Cast Reveal: D’Lo

The Witchever Path Team is happy to unveil another actor performing in our next interactive story, CATAMOUNT! Say hello to D’Lo!

D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comic. D’Lo’s television roles have included: LOOKING, TRANSPARENT, SENSE 8, and MR.ROBOT, and web series EASTSIDERS, DYKECENTRAL, including a leading role in a ColorCreative & Project Greenlight produced MINIMUM WAGE, and finally his very own web series PRIVATE DICK. He also plays the role of Gio in upcoming feature film DEATH & BOWLING and is in post-production for a buddy comedy short film he wrote featuring D’Lo and Shakina Nayfack called RO & SHIRELLE. He is currently in development on a scripted series based on his life through Sameer Gardezi’s Break The Room (BTR) Media and Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Media. 

Most recently, D’Lo was awarded the Artist Disruptor Fellowship for TV Writing through the Center for Cultural Performance and 5050×2020 an initiative started by Joey Soloway; and the Civic Media Fellowship through USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab, and a Cultural Trailblazer Award from the City of Los Angeles’ Department of Cultural Affairs.

His solo shows Ramble-Ations, D’FunQT, D’FaQTo Life and To T, or not To T  have toured theaters and festivals nationally. He is currently working on his latest solo called Queer Noise with support from CTG’s Library Series and LA LGBT Center. He is a co-founder of QORE, a Queer South Asian Comedic Artists Collective, that was created in response to rising ideology of intolerance both in Modi’s India and Trump’s America. QORE currently hosts space in LA for South Asian Artists for Black Lives. 

He facilitates ‘writing for performance’ workshops, and created the “Coming Out, Coming Home” writing workshop series for South Asian and/or Immigrant LGBTQ Organizations across the nation, and frequently collaborates with NQTTCN (National Queer/Trans Therapists of Color Network).

Learn more about him:

dlocokid.com
imdb.me/dlocokid

Cast Reveals: MJ Bailey

We are pleased as all get out to reveal one of the actors who will be playing a major role in our upcoming Season Three story, CATAMOUNT!

Marcilena (MJ) Bailey is a Chicago-based podcaster with roots extending far beyond the city and two cats that love causing chaos more than they love her work. MJ turned to podcasting in 2018 as an outlet for her love of writing and her interest in acting: the former she had been doing since she was a small child and the latter she admired from afar. When she’s not pondering the human experience or crafting tales based in Filipino folklore, she works as a typical (if not overly efficient) administrator in a nonprofit.

As the head of Miscellany Media Studios. She is the showrunner and sole talent for shows like The Oracle of Dusk, Aishi Online, Temporal Light, and The Mountain’s Heart.

Find her on Twitter @oracleofdusk or the Miscellany Media Studios website – miscellanymedia.online

Bonus Show: Sin-Eating

In this episode, Jas and Steven talk about the historical and mythological context behind the first Witchever Path story, “Squirrels,” we discuss a meso-American deity that encouraged sin for the purposes of then devouring it, and Sticker Mule interrupts the conversation by calling Jas. The new season of Witchever Path starts on Thursday, October 1. 

Bonus Show: Talking about the Orisha

Jas and Steven talk about the Orisha. Jas brings some awesome facts, talks about some of the gods of note, and Steven becomes the spirit of mayonnaise (and still regrets it). Zeus gets a new nickname, and more.

Listen now:

Also, while we’re hard at work on Season Three, what you would you like to hear on our feed to tide your ears’ stomachs?

Also! Help us make the next season even more memorable! Join our Patreon, or give a one-time donation to our IndieGogo!

Help us fund Season Three

Witchever Path has a lot going on, and as we work to be a better podcast, we also want to be better producers. One of the ways we can do that is that we’re looking to pay our actors, artists, and musicians. So, we’ve started an IndieGoGo for our third season.

We hope you have loved our stories for the past two seasons to invest with us to pay the people who help enrich our podcast, help us tell stories of people that typically don’t get the spotlight shined on them, and bring you the interactive content you love.

What do you get out of it? We have perks ranging from stickers to getting to have your own choice added to a storyline. Read more about it, here.

It’s a crazy time out there. Walk the path with us and take control of a narrative for a while.

-Jas

Chosen Finale! Bring Your Whole Crew

Here we go. The fate of Illusory Redemption is decided, and because of your choices, we will now see who will survive, and what will be left of them.

CW: Racism, Homophobia, Human Sacrifice.

Can’t listen right now? Here’s the transcript.

Chosen starred:

  • Lito Velasco as Hector
  • Vyn Vox as Mira
  • DJ Sylvis as Hagbard
  • Mike Gagne as Rommel
  • JD Lauriat as Peter
  • Jas LaFond as Makayla and Angie
  • Steven LaFond as Levi and Widdershins
  • Mandy Hall as Tara
  • Melissa Geiser as Kristin
  • Tyler Bell as Tommy
  • Melissa Croft as your Action News Team

The story was written and produced by Jas and Steven.The Theme Song Was Written and performed by Rydyr

The songs, “Pretty Little” and “Innards” are by the amazing group, Lobotomobile. 

Stream them on any service, buy their albums, and when the world is right again, let’s go see them live. 

Thank you to everyone out there who pushed and promoted the show, causing us to shatter our voting record each week this story came out. We hope you loved this ride and will stick with us as we move forward to our next story, which will be debuting in late August. 

But that doesn’t mean we’re idle. The Witchever Path team has been writing and adding new and exclusive content to our Patreon, which you can get by subscribing at Patreon.com/WitcheverPath. 

While we’re at it. Thank you Jeremy Springfield who upgraded his membership to the Wanderers package, and to Stephanie Lyons who is a new BGB subscriber.

While we’re taking a brief break between this story and the next, we’ll be hard at work, casting the next macabre tale and interacting with all of you. Until next time. Choose the Night, Choose the Unknown. Choose the Path. 

New Episode: This Ride

It’s part seven of our latest story, Chosen. You voted, and here we are… and things have gotten so much worse.

Can’t listen right now? Here’s the transcript.

Because we’re approaching endgame, and you were so understanding of last week, our most recent poll has TWO choices we need to make.

Update: The poll is currently closed! Stay tuned for our next episode!

This episode was written by Steven and Jas, and produced by Steven. 


Our cast this week was:

  • JD Lauriat as Peter
  • Tyler Bell as Tommy
  • Lito Velasco as Hector
  • Jas LaFond as Angie and Makayla
  • Steven LaFond as Levi
  • DJ Sylvis as Hagbard
  • Vyn Vox as Mira
  • Many Hall as Tara


Music:

Chosen Part Six: Walk a Mile In Your Own Shoes

Mira takes a few steps toward destiny. Rommel pushes it. Hector wants a moment of peace with his new family, but even Hagbard can’t give it to him. Something’s going to give.

Can’t listen right now? Read the transcript.

This story featured:

This episode was written and produced Jas and Steven

The Witchever Path theme is by Rydr

The songs, Lo-Fi Dub, Seedy City and Stay Away were by ZapSplat.
Metal and Blood is by Bill Walker.

Things are tough all over, but we want to thank our Patreon subscribers for keeping the faith. If you can, consider supporting our show at Patreon.com/witcheverpath. You’ll gain bonus episodes, behind the scenes content, and more. Thanks again for your support. Until next time, we hope you Sleep with a Clear Consequence. 

Chosen Part Five: Good Lady

The baby is coming. Hector is going to be a father. Rommel reconnects with an old friend. Hagbard and Mira seek unconventional help for their increasingly tense situation.

Here is the episode transcript.

The new episode will be coming on May 14.

You could vote for what you think will help her out, or what you think will be the most

interesting. Maybe those will intersect for you… maybe they won’t.

This episode featured:

  • Lito Velasco as Hector
  • Vyn Vox as Mira
  • DJ Sylvis as Hagbard
  • Mike Gagne as Rommel
  • Mandy Hall as Tara
  • JD Lauriat as Peter
  • Jas LaFond as Angie and Makayla
  • Kim Dauber as Dr. Burke
  • Steven as Matt

This episode was written by Jas and Steven and produced by Steven.

Music:

  • The Witchever Path theme song was written and performed by Rydyr.
  • The song Klezmer Folk was by October Inc.
  • The songs, Lo-Fi Dub and Stay Away were by ZapSplat.

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