Centralcasting presents The Son of West Branch and Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing, by Will Anderson In this special double-feature, award-winning audio playwright Will Anderson presents a tribute to former US President Herbert Hoover. THE SON OF WEST BRANCH: AMERICA'S GREAT HUMANITARIAN The Son of West Branch: America's Great Humanitarian 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. Directed by: Butch D'Ambrosio Assistant Director: Sue Bilich Technical Director: David Shinn SFX Director: Tony Brewer Live SFX Mixer: Renee Pringle Music Mixer: Ben Taylor Intro Credits: Phil Proctor & Robin Miles Narrator: Madison Wiehe Hulda Hoover: Suzan Lorraine Announcer: Rich Fish Tad Hoover: Terry Hampton Herbert at age 2: Sue Bilich Jesse Hoover: Peter Pollack Dr. Minthorn: Phil Proctor Sissy: Melinda Peterson Toby: Tom Wiens Mother: Sue Bilich Conductor: Steve D'Onofrio Herbert Hoover: Phil Proctor Voter: Tony Brewer Edith: Robin Miles Martha: Toni Johnson Charles: Michael Byers Bewick: Jack Davids Secretary: Suzan Lorraine Jules's Mother: Christy Jordan Child: Sue Bilich Colonel Schmidt: Rich Fish German Aide: Lucus Keppel Jules: Michael Byers Blues Singer: Emily Carlson Radio Announcer: Rich Fish Mayor: Bill Chessman Reporter: Lucus Keppel Music Director: Dwight Frizzell Master Mix: Kyle Harris Guitar: Julia Thro Drums: Pat Conway Stage Manager: Jorda Ford Recording Truck Engineers: Mike Konopa & Kerby Mitchell Art Design and Layout: Kelly DeBoyer Sampling Artist/Sound Effects Preproduction/Final Mixdown: Marc Wiener SIXTY-SIX TRIPS TO LANSING Inspired by the popular acclaim for the musical "Hamilton," this short comedy script follows the efforts of a professor attempting to get funding for a presidential-rock-musical based on the life of Herbert Hoover. This piece was recorded by actors in isolation during the 2020 pandemic lockdown and assembled in post. Sixty-Six Trips to Lansing was awarded a silver listening award by the National Audio Theatre Festivals at their 2021 Hear Now: Audio Fiction and Arts Festival. The committee chair: Ted Clayton. Vice chair: Jeffrey Weinstock The applicant: Andrew Papa Written by Will Anderson and edited by Lucas Nunn.

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