ABOUT TENDRIL: THE BANSHEE CHRONICLES

TENDRIL: The Banshee Chronicles is an science fiction, comedy, and horror radio-play style podcast.  It involves an action-adventure narrative with strong comedic parody elements, inspired by and playing off of themes found in Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars, Scooby Doo,  Lovecraftian literature, Doctor Who, Mass Effect, Overwatch, and more.  It follows the story of the Banshee Crew, a ragtag trio who travels to various planets to investigate and thwart paranormal mysteries, while facing threats beyond their imagination - something more sinister, lurking in deep space.

THE HISTORY OF TENDRIL

It all began with a homebrew campaign for the tabletop game "Monster of the Week" in early 2018, with Ryan Borses as the GM, and fiancée Kaitlyn Radel and her two brothers, Bryan and Timothy, manning the character sheets.  Together they plotted out the type of world they wanted to roleplay in - and before they knew it, they had all fallen in love with the idea of a science fiction world populated with characters and relationships that made them laugh and cry.  Together, they decided they wanted to make this world available to everyone.  So, Kaitlyn and Ryan, armed with a history of professional voice acting and extensive training in creative writing, performance, and music composition, began to create the podcast version of TENDRIL.

THE CAST 

Ryan Borses | creator, producer, director, narrator
Ryan holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory.  Recently, he has appeared in Hand to God (Justin/Tyrone) at B Street Theatre in Sacramento, CA.  He also composed the original musical Nobody's Home, and narrated the Tut audio book series by P.J. Hoover.  He can be frequently heard voicing horror stories on the Chilling Tales YouTube Channel.  He lives in Tampa with Kaitlyn and their two dogs.

​You can find him at ryanborses.net.

Kaitlyn Radel | producer, creator, scriptwriter, voice of Lieutenant Switch
Kaitlyn received her B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of South Florida.  She's a Tampa independent bookseller by day and a dimensional traveler by night, choosing to spend most of her time in worlds with androids and dragons.  She has recorded several audiobooks,  and is slowly but surely working on her first science fiction novel.  And she is so excited for the singularity. 

​You can find her on Twitter @smolderingskies.  

Eric Meo | ​voice of Ensign Cade Floodry and additional
Eric is a Chicago based Voice Actor and Comedian, originally from Austin, Texas. His voice can also be heard in video games such as Mr. President, To the Top, and Small Talk. Eric received his BFA in Theatre: Performance and Production from Texas State University in 2014, just before studying Shakespeare abroad in London and Stratford-upon-Avon. He is currently continuing his education studying comedy at The Second City Learning Center. ​

You can find him on Twitter @mostlymeo.

Ta'Ron Middleton  | ​voice of Captain Kronist Loknu and additional
Ta’Ron Middleton is an Austin-based actor and musician, having performed on many local and regional stages throughout Central Texas. Despite a long career of both straight and musical theatre, TENDRIL marks his first serialized foray into the world of voice acting. When not leading the Banshee squad, Ta’Ron likes to watch The Office, read manga, and record hip-hop records under the alias Kid Tall. He would like to make it clear that despite all rumors and speculation, he is not in fact, The Chosen One. He pinky promises.

You can find him on Instagram @kid.taller and at www.majaislandmusic.com/kidtall.

Diane Meo | voice of Admiral Deulendrahbl and additional
Diane is a Chicago based theatre director and voice actor. You can hear her voices in video games like Mr. President, To the Top, and Small Talk. Her most recent directing project Brooklyn No-Names won Best Script and Best Direction at the 2018 SheNYC Summer Theater Festival. She holds a BFA in Theatre: Performance and Production from Texas State University.

To see more of her work please visit www.dianemeo.com.

Monique Borses​ | voice of Vex Longarmo and additional
Monique is an actor currently living in the Bay Area of California. She graduated from The Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Her favorite roles include Maria in West Side Story, Menenius in Coriolanus, and Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. She is a lover of dogs, fashion, board games, cute coffee shops in small towns, planners, Amazon.com, and lists. She is new to the nerd-dom and hopes you accept her.

Joelle Bird | voice of Zeltis Baobashti and additional
​After a few years away from the mic, Joelle is just excited to be acting once again. She has always held a deep passion for the arts, which ultimately led to her studying music at Central Washington University, before moving to the Seattle area to further her career. Her days are spent holding down an office job, while her nights are dedicated to working as an artist, finishing up her first novel, and creating music.

​When her life is not being consumed by her primary hobbies, Joelle enjoys cosplay, D&D, binge-watching cartoons, and obsessing over the lives of fictional characters.

Christian Ines | voice of Ravi Denali and additional
Christian is a Barista and amateur voice acting enthusiast based in the Tampa Bay area. He has a love for all fictional forms of storytelling including movies, novels, anime, comics, and Sci-Fi podcasts. When he isn’t voicing roles in Tendril he is a DnD Game Master and is currently writing a science fiction novel with the aspiration of becoming a successful writer. He is excited to be a part of the TENDRIL family and hopes you all enjoy this ride through space with us.