"Absent, always" episode one of the "there was this" series is now streaming wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can listen right here on the website.
Meet the Company


Jeffrey Billard
Jeff is the founder and artistic director of Absent, Always Theatreworks. A retired theater professor, stage director and stage actor, he has been a voice actor, writer, director, editor and producer of audio dramas for over thirty years and is also the founder of the Audio Groove Cats production group.
Sheree Wichard
Sheree is a multi-award-nominated voice actor trained in both New York and London. Her work spans commercials, documentaries, audio dramas, video games, animation, and more. With roots in theatre, she developed a love for character work, with audio drama credits including The Count of Monte Cristo and Ominous Thrill, as well as ongoing roles in Derelict and the soon-to-be released Anticrastination. She is honored to be a member of Absent, Always Theatreworks for its inaugural season and to work alongside such a talented ensemble. More at: https://linktr.ee/ShereeWichard


David Ault
David is a voice actor from North Yorkshire, UK. He started voice acting with Darker Projects in 2005, moving through The Byron Chronicles, Pendant Audio, Colonial Radio Theatre to modern day antics with Fool & Scholar, the NoSleep Podcast team and Shadows at the Door: The Podcast. He’s a big fan of tea, ghosts and astronomy, and can be found online at linktr.ee/thedavidault




Joe Stofko
Joe began his adventures behind a microphone in radio broadcasting a long time ago. Later, he transitioned to acting, both on stage and voicing characters in well over one hundred audio productions. Today he continues in audio drama and narrating audio books.


Angela Young