Faces for Radio Theater | Live Wire! Radio

Courtenay Hameister Associate Producer/Head Writer/Host

Courtenay’s theater career began in 7th grade at Jackson Middle School when she won Best Actress for her performance of Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” as Kabuki Theater. After three years of classical acting training at NYU, she spent two years working behind-the-scenes with the comedy group “The State" - her version of Comedy Camp. When she is not writing or performing for Live Wire!, she writes and sometimes directs short films, writes songs and curates a reading series she co-created with author Marc Acito called “True Stories.” She is a proud member of the film collective “Cinema Syndicate.”

Tyler Hughs Announcer/Writer/Performer/12th level Magic-User

Tyler has been performing onstage for over 20 years. He’s a grizzled veteran of murder mystery dinner theater, Shakespeare in the Parks and nearly every children’s theater in Portland. He’s also a writer and actor in short films by the award-winning Cinema Syndicate. His voice can be heard in commercials, animation and above the din of noisy bars when he’s all worked up about something. As an improv comedian he’s been a long-time member of Brainwaves Improvisational Comedy, a short-time member of Super Project Lab and a collaborator with On Your Feet. Tyler worked for several years with USO/DOD Overseas Entertainment performing for US troops and their families in Iceland, Western Europe, The Balkans, Asia, Micronesia and Alaska. (Seriously.)

Sean McGrath Writer/Performer

Sean is an actor, writer and filmmaker, infamous for his scandalous 2003 affair with the Hapsburg Princess. Seeking sanctuary in Portland, he has shucked that embarrassing incident and looks toward the future by writing comedy, mashing and distilling his prized Kentucky bourbon, and daily rides on his Lippizzaner stallion, Pancake. You can see his film work at cinemasyndicate.com and in the independent feature, Everyman's War

Patricia Ferguson Performer/Mother/Cute as a Damn Button

This southern gal found her love of acting after winning best talent and 1st runner-up in the Jr. Miss Scholarship Program (that’s right – it’s a scholarship program, people!) for her interpretive Gone With The Wind monologue. She completed her MFA in Acting at UT Austin, performed in Seattle and relocated to Oregon for the sunshine and eternal summers. Patricia is a mom, (ask me about my kids) a member of Salem Repertory Theatre, a hard workin commercial actress, certified Pilates instructor and an adjunct professor whenever/wherever duty calls. Her favorite part about Live Wire! is how totally hot she looks on radio!

Jonpaul McLellan Performer/Improv Actor/Bad Artist

Performing for over 30 years, Jonpaul has been involved in thousands of shows worldwide but always finds his way back to Portland, no matter how hard the city tries to lose him. His most important work happened here, when he played covered, dead body #3 in the movie "Dr. Giggles,” and a crazed devil worshiper in the (oddly) hard-to-find "Bloody Mary.” He is currently a member of the improv troupe Brainwaves. Jonpaul also likes blogging and baking scones, naked.

Pat Janowski Siren O' Sound/Foley Fox

Pat has spent decades honing her craft as comedy writer and performer. She started out as editor of her college humor magazine, but took a detour and ended up writing for national magazines including Discover, OMNI, and Scientific American—all known for being very, very funny. For the past several years, Pat has performed as a singer with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra and also as a backup singer for The Ditty Twisters, a band deemed both rockin' and hilarious by area music critics. Pat is also a mother of two, a job that she finds alternately riotously funny and deeply vexing.

Ralph Huntley Musical Director, House Band Leader, Writer

Ralph has been playing music in Portland for nearly 20 years, and has toured with many national acts. He recently recorded Dreams of Sun and Sky with Fernando Vicciconte, declared one of the ten best albums of 2001 by the Oregonian. Ralph has composed music for Do Jump Theater, written jingles for the Oregon Lottery, and has scored a number of independent film and theater projects. He is also a member of Faces For Radio Theater.