Synopsis

Kid Pros follows a day in the life of being a kids party clown. Erica and Vinny work for Kid Pros, Exceptional Entertainment at Exceptional Rates, while pursuing their passions in life. This day, however their patience will be tested as the find new challenges, new friends, happy accidents and happy middles. Join us as a new episode releases every hour (July 27) between 9am EDT and 9pm EDT!


Kid Pro is based on the real life experience of Just Press Playhouse creators Gabe Templin and Orlando Segarra. Although the stories are real they have been fictionalized for storytelling purposes. Keep an eye on this feed for an after show episode where Gabe and Orlando will discuss the real stories behind Kid Pros!

Read & Listen

If you prefer to read along while listening choose your episode below! Happy Adventures!
Additional Sound Credits
Original Music by Brooklyn Bystander
Additional Music by Dalton Deschain & Jo Kroger
As well as Lätta (sourced from the Free Music Archive)
​Written, Produced, Directed, Designed and Edited by: Orlando Segarra and Gabe Templin

Cast

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​Heslens Estevez
Erica
Heslens Estevez is a graduate from new world school of the arts. She was previously seen in Theatreworks USA touring production of SkippyJon Jones: Snow What?! As Poquito Tito as well as The 25th Annual Putnam county spelling bee as Schwartzy at APAC! @callmehess
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​Orlando Segarra
Vinny/Old Man
Orlando Segarra is the co-founder of Just Press Playhouse. He is a writer, director, actor, and musician based in New York City and holds a BFA from West Texas A&M University. Orlando loves storytelling of every kind and is grateful to have the opportunity to spin a few yarns of his own.
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​Josh Kellman
Adolph/Others
Josh has been very fortunate to provide the voice for Sal in Flushed With Love and Harry/Others in Time Trip! for Just Press Playhouse. Josh is fascinated by their creativity and in admiration of their attention to detail. Josh started his own theatre company this year, and so far there have been productions of Don Juan, Of Mice and Men, and The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd. Not About Nightingales by Tennessee Williams is slated for May of next year at the West End Theatre in NYC, as long with a few TBAs. Josh spent the summer enjoying his 6th season at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. He has also performed with Sierra Rep, the Great Plains Theatre, NTC, and many others throughout the country. When not performing, Josh is so, so proud to be a Crisis Worker for The Trevor Project, the leading national organization for providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ youth. www.joshkellman.org
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Christy Hall
Angela/Diana/Little Girl
Christy Hall is an actor, musician, writer, and comedian living in Brooklyn. She is thrilled to be working with the Just Press Playhouse team on their newest project, Kid Pros. When Christy isn't performing, she spends her time hanging out with her cat, baking, putting googly eyes on objects, and doing jigsaw puzzles to completion. She has an instagram that she rarely updates. Check it out, if that sort of thing matters to you. www.instagram.com/christyhallyall/
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​Catherine Rogala
Cheryl/Others
Catherine is a New York based producer, writer and Sag-Aftra AEA actor/singer. She is an advocate of gender parity in the arts and founded Rogala Productions, a company committed to creating female driven stories told by female creative teams. She adores working with Orlando & Gabe, and of course going for tacos with them.
​catherinrogala.com
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​Lindsey Kelly
Francesca/Others
Lindsey is so grateful to be working with Just Press Playhouse, and for having the opportunity to play in the incredibly fun worlds they create. She is an actor happy on camera, on stage, or behind a mic. You can see her in short films currently on the festival circuit, on stage with Random Access Theatre’s Drunk Texts, or heard here with JPP! You can see more from her at www.lindsey-kelly.com. Thanks to CSUF, MCS, and JPP! ​
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​Gabe Templin
Michael/Others
Gabe is a Co-Founder of Just Press Playhouse. New York Theatre: Not About Nightengales, Romulus, (Empirical Theatre), The Black Book (IJB Productions), September Twelfth (Up Theatre), Hotel Project (The Internationalists), and Suicide Notes (DUTF). Performs monthly with Drunk Texts (Random Access Theatre). He has studied with Matthew Corozine at Matthew Corozine Studio and received his MFA from the University of Arkansas. www.gabetemplin.com
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​Tony Artiga
​Jose/Others
Tony is an actor, artist and filmmaker based out of Brooklyn NY. Credits include Don in “A Chorus Line” and Director of the short film “Contract” which can be viewed on YouTube. Kid Pros is his first podcast radio show and is grateful to Gabe and Orlando for the opportunity! Follow his art on Instagram or check out his Etsy Shop!
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Phil Blechman
Radio DJ
Phil "The Baritone Blitz" Blechman is a voiceover artist, podcaster, radio host, and narrator known as The Blitz for his knack for fast talk. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University where he hosted the swanky AF radio show Funk Love and was a recurring guest on The PreGame Show. A writer and director in his own right, The Baritone Blitz has performed and directed on stage and screen from coast to coast with such original hits as The Black Book, The Unwritten Code, The Plot Thickens, Start/Pause, American Games, Breaking Heels, Debbie, Joyce, Caren & The Dragon, and The One-Eyed Monster. The Baritone Blitz is a co-founder of the production company, IJB Productions, and recently finished up an eight month tour with World Wrestling Entertainment in creative and as on screen talent. Blechman worked with Just Press Playhouse on Flushed With Love, and Time Trip! ​with many more happy adventures to come. Blechman can be found through ACX.com where he records audio books of all varieties or at Phil@IJBproductions.com.