Chatting With Sherri

Chatting With Sherri chats with artist and animation designer; Craig Elliott!   Craig Elliott is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. He received his education at the famed Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California and studied under artists such as Harry Carmean and Burne Hogarth. Craig’s carefully crafted and arresting images of nature and the human form have captivated audiences with their visual and intellectual celebration of the beauty in this world and beyond. In addition to his fine artwork, Craig has had a hand in designing many of today’s most popular animated films from studios such as Disney and Dreamworks. A multi-faceted artist, he is also an accomplished landscape architect, sculptor and most recently, jewelry designer. Craig’s work has evolved into a unique vision informing and influencing fine art, print, animation, and commercial worlds. In the animation industry he has worked primarily for Disney and Dreamworks, designing their animated films such as Hercules, Mulan, The

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back photographer; Chris Loomis! "Design, art, nature, architecture, high-fashion, science, science-fiction, surrealism, the paranormal, music and even old cartoons...name some of the many things that inspire me personally as well as photographically. From personal project with high-concept productions to illustrative commissions for clients, I am constantly working to evolve my vision while maintaining the highest level of quality and art direction."       

Chatting with sherris welcomes author Deborah Gaal! Deborah Gaal abandoned a love of theater to take over the family flooring business and ended up running a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont.   After leaving DuPont, she coached entrepreneurs and corporate execs in addition to creating and guiding leadership seminars for women. Finally, she returned to her dream of living a creative life by writing.   Deborah Gaal, the award-winning author of The Dream Stitcher, returns with Synchronicities on the Avenue of the Saints, a novel that delves into the subjects of love and acceptance and the importance of connection.   Deborah employs magic realism to explore themes of ancestry, connectivity, and universality. Here, the ancestors take the form of two Russian ghosts, one vengeful and one supportive. Both are relatives of the bipolar Noah Friedman. Noah has spent years on a drug that has either made him a genius or considerably shortened his life span—or both. Now he must face off against a malevolent corpora

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Emmy Winning Producer,Writer and Author Brooks Wachtel! Brooks is a very talented and diverse man who won an Emmy Award for screenwriting for the animated hit series Tutenstein! Brooks is an Emmy Award-winning writer with a long resume in TV and film. Wachtel has written more than 100 produced episodes of television fiction. In addition to episodes of X-Men, he has written shows as diverse as Fox’s live-action Young Hercules (starring Ryan Gosling) and animated hits like Spider-Man, Heavy Gear, Robo-Cop, Beast Machines: Transformers and PBS’ Liberty’s Kids. For younger viewers, he penned episodes of the pre-school hits, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Rainbow Fish. Wachtel's episode, "I Did it My Way," for Tutenstein won an Emmy Award. For The History Channel, he co-created and executive produced the hit series DogFights. Wachtel also wrote and produced other documentaries for that network, including episodes of Defending America: National Guard and The Coast Guard. Additiona

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon!   The Last Cities of Earth! From the worlds in the paintings that he has created, several of the images are of floating cities. The project is an anthology of original short stories, future novels.  It includes authors; Steven L Sears, Kevin J Anderson, David Gerrold, Mike resnick, Jody Lyn Nye, Cat Rambo and many others. Last Cities of Earth is a shared world universe depicting humanity's survival in the face of global catastrophe borne out of the mind’s eye of award-winning artist Jeff Sturgeon. Jeff is a long time illustrator\game artist and designer. He is an avid outdoors-man and spend as much time in the mountains or on the coast and in the woods as much possible especially near my home in the foothills of the Cascades and he shares this with his twin sons Duncan and Corwin. He is an avid reader and collector of books and art.     

Sherri's Playhouse reprises radio play; Kitten! A farce; a group of freinds meet a new girl, she is quite beautiful, but there is something very different about her. Original songs Cat In The Act and Groovy Tune by singer/song writer; Ray Dafrico!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor and writer; Philicia Saunders! Philicia Saunders is an American actress of Jamaican and African-American parentage. She is best known for her role as Tabala Zo in the Star Wars Universe, The Force Awakens.  Philicia completed a master's degree program in acting at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. At UCLA, she appeared in many stage productions, including William Wycherley's The Country Wife, Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine and Noël Coward's Hay Fever. She also attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England with an emphasis on classical acting and Shakespeare.  Philicia also worked as a production and casting intern on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, Salim Akil's Jumping the Broom and Justin Tipping's Kicks. She started her professional career in acting when she made her stage debut at Ark Theater in Los Angeles as Hermia in William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, portraying Portia with the Independent Shakespeare Company in a pr

Sherri's Playhouse reprises the radio play; Dimness! All alone. In a small room.  All you can remember about yourself is your name. Three lonely people reach out to each other in the dimness, al they know are their names and how they are dressed. Radio play by Sherri Rabinowitz (I directed it too.) Original music by Ray Dafrico. play is followed by a rebroadcast of the cast interview from earlier this year, please stay tuned to listen to our chat.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author and actor; Herbie J Pilato! Herbie J and I have a great chat about both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bewitched and so much more! Writer/producer/TV personality Herbie J Pilato is the author of several acclaimed celebrity biographies including Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story, and Twitch Upon A Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery.  His classic TV talk show, Then Again with Herbie J Pilato, is now streaming on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime UK.  For more information, visit http://www.HerbieJPilato.com, or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Medium.com.  

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning author; Elizbeth Chatsworth! Elizabeth Chatsworth is a British author and actor based in Connecticut. She loves to write of rogues, rebels, and renegades across time and space. Elizabeth is a Writers Of The Future winner, a Golden Heart® finalist, a Pitch Wars alumna, and a member of SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors of America). Her debut novel, THE BRASS QUEEN (January 2021), is an award-winning fantasy set in an alternate Victorian age. When she’s not writing, Elizabeth works as a voice-over actor. There’s a rumor she possesses the world’s best scone recipe. Visit her at elizabethchatsworth.com to see if it’s true. Elizabeth's winning story will be published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 37, which will be released in April 2021.      

Sherri's Playhouse presents; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!!   It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended. Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day?   Listen in to the exciting second part of this fun exciting show! Tune in and find out! Written and Directed by Sherri Rabinowitz Music and Special Effects by Nicholas Davidge Editing and Additional Special Effects by XV Podcasters  

Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser! Chatting With Sherri chats with the cast of; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!!!! It's a Sequel of the hit radio-play which takes off where part one ended. Does Terrence get his revenge? Does Joe save the day? (This is a rebroadcast due to lockdown there was a lot of delays in editing the play, so this was first broadcast on March 15th, please keep that in mind. What follows after this interview is our play; Joe Kronus; Capture The Kaiser!)

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning artist Bea Jackson!   Bea is recognized for her love of telling stories through her art. From dynamic and diverse character design, to delightfully fun and energetic children's book illustrations. Bea attended the College for Creative Studies and is the Grand Prize Winner of the L Ron Hubbard’s Illustrator of the Future award of 2007. With over 15 years of experience as a freelance illustrator, Bea works in a variety of art styles. In addition to her work as a Children’s Book Illustrator, character and concept artist, Bea’s work has been featured on the covers of books, comics, and in various magazines and articles.     

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author John Arthur Long! John Arthur Long is a writer and a director in theater for his entire professional career and recently received a Best Director nomination for the Chain Theatre’s Off-Broadway revival production of Wait Until Dark. Long is the co-author of a children’s book, The Tooth Fairy Legend, a perennial seller which was based on his original family theatrical musical for which he co-wrote the book and music with Chet Meyer and that Liz Smith called “delicious,” in her column about its New York premiere, which Long also directed.  According to the audiobook award winning narrator and writer, John Arthur Long, DRAGULA: A Transgender Tale conveys a message that is clearly and uncompromisingly stated by the main character: “Bigotry, the inability to tolerate the differences in others, is one of the great flaws of our society!” Moreover, he states that when presenting entertainment that represents individuals of the LGBTQIA+ community, he has endeavored to be sensitiv

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back Gregg Openheimer! GREGG OPPENHEIMER (Producer-Director), son of "I Love Lucy" creator-producer-head writer Jess Oppenheimer, got his start in comedy at the tender age of four when his father introduced him to Lucille Ball on the "I Love Lucy" set. Kneeling down, a smiling Lucy asked Gregg, "Where did you get those big brown eyes?" Gregg's deadpan reply: "They came with the face." Lucy nearly fell over laughing. In 1996, he left a successful law career in order to complete his late father's humorous memoir, "Laughs, Luck...and Lucy: How I Came to Create the Most Popular Sitcom of All Time" (Syracuse University Press). That book's success led Gregg's hit comedy play, "I Love Lucy: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom."  His latest project is SPERDVAC (The Society to Preserve & Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy) presents "Jack Benny Program" veterans Beverly Washburn, Stuffy Singer & Ivan Cury in Peg Lynch's comedy gem, "THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ETHEL &

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award-winning authors; Lee Murray and Dan Rabarts! Lee, Dan and I have fun time catching up about all their projects and all the great books you can buy!   Lee Murray is a multi-award-winning author-editor from New Zealand, and a three-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominee. Her work includes military thrillers, the Taine McKenna Adventures, supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra (with Dan Rabarts), and debut collection Grotesque: Monster Stories. Her latest anthology project is Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, co-edited with Geneve Flynn. Co-founder of Young NZ Writers and the Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers, she is HWA Mentor of the Year, NZSA Honorary Literary Fellow, and Grimshaw Sargeson Fellow for 2021. Read more at leemurray.info. Dan Rabarts is an award-winning author-editor, four-time recipient of New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award and three-time winner of the Australian Shadows Award, occasional sailor of sailing things, part-tim

   Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented; Steven L Sears! Steven L. Sears has worked as a Writer, Story Editor, Producer and Creator in Television, Film, digital media and animation. His career has encompassed over fifteen Television series, including RIPTIDE, THE ATEAM, HARDCASTLE & McCORMICK, STINGRAY, WALKER-TEXAS RANGER, HIGHWAYMAN, SUPERBOY, S.H.E. SPIES and many other Television favorites. After Producing SWAMP THING for USA network and RAVEN for CBS, he soon moved to a series that has made its mark in Television and pop culture history, as Co-Executive Producer of the wildly popular series XENA - WARRIOR PRINCESS. He followed that up by co-creating a version of the legendary comic book heroine SHEENA for Sony/TriStar Television. Still involved in Film and Television, Steven has moved into the literary realm with several publications, including STALAG-X, a graphic novel co-written with New York Times Bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, and The Non-User-Friendly Guide for Aspiring TV

Chatting With Sherri welcomes actor and writer; Arielle Strauss Brueland!  Arielle Strauss Brueland is an author, actress, and percussionist. Her YA paranormal romance series, The Wraith Trilogy, has been republished by AUSXIP Publishing in 2020. Arielle has performed on Off-Off Broadway and at the New York Fringe Festival. Her favorite job was traveling with Momentum Theatre Troupe around New England, performing Shakespeare on a truck that opened to a stage. Since that dream came true, Arielle has begun to take an interest in Audio Theatre. She currently works as a voice actress with San Diego-based company Sherri's Playhouse. She's also hard at work collaborating with AUSXIP Audio and the XVPodcasters to bring the character of Zoe Lambros to life in a series of audiobooks by Mary D. Brooks. Arielle loves being part of a creative team whose goal is to bring stories to life. When she's not acting or writing, Arielle can be seen touring on the bongos with Jersey-based rock/pop musicians Don Lee and The Wa

Sherri's Playhouse reprises Mabel of the Anzacs by Mary D. Brooks!   Adapted by Mary for the radio theater from her new novel,  Mabel of the Anzacs! Two women - one a fiery teenager, the other a cantankerous octogenarian - find their mutual antipathy blossoms into an unlikely friendship. Together the two women forge a close bond that will change their lives forever. It's a friendship for the ages.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes a great fan fiction panel! Melissa Good is a full time network engineer and part time writer who lives in Pembroke Pines, When not traveling for work, or participating in the usual chores she ejects several sets of clamoring voices onto a variety of keyboards and tries to entertain others with them to the best of her ability. She is a prolific author of many published novels, her latest is Southern Stars,(with a new novel due out very soon and she is a very well-known author of Xena fan fiction. Melissa “Missy” Good is the Royal Academy of Bards 2005 Hall of Fame Author and the winner of 2008 Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award. . Mary D Brooks has won numerous awards for her fiction, but one of the highlights of her life (and one of the biggest thrills) was to have her first novel "In the Blood of the Greeks" and the non-fiction "In the Blood of the Greeks: The Illustrated Companion" showcased in the Jewish Museum of Greece's book collection about the holocaust in Greece d