Contents hide

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Audio Verse Awards.

2021 Audio Verse Award Winners

Full transcript available here (opens in new tab).

Music Categories

Original Compositions in a New Production

Ghost of You by Charlie PS for The Town Whispers

If I Could Stop My Heart by Trace Callahan for Someone Dies in This Elevator

So Much More to Say by Trace Callahan for Someone Dies in this Elevator

The Curtain Rises by Trace Callahan for Starfall

The Power of the Elemental Creature by Alexander Cruz for October Jones & Fish with Legs

Original Compositions in an Existing Production

Amelia Theme S3 Mashup by Fredrik Baden for The Amelia Project

Marcha de l’ascension by Fredrik Baden for The Amelia Project

The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses) by Landon Blood for Old Gods of Appalachia

The Team behind The Strange Case of the Starship Iris

Unsealed Legacy by Brandon Boone for The White Vault

Music Direction for a New Production

Charlie PS for The Town Whispers

Junita Thiessen for Blood Rage Mode

The Team behind Someone Dies in this Elevator

Tim Krause for Omen

William A Wellman for Hello from the Hallowoods

Music Direction for an Existing Production

Brock Winstead for The Magnus Archives

Samuel DF Jones for Rusty Quill Gaming

Samuel DF Jones for Stellar Firma

Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia

The Team behind The White Vault

Sound Design Categories

Action Sound Design in a New Production

Laura Reicher for Aurora Everlasting

Sammy Holden and Espii Proctor for The Silt Verses

Travis Vengroff and Dayn Leonardson for The White Vault

Tyler Anderson and Rae Lundberg for The Night Post

William A Wellman for Hello from the Hallowoods

Action Sound Design in an Existing Production

Elizabeth Moffatt and Alexander J Newall for The Magnus Archives

Maddy Searle for Stellar Firma

Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia

The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Travis Vengroff for The White Vault

Environment Sound Design in a New Production

Sammy Holden and Espii Proctor for The Silt Verses

The Team behind Electromancy

The Team behind Someone Dies in this Elevator

Travis Vengroff and Dayn Leonardson for The White Vault

William A Wellman for Hello from the Hallowoods

Environment Sound Design in an Existing Production

Elizabeth Moffatt and Alexander J Newall for The Magnus Archives

Jeffry Nils Gardner for Stellar Firma

Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia

The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Travis Vengroff for The White Vault

Writing Categories

Writing for a New Production

Gabriel Urbina and Sara Shachat for Unseen

Jon Ware for The Silt Verses

The Team behind Neighborly

The Team behind Someone Dies in this Elevator

William A Wellman for Hello from the Hallowoods

Writing for an Existing Production

Cam Collins & Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia

Jessica Best & Emily Jade Lomax for The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Jonathan Sims for The Magnus Archives

K.A. Statz for The White Vault

The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Directing Categories

Player Director of a New Production

Alex Flanagan for A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS – A Love Story

Kendrick Smith for Tales Yet Told

Lauren Erwin and Summer Matthews for Missing Annie Lee

Nick Robertson for A Knight of Shreds and Patches

Tau Zaman for ROGUE RUNNERS

Player Direction of an Existing Production

Alexander J Newall for Rusty Quill Gaming

Derry Luttrell for Dice Will Roll

James D’Amato for Campaign – Skyjacks

Tim Meredith for Stellar Firma

Travis Vengroff for Dark Dice

Vocal Direction of a New Production

John Ware and Muna Hussen for The Silt Verses

The Team behind Hubris – A 24-Hour Podcast

The Team behind Someone Dies in this Elevator

Tim Krause for Omen

Travis Vengroff for The White Vault

Vocal Direction of an Existing Production

Alexander J Newall for The Magnus Archives

Jeffry Nils Garnder for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Philip Thorne and Oystein Brager for The Amelia Project

Rachel Kellum and Jeffrey Nils Gardner for The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Travis Vengroff for The White Vault

Voices

Storyteller of a New Production

Cole Weavers in The Town Whispers

Madi Tozier in The Realm Tree

Mara Wilson in The Pet

Wil Wheaton in Stan Lee’s Alliances

William A Wellman in Hello from the Hallowoods

Storyteller of an Existing Production

Chris McClure in The Milkman of St Gaff’s

Juston Hellstrom in The Great Chameleon War

Nicole Knudsen in The Godfrey Audio Guide

Steve Shell in Old Gods of Appalachia

Tal Minear in Audio Experiments

Guest Player in an Existing Production

Jolly Jack played by Patrick Rothfuss in Campaign: Skyjacks

Steven The Goat played by James Schwarz in Dice Shame

Mictena played by Michelle Perry in Inspired Incompetence

Noth Of The Silent Clan played by Travis Vengroff in The Lucky Die

Onorino played by Travis Vengroff in The Lucky Die

Player in a New Production

Beverly Marsh played by Addison Peacock in A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story

Pennywise played by JV Hampton-Vansant in A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS: A Love Story

Pallie Fisher played by Rhi in A Knight of Shreds and Patches

June Trehearne played by Andy Randolph in Good Neighbors

Rowan played by Kienna Shaw in Missing Annie Lee

Player in an Existing Production

Ildrex Mystan played by Russ D More in Dark Dice

Grizzop played by Ben Meredith in Rusty Quill Gaming

Hamid Saleh Haroun Al-Tahan played by Bryn Monroe in Rusty Quill Gaming

Harto Plitz played by Jennifer Haufek in Stellar Firma

IMOGEN played by Imogen Harris in Stellar Firma

Performance of a Guest Role in a New Production

Brother Wharfing performed by Caleb Del Rio in The Silt Verses

David performed by Allen Lewis Rickman in The White Vault

Peterson performed by Jonah Knight in The Silt Verses

The Man in the Flat Cap and Shell Suit performed by Gary Major in Spirit Box Radio

Tillie performed by Sarah Rhea Warner in Omen

Performance of a Guest Role in an Existing Production

Alexandra performed by Antigoni Spanou in The Amelia Project

Mayor Lopez performed by Jose Angel Donado in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Two-Check performed by John Omohundro in StarTripper!!

Weakbeard performed by Eric Trageser in Wizard Seeking Wizard

Young Lily performed by Symphony Sanders in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for a New Audio Play Production

Lucas Burns performed by Aubrey Poppleton in Electromancy

Horse performed by Brandon Nguyen in Starfall

Lauren performed by Emma Laslett in Electromancy

Raybar performed by Emma Laslett in Starfall

Zebulon Mucklewain performed by Neal Starbird in Midnight Burger

Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play Production

Albina performed by Frankie Larson in Liberty – Mines & Mysteries

Blandus performed by Travis Vengroff in Liberty – Mines & Mysteries

McCarty performed by Brandon Nguyen in SCP Archives

Olivia performed by Kirsty Woolven in Y2K

Paul performed by Brandon Nguyen in SCP Archives

Performance of a Supporting Role in a New Production

Judge Green performed by Todd Gadjusek in Jack and Lou – A Gangster Love Story

Man performed by Todd Gadjusek in Jack and Lou – A Gangster Love Story

Mason performed by Jamie Stewart in The Silt Verses

Nat performed by Sarah Golding in Omen 

Perseus Lewin performed by Chris Einspahr in Omen

Performance of a Supporting Role in an Existing Production

Ant performed by Alex Scott Fairley in The Amelia Project

Chester Warren performed by Pat King in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Georgie Barker performed by Sasha Sienna in The Magnus Archives

Hazel Gibbons performed by Krista D’Agostino in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Melanie King performed by Lydia Nicholas in The Magnus Archives

Performance of a Leading Role in a New Production

Avrum Ben Judah performed by Yelena Shmulenson in The White Vault

Carpenter performed by Méabh de Brún in The Silt Verses

Faulkner performed by B Narr in The Silt Verses

Lola performed by Méabh de Brún in Omen

Rivka performed by Lika Khukhashvili in The White Vault

Performance of a Leading Role in an Audio Play Production

Amelia performed by Julia Morizawa in The Amelia Project

Jonathan Sims (The Archivist) performed by Jonathan Sims in The Magnus Archives

Martin K Blackwood performed by Alexander J Newell in The Magnus Archives

Rudy Pelham performed by Joshua K Harris in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Violet Liu performed by Cindy Chu in The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Art Categories

Cover Art for a New Production

Caitlin Hoilman for Where the Stars Fell

James Harringman for The Silt Verses

Tal Minear for Someone Dies in This Elevator

Tim Krause for Omen

William A Wellman for Hello from the Hallowoods

Cover Art for a Production

Anika Khan for Stellar Firma 

Anika Khan for The Magnus Archives

Dan Streeting for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

Kessi Riliniki for The White Vault

Steve Shell and Cam Collins for Old Gods of Appalachia

Production Categories

New Story-based Production

Hello from the Hallowoods

Neighborly

The Realm Tree

The Town Whispers

Wandering with the Dead

Existing Story-based Production

Audio Experiments

Old Gods of Appalachia

The Godfrey Audio Guide

The Great Chameleon War

The Milkman of St Gaff’s

New Improvised Production

A Horror Borealis presents LOSERS – A Love Story

A Knight of Shreds and Patches

Good Neighbors

ROGUE RUNNERS

Tales Yet Told

Existing Improvised Production

Dark Dice

Dice Will Roll

Rusty Quill Gaming

Skyjacks – Courier’s Call

Stellar Firma

New Audio Play Production

Blood Rage Mode

Someone Dies in This Elevator

Omen

Starfall

The White Vault – Avrum

Existing Audio Play Production

The Amelia Project

The Magnus Archives

The Strange Case of Starship Iris

The White Vault

Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

2021 Hall of Fame Inductees

Slick Bracer

Star Wars

The Lone Ranger

The Lord of the Rings

Ulysses Galactic Guides and Bounties, Inc.