Podcast
Weehawken Township, New Jersey | Radio & Podcasts
Sci-Fi, Drama
In the After, the world as we knew it has ended, and those left are adapting as best as they can. Grief is isolating, made heavier by a culture that rushes healing and avoids the unfixable. In the After is a love story of survival, imagining a world that holds people exactly where they are.
In the After Podcast
Weehawken Township, New Jersey | Radio & Podcasts
Sci-Fi, Drama
3 Campaigns | Hudson County, New Jersey
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In the After, the world as we knew it has ended, and those left are adapting as best as they can. Grief is isolating, made heavier by a culture that rushes healing and avoids the unfixable. In the After is a love story of survival, imagining a world that holds people exactly where they are.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The weird thing about sudden, world-shattering events is how normal everything is… until it isn’t. When we went to bed on October 1, 2020, both of our worlds were marching on as expected, but before Noon the next day, the unthinkable happened, and we found ourselves thrown into an impossible-to-understand new world. The old world was gone, and we were now standing in an apocalypse-stricken landscape where someone vital no longer stood beside us. Theresa, my wife and Diann's friend (though "friend" never felt like a big enough word; they were family in every way that mattered), was dead.
In the year that followed Theresa's death, while discussing our odds at surviving an apocalypse, Diann brought up that we were surviving an apocalypse, our world DID blow up… even if the outside world remained relatively the same, the entire makeup of our world had changed, and in that moment… In the After was born.
When the complete and final destruction of your world happens, how do you survive the apocalypse it creates?
In the After is a sci-fi drama audio fiction that explores grief, loss, and human connection through the same group of survivors in two parallel worlds: a modern-day grief support group and a post-apocalyptic manifestation of what it feels like to live with significant loss. Throughout the series, we see both worlds mirror one another, as they glitch between realities during key moments. Featuring a diverse ensemble cast, In the After utilizes a flashback structure to explore a different character’s grief-driven backstory in each episode.
Adley and Tennyson stand at the story's center- best friends grappling with profound loss. Adley wears her sarcasm as a defense against vulnerability. Her loss has made her unpredictable. Tennyson is empathetic with a great sense of humor, the true hero of the series, compassionate and brave, she is determined to survive. Ultimately, it’s their friendship that keeps them grounded in an otherwise tumultuous world. Together, they are part of a group of survivors who have become found family.
It is a character-driven story of survival on multiple levels. In Season 1, the group focuses on an overarching goal: rescuing Jeanie in the apocalyptic world while simultaneously assisting with Annie’s custody battle in the real world. The group encounters several challenges in both realms, including a relentless, poisonous fog that symbolizes the loss of hope. In the real world, these struggles are mirrored with parallel high stakes, further explored through flashbacks.
The series is also about the need for human connection and the chosen family our characters find within the group. In the end, hope is the ultimate tool for survival.
Outtake Productions has years of experience creating high-quality, impactful work on independent budgets. The early seasons of our web series Or So the Story Goes were produced with minimal equipment and self-taught skills, yet went on to exceed those limitations in both reach and quality.
As our work evolved, so did our resources. With later seasons and our series Kith & Kin, we were able to increase our budget and bring on a professional crew, resulting in our most successful work to date, with multiple awards, international coverage, and continued streaming success via SeekaTV.
In the After builds on this foundation, combining our established filmmaking expertise with the audio fiction experience gained from our co-produced podcast Moose on a Highway. Outtake Productions will oversee all remote recording through Riverside.com, as well as editing, marketing, and distribution.
Funds raised will directly support cast, sound design, composition, and other essential production & post productions costs needed to bring this story to life at its highest possible quality.
Help us reach 80% of our Seed&Spark funding goal to be greenlit.
We have a talented team, the infrastructure, and the passion to bring this project to life. But we can't do it without you. Please see ways you can help below:
PLEDGE TO OUR CAMPAIGN Every dollar makes a difference. Your support directly helps bring this world and these characters to life.
SHARE & FOLLOW Click the little heart on our Seed&Spark page! Followers are a huge part of what helps projects succeed on the platform, and every follow gets us closer to unlocking valuable production resources and festival opportunities.
FOLLOW US on Instagram and Facebook @intheafterseries. Join our growing community for behind-the-scenes updates, cast announcements, exclusive content, and campaign news.
LIKE, COMMENT, AND SHARE. One share can introduce In the After to someone who falls in love with the project and becomes part of our journey. Engagement helps more than you know!
Want to help spread the word?
Feel free to share one of these messages or create your own:
I'm supporting In the After, a post-apocalyptic audio drama about survival, hope, and the connections that keep us going. Check out the campaign and help bring this incredible story to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
In the After is a story about finding hope when the world feels broken, and finding community when you need it most. If you've ever been carried through a difficult season by the people around you, this story will speak to you. Help bring it to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
At its heart, In the After is about connection, resilience, and choosing hope even when the future feels uncertain. I'm excited to support this incredible audio drama and hope you'll check it out too: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
In the After is a love letter to the communities we build, the people who become family, and the hope that persists even in the darkest moments. Every pledge and share helps bring this story to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
Thank you for being part of the In the After community. Your support means the world to us, and we can't wait to share this story with you.
In the After is a love story to survivors. Navigating our own loss, we realized we didn’t see an accurate representation of the duality of grief in movies, TV, or podcasts. So, we set out to do just that.
We hope that others will feel a warm embrace through this story and that those who haven’t yet arrived in this devastating new world can have a better understanding through the universe we’ve created. The audio fiction world is an exhilarating way to bring this apocalyptic world to life, and we are looking forward to the adventure.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Post Production Costs
Costs $6,000
Additional funds needed to cover post-production, including but not limited to editing, sound design, composition, and theme song.
Cast
Costs $1,250
To go toward a stipend for our incredible team bringing the characters to life
Misc Items
Costs $150
Misc items as they arise, including equipment, web hosting, and more
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About This Team
In the After is being recorded remotely, giving us the unique opportunity to collaborate with talented artists from around the world. You may recognize some familiar voices from previous Outtake Productions projects, alongside several exciting new additions to our creative family. Together, this incredible team is helping bring our story to life.
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CREW
Diann Gogerty (Creator/Writer/Director)
Diann is a filmmaker, actress, director, and writer based in the NYC/NJ area. She currently serves as an executive producer at the award-winning production company, Outtake Productions, where she has played a key role in creating impactful content.
Her most recent directing roles were integral in bringing to life the series Kith & Kin (Assistant Director) and the short film FUNeral (Director). In her acting career, she is best known for her roles as a series regular on the web series Or So the Story Goes and Block Watch. She can also be seen in several films, including Assisted Suicide, God’s Law, and The Angry Man, for which she won Best Actress at NJ Webfest in 2024. Most recently, she co-wrote & directed the audio fiction podcast Moose on a Highway- winning Best Director at BNM Webfest in 2026.
Melissa Malone (Creator/Writer/Director)
Melissa is a NY/NJ-based filmmaker. As an actress, she has appeared in multiple film/TV projects, including the television series Evil Lives Here and feature films At the End of the Day and Messenger of Wrath. Currently, she serves as Executive Producer at the award-winning production company Outtake Productions, which she co-founded with her late wife, Theresa Labreglio. She has worked as a showrunner, actress, and editor on the series Or So The Story Goes, Block Watch, and Kith & Kin, as well as numerous short films. Most recently, she co-wrote the audio fiction podcast Moose on a Highway. Melissa has been recognized with over 20 industry awards, including an Indie Series Award for Best Writing (Kith & Kin), highlighting her goal of excellence in storytelling.
Hemlock Creek Productions (Sound Design & Mastering)
Hemlock Creek Productions was created to respond to a growing need for remote audio engineering services. We strongly believe in uplifting creators to share their stories in high quality regardless of proximity to a recording studio. Based in Chicago, Hemlock Creek Productions has worked with vocal talent, producers, and editors across the globe, including the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Portugal, and Malaysia.
Founder, sound designer and audio engineer Marisa Ewing and team bring a wealth of experience and expertise in audio engineering services to your projects. Hemlock Creek Productions has worked on dozens of podcasts, including “Dark Dice,” “Being Seen” and “Rusty Quill Gaming,” as well as a wide range of projects, including films, video games, and more. In all of our projects, we adapt to the needs of our client in order to achieve high quality audio. This includes coaching clients on how to set up an ideal recording space, providing education on ideal equipment for home recording, and access to a host of noise reduction tools.
"As a Black- and queer-owned post-production company, we strongly believe in uplifting diverse voices in all of our projects. We will never work on projects that promote bigotry in any form."
Trent Campbell (Composer)
Trent is the leader of the live-electronic group Tnertle. Originally from Denver, CO, Trent spent his formative years playing mostly rock music but then greatly diversified his musical taste when he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Initially enrolled as a film scoring major, Trent decided that it required a bit too much classical training and instead pursued a degree in Contemporary Writing & Production. This allowed his writing to flourish, free of classical hindrances. Trent now specializes in composing unique original dance, hip hop and funk music and touring around the country spreading the Tnertle sound. When Trent is not writing or performing music, you can find him snowboarding and playing soccer
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CAST
Diann Gogerty (Tennyson Monroe)
Diann Gogerty is best known for her roles as a series regular on the web series Or So the Story Goes, Block Watch & Kith & Kin. She can also be seen in several films, including Assisted Suicide, God’s Law, and The Angry Man, for which she won Best Actress at NJ Webfest in 2024. Moose on a Highway marked her podcast debut, and she is particularly excited to bring the story of In the After to the audio fiction world. She is especially grateful for the team assembled to make this dream a reality. Teamwork really does make the Dream Work.
Melissa Malone (Adley Stevens)
As an actress, Melissa has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including the tv series Evil Lives Here and the feature films At the End of the Day and Messenger of Wrath, as well as the digital series Or So the Story Goes and Kith & Kin, for which she received the Best Actress award at Miami Web Fest. She made her podcast debut in the comedy audio series Moose on a Highway.
Bringing stories to life has always been her greatest passion, and she is especially drawn to those that explore the complexity, resilience, and humanity of their characters. She is thrilled to help tell this story alongside such a talented creative team.
Vincent Richmond (Mark Monroe)
Vincent Richmond is an actor born and raised in San Diego, California. He first got into acting during his first theatre production of In the Red and Brown Water while getting his BA in Theatre Arts at California State University Dominguez Hills. Since that moment, he knew that acting was going to be his life passion. From that point, he went on to do a number of productions including Stick Fly, Metamorphosis, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Alongside theatre, he has several commercial works including Dr Squatch Soap Company, Beard Club, and Wiley Wallaby. He can’t wait to lend his voice to help bring In the After to the world.
Mel House (Caroline)
Mel House is an Emmy Award-winning, Bronx-based multi-hyphenate artist: an actor, comedian, voice coach, filmmaker, producer and the writer/creator of the award-winning dark comedy HOT ANGRY MOM. In 2023-24, HOT ANGRY MOM was an Official Selection at twenty-six film festivals worldwide, including the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts, Cleveland International and Dances with Films, where it was nominated for over fifty awards, winning twenty-two, including Best TV pilot, Director, Actress, Ensemble and an award for Representation of Women in Film. HOT ANGRY MOM ranked #2 in the USA and #5 in the world in Web Series World Cup 2023 and is on track to reach one million moms with upcoming distribution on MomCave TV. Recently, Mel guest-starred as Leah Wilson on “FBI: Most Wanted,” played Heidi in “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Syracuse Stage and toured internationally with “The Baby Monitor.” Mel is a proud member of the Actors Center Company, NYWIFT, VASTA, SAG-AFTRA, AEA and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework.
Penelope Hinds (Xan)
Penelope is an actor and singer who studied Musical Theatre at the University of Miami. She has worked with Outtake Productions since their inaugural season of Or So the Story Goes, appearing in productions including Golden Rule, Knock Knock, and Happy Thoughts, where she had the opportunity to bring a wide range of characters to life.
Her on-camera and voiceover work includes projects for companies such as Stretch*d, as well as a campaign for Planned Parenthood, along with other commercial and promotional work. Since returning home, she has continued performing onstage in productions such as The H Word and City Kids, and is currently appearing in Last. Good. Night. at The Tank Theatre. When she's not performing, Penelope can usually be found playing video games, hanging out with friends, or working out at the gym. She is grateful for every opportunity to tell stories, make people laugh, and occasionally pretend to be someone else for a living.
Jeff Byrd (Lenny)
Jeff Byrd is a Rhode Island-based SAG-AFTRA film and television actor. He got his professional start as NB soldier, 'Larry', in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: Dead City. Most recent credits include 'Phil' in the award-winning short film Bad Fences, 'Troy' in the upcoming short drama Mercy Rule, and 'Norman' in the upcoming dramatic film Grave.
Jennifer's an actress and producer, appearing on television in THE BLACKLIST, BLUE BLOODS and FBI: MOST WANTED. She can be seen in the film FIZZLE opposite Peter Friedman and also appears in EZRA, directed by Tony Goldwyn, starring Robert DeNiro. She received a Best Actress award from the Milan International Film Festival for her role in BECAUSE I LOVE YOU and two Best Supporting Actress awards (LA Webfest and NJ Webfest) for her recurring role in the series NURSES STATION. She starred in LOST + FOUND (PBS Reel 13 Series) and had a leading role in the horror anthology, RETURN TO THE THEATRE OF TERROR (Apple TV). She is the founder of Poor Monster Productions and has served as a producer on over 20 films and series, including DON’T PICK UP starring Keith David & Kathryn Erbe and LOVE MUSIC SHELTER with Esther McGregor. The recipient of the 2024 Best Producer award at the AMT International Film Festival.
Chris Christiana (Simon)
Chris Christiana is a singer/actor and all-around creative who loves telling stories- onstage, on camera, and through music. His professional stage performance credits include Monkey: Journey to the West (Spoleto/USA), Junie B. Jones (National Tour), Rock the Jukebox, Royalty of Rock N’ Pop (Michael Jackson tribute artist), and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. On screen, you may recognize him from Outtakes Productions projects like Block Watch, The Jolly Rogers Case Files, and the Or So the Story Goes series. He also proudly serves as a Board Member of the Off-Broadway theater organization Out of the Box Theatrics.
When he’s not performing, Chris composes & edits music for indie content (including work with Outtakes Productions, Joebert Productions, and Lonely Rider Productions). He’s the proud co-creator of the Paws for Jed™ children’s book series (www.pawsforjed.com), where he’s also composed original music to accompany the reading experience. He’s especially excited to be back with Outtakes Productions- working with people he loves- on a story that’s worth telling.
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Wayne Tunks (Luke)
Wayne Tunks is an award-winning writer, director, producer and acting coach. Wayne is a former storyliner on TV’s, ‘Neighbours’ and is the breakfast announcer on iHeart Radio’s, My88. Wayne’s feature film, ‘According to Otto’, is now streaming. Award-winning web series include ‘After Nightfall’, ‘Spook Siblings’, ‘Poison’ and ‘River Tap That’. Shorts include ‘Arlo’, ‘Overcaterers Anonymous’ and the upcoming ‘The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents…’. Podcasts include, ‘Moose on a Highway’ and ‘Murderer’s Murder’. Book include ‘Normal Or Nothing Like It’ and ‘Electricity’, with ‘The Pink Tent Soap Opera’ coming soon.
Tessa Zugmeyer (Gloria)
Tessa is an NYC-based actress with a M.F.A. from American Conservatory Theater. She has appeared on stage in NY productions of Dancing at Lughnasa, The Cherry Orchard, Comedy of Errors, The Clearing, and more. Most recently, she appeared in the series, Or So the Story Goes: Knock Knock, Kith & Kin, and Block Watch.
Heather Girardi (Donna)
Heather Girardi has an incredible cat named King Cuddles…oh wait…this is supposed to be an acting bio. She has appeared in multiple film/TV projects, as well as numerous commercials. Some of her television credits include New Amsterdam, High Town, FBI Most Wanted, and Law & Order. Some of her films include The Stand-In and Rare Objects. Heather has acted in, produced, and directed many comedy shorts with her husband Ben Slatkin. Their films Moralax and Breakfast of Champions were official selections at the Hollyshorts film festival, and their film Cockblok was featured in Huffington Post. Soon you can catch her in the indie short film Better Today, as well as a Capital One print advertisement. Currently, she is writing a solo piece to be performed in the not too distant future. She absolutely loves Melissa and Diann and the whole Outtake Productions team. She has had the privilege of working on three seasons of Or So The Story Goes and is thrilled to be a part of In The After. For more, check out her website: hgirardi.com. King Cuddles’s bio is far more interesting, especially his list of special skills.
Tom Chamberlain (Ed Wallis)
Austin-based Tom Chamberlain has appeared in features including Adventures in Zeroworld : Shadow of Doom, Mattress Mack, El Sueno, Valentines Date, Crawl or Die, The Perfect Specimen, and The Krone Experiment, and short films including the award-winning A Beautiful Letdown, and TV shows including guest-starring in the Friday Night Lights Emmy-Award-winning episode 405, The Son, and a co-starring role in episodes 204 and 207 of 1923. He received international awards producing, directing, writing for, and portraying the lead character Richard Panceliss in 4 seasons of the digital streaming series The Pantsless Detective. He wrote, directed, and produced the feature In Flagrante in 2000. After being nominated as the Narrator Moose in the Moose on a Highway podcast (which Outtake Productions co-produced), he’s thrilled to be included in In the After.
Richard P. Doyle (Nate Wallis)
An award-winning writer, producer, improviser and audio storyteller specializing in high-tension narratives. His acclaimed dark mystery audio drama, Dr. Goodvibes, has earned multiple international festival berths and top rankings in the Audio Fiction World Cup. When he isn't crafting psychological horror or acting silly on stage, Richard fully embraces his alter ego as "The Cardboard Degenerate." He brings his signature baritone commentary to YouTube and Twitch, where he cracks TCG packs and obsessively overanalyses the world’s most perverse hobby.
Joshua R. Pangborn he/him (Riley) is an award-winning actor and writer and founder of SideKick Productions, a queer, fat and sex-positive film & new media production company centered on telling horror and horror-adjacent stories. Joshua has a long list of acting credits in multiple genres, but it always seems to come back to horror. Even his recent appearance on Peacock's Poker Face (directed by Natasha Lyonne) was in an episode centered on horror movies! Most recently, Joshua has been seen in the recurring role of Cal on HBO's The Chair Company.
Joshua has received awards across the globe for his work as an actor, writer, and director in the field of horror. He also holds a doctorate in English Literature with a focus on dramatic literature and myth and folklore. Joshua's short fiction work includes the horror stories Crumbs in The Book of Queer Saints, and The Court of King Dong in That Old House: The Bathroom, and his debut individual collection, Homo Phobias.
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Additional Cast
Chris Allyah (Keegan)
Abriella Ruby (Annie Reyes)
Joshua R. Pangborn (Riley)
Ellis Filiatrault (Oliver Monroe)
Josie Pendergraft (Jeanie Reyes)
Bryan Civitarese (Judge/Drill Sargent)
Hank Morris (Chloe)
Ellen B. Williams (Lydia)
Josh Elliot Pickel (Samuel/Tyler)
Jennifer Donlin (Leona)
Ashley Monique Menard (Chelsea)
Frank Filiatrault (Officer Reynolds/Jarod)
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
The weird thing about sudden, world-shattering events is how normal everything is… until it isn’t. When we went to bed on October 1, 2020, both of our worlds were marching on as expected, but before Noon the next day, the unthinkable happened, and we found ourselves thrown into an impossible-to-understand new world. The old world was gone, and we were now standing in an apocalypse-stricken landscape where someone vital no longer stood beside us. Theresa, my wife and Diann's friend (though "friend" never felt like a big enough word; they were family in every way that mattered), was dead.
In the year that followed Theresa's death, while discussing our odds at surviving an apocalypse, Diann brought up that we were surviving an apocalypse, our world DID blow up… even if the outside world remained relatively the same, the entire makeup of our world had changed, and in that moment… In the After was born.
When the complete and final destruction of your world happens, how do you survive the apocalypse it creates?
In the After is a sci-fi drama audio fiction that explores grief, loss, and human connection through the same group of survivors in two parallel worlds: a modern-day grief support group and a post-apocalyptic manifestation of what it feels like to live with significant loss. Throughout the series, we see both worlds mirror one another, as they glitch between realities during key moments. Featuring a diverse ensemble cast, In the After utilizes a flashback structure to explore a different character’s grief-driven backstory in each episode.
Adley and Tennyson stand at the story's center- best friends grappling with profound loss. Adley wears her sarcasm as a defense against vulnerability. Her loss has made her unpredictable. Tennyson is empathetic with a great sense of humor, the true hero of the series, compassionate and brave, she is determined to survive. Ultimately, it’s their friendship that keeps them grounded in an otherwise tumultuous world. Together, they are part of a group of survivors who have become found family.
It is a character-driven story of survival on multiple levels. In Season 1, the group focuses on an overarching goal: rescuing Jeanie in the apocalyptic world while simultaneously assisting with Annie’s custody battle in the real world. The group encounters several challenges in both realms, including a relentless, poisonous fog that symbolizes the loss of hope. In the real world, these struggles are mirrored with parallel high stakes, further explored through flashbacks.
The series is also about the need for human connection and the chosen family our characters find within the group. In the end, hope is the ultimate tool for survival.
Outtake Productions has years of experience creating high-quality, impactful work on independent budgets. The early seasons of our web series Or So the Story Goes were produced with minimal equipment and self-taught skills, yet went on to exceed those limitations in both reach and quality.
As our work evolved, so did our resources. With later seasons and our series Kith & Kin, we were able to increase our budget and bring on a professional crew, resulting in our most successful work to date, with multiple awards, international coverage, and continued streaming success via SeekaTV.
In the After builds on this foundation, combining our established filmmaking expertise with the audio fiction experience gained from our co-produced podcast Moose on a Highway. Outtake Productions will oversee all remote recording through Riverside.com, as well as editing, marketing, and distribution.
Funds raised will directly support cast, sound design, composition, and other essential production & post productions costs needed to bring this story to life at its highest possible quality.
Help us reach 80% of our Seed&Spark funding goal to be greenlit.
We have a talented team, the infrastructure, and the passion to bring this project to life. But we can't do it without you. Please see ways you can help below:
PLEDGE TO OUR CAMPAIGN Every dollar makes a difference. Your support directly helps bring this world and these characters to life.
SHARE & FOLLOW Click the little heart on our Seed&Spark page! Followers are a huge part of what helps projects succeed on the platform, and every follow gets us closer to unlocking valuable production resources and festival opportunities.
FOLLOW US on Instagram and Facebook @intheafterseries. Join our growing community for behind-the-scenes updates, cast announcements, exclusive content, and campaign news.
LIKE, COMMENT, AND SHARE. One share can introduce In the After to someone who falls in love with the project and becomes part of our journey. Engagement helps more than you know!
Want to help spread the word?
Feel free to share one of these messages or create your own:
I'm supporting In the After, a post-apocalyptic audio drama about survival, hope, and the connections that keep us going. Check out the campaign and help bring this incredible story to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
In the After is a story about finding hope when the world feels broken, and finding community when you need it most. If you've ever been carried through a difficult season by the people around you, this story will speak to you. Help bring it to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
At its heart, In the After is about connection, resilience, and choosing hope even when the future feels uncertain. I'm excited to support this incredible audio drama and hope you'll check it out too: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
In the After is a love letter to the communities we build, the people who become family, and the hope that persists even in the darkest moments. Every pledge and share helps bring this story to life: seedandspark.com/fund/intheafter
Thank you for being part of the In the After community. Your support means the world to us, and we can't wait to share this story with you.
In the After is a love story to survivors. Navigating our own loss, we realized we didn’t see an accurate representation of the duality of grief in movies, TV, or podcasts. So, we set out to do just that.
We hope that others will feel a warm embrace through this story and that those who haven’t yet arrived in this devastating new world can have a better understanding through the universe we’ve created. The audio fiction world is an exhilarating way to bring this apocalyptic world to life, and we are looking forward to the adventure.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Post Production Costs
Costs $6,000
Additional funds needed to cover post-production, including but not limited to editing, sound design, composition, and theme song.
Cast
Costs $1,250
To go toward a stipend for our incredible team bringing the characters to life
Misc Items
Costs $150
Misc items as they arise, including equipment, web hosting, and more
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
In the After is being recorded remotely, giving us the unique opportunity to collaborate with talented artists from around the world. You may recognize some familiar voices from previous Outtake Productions projects, alongside several exciting new additions to our creative family. Together, this incredible team is helping bring our story to life.
_____________________________________________________
CREW
Diann Gogerty (Creator/Writer/Director)
Diann is a filmmaker, actress, director, and writer based in the NYC/NJ area. She currently serves as an executive producer at the award-winning production company, Outtake Productions, where she has played a key role in creating impactful content.
Her most recent directing roles were integral in bringing to life the series Kith & Kin (Assistant Director) and the short film FUNeral (Director). In her acting career, she is best known for her roles as a series regular on the web series Or So the Story Goes and Block Watch. She can also be seen in several films, including Assisted Suicide, God’s Law, and The Angry Man, for which she won Best Actress at NJ Webfest in 2024. Most recently, she co-wrote & directed the audio fiction podcast Moose on a Highway- winning Best Director at BNM Webfest in 2026.
Melissa Malone (Creator/Writer/Director)
Melissa is a NY/NJ-based filmmaker. As an actress, she has appeared in multiple film/TV projects, including the television series Evil Lives Here and feature films At the End of the Day and Messenger of Wrath. Currently, she serves as Executive Producer at the award-winning production company Outtake Productions, which she co-founded with her late wife, Theresa Labreglio. She has worked as a showrunner, actress, and editor on the series Or So The Story Goes, Block Watch, and Kith & Kin, as well as numerous short films. Most recently, she co-wrote the audio fiction podcast Moose on a Highway. Melissa has been recognized with over 20 industry awards, including an Indie Series Award for Best Writing (Kith & Kin), highlighting her goal of excellence in storytelling.
Hemlock Creek Productions (Sound Design & Mastering)
Hemlock Creek Productions was created to respond to a growing need for remote audio engineering services. We strongly believe in uplifting creators to share their stories in high quality regardless of proximity to a recording studio. Based in Chicago, Hemlock Creek Productions has worked with vocal talent, producers, and editors across the globe, including the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Portugal, and Malaysia.
Founder, sound designer and audio engineer Marisa Ewing and team bring a wealth of experience and expertise in audio engineering services to your projects. Hemlock Creek Productions has worked on dozens of podcasts, including “Dark Dice,” “Being Seen” and “Rusty Quill Gaming,” as well as a wide range of projects, including films, video games, and more. In all of our projects, we adapt to the needs of our client in order to achieve high quality audio. This includes coaching clients on how to set up an ideal recording space, providing education on ideal equipment for home recording, and access to a host of noise reduction tools.
"As a Black- and queer-owned post-production company, we strongly believe in uplifting diverse voices in all of our projects. We will never work on projects that promote bigotry in any form."
Trent Campbell (Composer)
Trent is the leader of the live-electronic group Tnertle. Originally from Denver, CO, Trent spent his formative years playing mostly rock music but then greatly diversified his musical taste when he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Initially enrolled as a film scoring major, Trent decided that it required a bit too much classical training and instead pursued a degree in Contemporary Writing & Production. This allowed his writing to flourish, free of classical hindrances. Trent now specializes in composing unique original dance, hip hop and funk music and touring around the country spreading the Tnertle sound. When Trent is not writing or performing music, you can find him snowboarding and playing soccer
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CAST
Diann Gogerty (Tennyson Monroe)
Diann Gogerty is best known for her roles as a series regular on the web series Or So the Story Goes, Block Watch & Kith & Kin. She can also be seen in several films, including Assisted Suicide, God’s Law, and The Angry Man, for which she won Best Actress at NJ Webfest in 2024. Moose on a Highway marked her podcast debut, and she is particularly excited to bring the story of In the After to the audio fiction world. She is especially grateful for the team assembled to make this dream a reality. Teamwork really does make the Dream Work.
Melissa Malone (Adley Stevens)
As an actress, Melissa has appeared in numerous film and television projects, including the tv series Evil Lives Here and the feature films At the End of the Day and Messenger of Wrath, as well as the digital series Or So the Story Goes and Kith & Kin, for which she received the Best Actress award at Miami Web Fest. She made her podcast debut in the comedy audio series Moose on a Highway.
Bringing stories to life has always been her greatest passion, and she is especially drawn to those that explore the complexity, resilience, and humanity of their characters. She is thrilled to help tell this story alongside such a talented creative team.
Vincent Richmond (Mark Monroe)
Vincent Richmond is an actor born and raised in San Diego, California. He first got into acting during his first theatre production of In the Red and Brown Water while getting his BA in Theatre Arts at California State University Dominguez Hills. Since that moment, he knew that acting was going to be his life passion. From that point, he went on to do a number of productions including Stick Fly, Metamorphosis, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Alongside theatre, he has several commercial works including Dr Squatch Soap Company, Beard Club, and Wiley Wallaby. He can’t wait to lend his voice to help bring In the After to the world.
Mel House (Caroline)
Mel House is an Emmy Award-winning, Bronx-based multi-hyphenate artist: an actor, comedian, voice coach, filmmaker, producer and the writer/creator of the award-winning dark comedy HOT ANGRY MOM. In 2023-24, HOT ANGRY MOM was an Official Selection at twenty-six film festivals worldwide, including the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts, Cleveland International and Dances with Films, where it was nominated for over fifty awards, winning twenty-two, including Best TV pilot, Director, Actress, Ensemble and an award for Representation of Women in Film. HOT ANGRY MOM ranked #2 in the USA and #5 in the world in Web Series World Cup 2023 and is on track to reach one million moms with upcoming distribution on MomCave TV. Recently, Mel guest-starred as Leah Wilson on “FBI: Most Wanted,” played Heidi in “What the Constitution Means to Me” at Syracuse Stage and toured internationally with “The Baby Monitor.” Mel is a proud member of the Actors Center Company, NYWIFT, VASTA, SAG-AFTRA, AEA and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework.
Penelope Hinds (Xan)
Penelope is an actor and singer who studied Musical Theatre at the University of Miami. She has worked with Outtake Productions since their inaugural season of Or So the Story Goes, appearing in productions including Golden Rule, Knock Knock, and Happy Thoughts, where she had the opportunity to bring a wide range of characters to life.
Her on-camera and voiceover work includes projects for companies such as Stretch*d, as well as a campaign for Planned Parenthood, along with other commercial and promotional work. Since returning home, she has continued performing onstage in productions such as The H Word and City Kids, and is currently appearing in Last. Good. Night. at The Tank Theatre. When she's not performing, Penelope can usually be found playing video games, hanging out with friends, or working out at the gym. She is grateful for every opportunity to tell stories, make people laugh, and occasionally pretend to be someone else for a living.
Jeff Byrd (Lenny)
Jeff Byrd is a Rhode Island-based SAG-AFTRA film and television actor. He got his professional start as NB soldier, 'Larry', in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: Dead City. Most recent credits include 'Phil' in the award-winning short film Bad Fences, 'Troy' in the upcoming short drama Mercy Rule, and 'Norman' in the upcoming dramatic film Grave.
Jennifer's an actress and producer, appearing on television in THE BLACKLIST, BLUE BLOODS and FBI: MOST WANTED. She can be seen in the film FIZZLE opposite Peter Friedman and also appears in EZRA, directed by Tony Goldwyn, starring Robert DeNiro. She received a Best Actress award from the Milan International Film Festival for her role in BECAUSE I LOVE YOU and two Best Supporting Actress awards (LA Webfest and NJ Webfest) for her recurring role in the series NURSES STATION. She starred in LOST + FOUND (PBS Reel 13 Series) and had a leading role in the horror anthology, RETURN TO THE THEATRE OF TERROR (Apple TV). She is the founder of Poor Monster Productions and has served as a producer on over 20 films and series, including DON’T PICK UP starring Keith David & Kathryn Erbe and LOVE MUSIC SHELTER with Esther McGregor. The recipient of the 2024 Best Producer award at the AMT International Film Festival.
Chris Christiana (Simon)
Chris Christiana is a singer/actor and all-around creative who loves telling stories- onstage, on camera, and through music. His professional stage performance credits include Monkey: Journey to the West (Spoleto/USA), Junie B. Jones (National Tour), Rock the Jukebox, Royalty of Rock N’ Pop (Michael Jackson tribute artist), and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. On screen, you may recognize him from Outtakes Productions projects like Block Watch, The Jolly Rogers Case Files, and the Or So the Story Goes series. He also proudly serves as a Board Member of the Off-Broadway theater organization Out of the Box Theatrics.
When he’s not performing, Chris composes & edits music for indie content (including work with Outtakes Productions, Joebert Productions, and Lonely Rider Productions). He’s the proud co-creator of the Paws for Jed™ children’s book series (www.pawsforjed.com), where he’s also composed original music to accompany the reading experience. He’s especially excited to be back with Outtakes Productions- working with people he loves- on a story that’s worth telling.
Wayne Tunks (Luke)
Wayne Tunks is an award-winning writer, director, producer and acting coach. Wayne is a former storyliner on TV’s, ‘Neighbours’ and is the breakfast announcer on iHeart Radio’s, My88. Wayne’s feature film, ‘According to Otto’, is now streaming. Award-winning web series include ‘After Nightfall’, ‘Spook Siblings’, ‘Poison’ and ‘River Tap That’. Shorts include ‘Arlo’, ‘Overcaterers Anonymous’ and the upcoming ‘The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents…’. Podcasts include, ‘Moose on a Highway’ and ‘Murderer’s Murder’. Book include ‘Normal Or Nothing Like It’ and ‘Electricity’, with ‘The Pink Tent Soap Opera’ coming soon.
Tessa Zugmeyer (Gloria)
Tessa is an NYC-based actress with a M.F.A. from American Conservatory Theater. She has appeared on stage in NY productions of Dancing at Lughnasa, The Cherry Orchard, Comedy of Errors, The Clearing, and more. Most recently, she appeared in the series, Or So the Story Goes: Knock Knock, Kith & Kin, and Block Watch.
Heather Girardi (Donna)
Heather Girardi has an incredible cat named King Cuddles…oh wait…this is supposed to be an acting bio. She has appeared in multiple film/TV projects, as well as numerous commercials. Some of her television credits include New Amsterdam, High Town, FBI Most Wanted, and Law & Order. Some of her films include The Stand-In and Rare Objects. Heather has acted in, produced, and directed many comedy shorts with her husband Ben Slatkin. Their films Moralax and Breakfast of Champions were official selections at the Hollyshorts film festival, and their film Cockblok was featured in Huffington Post. Soon you can catch her in the indie short film Better Today, as well as a Capital One print advertisement. Currently, she is writing a solo piece to be performed in the not too distant future. She absolutely loves Melissa and Diann and the whole Outtake Productions team. She has had the privilege of working on three seasons of Or So The Story Goes and is thrilled to be a part of In The After. For more, check out her website: hgirardi.com. King Cuddles’s bio is far more interesting, especially his list of special skills.
Tom Chamberlain (Ed Wallis)
Austin-based Tom Chamberlain has appeared in features including Adventures in Zeroworld : Shadow of Doom, Mattress Mack, El Sueno, Valentines Date, Crawl or Die, The Perfect Specimen, and The Krone Experiment, and short films including the award-winning A Beautiful Letdown, and TV shows including guest-starring in the Friday Night Lights Emmy-Award-winning episode 405, The Son, and a co-starring role in episodes 204 and 207 of 1923. He received international awards producing, directing, writing for, and portraying the lead character Richard Panceliss in 4 seasons of the digital streaming series The Pantsless Detective. He wrote, directed, and produced the feature In Flagrante in 2000. After being nominated as the Narrator Moose in the Moose on a Highway podcast (which Outtake Productions co-produced), he’s thrilled to be included in In the After.
Richard P. Doyle (Nate Wallis)
An award-winning writer, producer, improviser and audio storyteller specializing in high-tension narratives. His acclaimed dark mystery audio drama, Dr. Goodvibes, has earned multiple international festival berths and top rankings in the Audio Fiction World Cup. When he isn't crafting psychological horror or acting silly on stage, Richard fully embraces his alter ego as "The Cardboard Degenerate." He brings his signature baritone commentary to YouTube and Twitch, where he cracks TCG packs and obsessively overanalyses the world’s most perverse hobby.
Joshua R. Pangborn he/him (Riley) is an award-winning actor and writer and founder of SideKick Productions, a queer, fat and sex-positive film & new media production company centered on telling horror and horror-adjacent stories. Joshua has a long list of acting credits in multiple genres, but it always seems to come back to horror. Even his recent appearance on Peacock's Poker Face (directed by Natasha Lyonne) was in an episode centered on horror movies! Most recently, Joshua has been seen in the recurring role of Cal on HBO's The Chair Company.
Joshua has received awards across the globe for his work as an actor, writer, and director in the field of horror. He also holds a doctorate in English Literature with a focus on dramatic literature and myth and folklore. Joshua's short fiction work includes the horror stories Crumbs in The Book of Queer Saints, and The Court of King Dong in That Old House: The Bathroom, and his debut individual collection, Homo Phobias.
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Additional Cast
Chris Allyah (Keegan)
Abriella Ruby (Annie Reyes)
Joshua R. Pangborn (Riley)
Ellis Filiatrault (Oliver Monroe)
Josie Pendergraft (Jeanie Reyes)
Bryan Civitarese (Judge/Drill Sargent)
Hank Morris (Chloe)
Ellen B. Williams (Lydia)
Josh Elliot Pickel (Samuel/Tyler)
Jennifer Donlin (Leona)
Ashley Monique Menard (Chelsea)
Frank Filiatrault (Officer Reynolds/Jarod)