Radio Plays and Creative Voice Over Services Crafted with Heart and Imagination

Where Storytelling Becomes Art Through the Vision of a Dedicated Sound Engineer

Transform Sound Into Art
Your Story, Our Sound, Everyone's Experience

At Next Step Arts, every story is treated as a living moment waiting to be heard. Whether your idea arrives as a script, a monologue, or a spark of inspiration, we help it find its voice. Our approach is rooted in artistry and emotional honesty, blending performance with careful audio craftsmanship to create soundscapes that draw listeners in. Through our voice over services, we shape characters and tone with authenticity so the heart of your message feels present and real. Supporting the creative process is our dedicated sound engineer, who brings clarity, texture, and a sense of atmosphere to every layer. This combination of expressive performance and thoughtful sound design allows your story to grow beyond the page and take on a full sensory life. Here, sound becomes connection and your vision becomes an experience your audience can truly feel.

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Comprehensive radio play development from concept to final production, bringing storytelling visions to life.

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Professional sound engineering for radio theater productions, ensuring top-quality audio mixes and mastering.

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Professionally produce and narrate engaging audio documentaries tailored to diverse topics and audiences.

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Professional and versatile voice-over services perfect for narrations, advertisements, and more.

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Offering crisp and captivating voiceovers for commercials, trailers, and media projects with tailored tonal quality.

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Immersive Audio Production That Brings Stories Off the Page and Into the Ear
Audio has a unique ability to transport people, and our work is designed to honor that power. We approach every project with curiosity and care, shaping environments that bring emotion, depth, and presence to your story. Whether you are developing a radio play, a podcast, or an audio documentary, we focus on capturing the soul of the material. Our voice over services add nuance and character, giving each performance a clear emotional identity. Working alongside this is the expertise of our sound engineer, who shapes each scene with attention to detail, timing, and atmosphere. Every element is layered with intention so the final piece feels immersive from the first moment to the last. The goal is simple. To create audio that invites listeners into a world, holds their attention, and leaves something meaningful behind.

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Some of these plays are performed with real actors and some are entirely performed by one person using AI to as a filter to change their voice.

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    A Misdummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

    In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a group enters the woods under the light of the moon and takes mind-altering substances. They engage in romantic mix-ups and encounter creatures from another dimension. Shakespeare explores the boundary between illusion and reality in this play, suggesting that life itself might be a dream. Performed by Robin Schild and Claudia Rosa

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    As you like it..by William Shakespeare

    Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalind's love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of "curing" him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play. performed by Robin Schild

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    The Importance of being earnest

    The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde that mocks the culture and manners of Victorian society. It is a farcical comedy that relies on satire and a comic resolution to make that mockery more palatable to viewers. The play is about friends Jack and Algernon's double-lives interfering with their romantic pursuits. It is considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement and a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy. performed by Robin Schild

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    The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter

    The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter revolves around a piano player, Stanley Webber, who stays in a shabby seaside boarding house owned by the Boles. He is wary of strangers and doesn’t tell much about his past. One day, when Stanley is having his birthday party, two strangers arrive to turn everything upside down. Goldberg and McCann cause chaos at the boarding house without disclosing the purpose of their visit. They subject Stanley to intense cross-examination with questions that lack logic. The Birthday Party playwright uses the language of the play to highlight the meaningless existence of the characters and their inability to discover the truth. Featuring Robin Schild

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    Johnny Appleseed by Johnathan Robinson

    An Audition for a small theater company gets very weird performed by Robin Schild.

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    Captain Kid

    A children's book author finds his psyche and life unraveling as his books get banned, charges loom for an inadvertent crime and his 'fiction' erupts to alarming life. To stave off at least one of these, he's also drafted, against his will, to help solve a string of vicious murders in L.A." Written by Mark Williams, featuring Robin Schild, Robert Sicular, Claudia Rosa ,Jude Haukom and Keith Jeffords.

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    The Moonlight Contingency

    A young rep from a tech giant visits the inventor of the world's most popular A.I., and learns a deadly secret that will bring about the end of the world. Written by Peter Burnett, featuring Robin Schild and Claudia Rosa

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    Christmas in Carrolton

    Sharla is a beautiful, mysterious movie star on a train bound for her old stomping grounds. While on the train, she meets a stranger, who knows more than she wants anyone to know about her. Sharla is one of those women who is a victim of her own beauty and so are all the men she meets. Written by Lee Brady and featuring Robin Schild and Claudia Rosa

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    Imported or Domestic

    A case of mistaken identity which proves to be lethal. Written by Jeff Carter featuring Robin Schild

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    Wakeville

    a man gets lost in the mountains and end up in a strange town that doesn't really exist. What happens after that is even weirder. Written by Johnathan Robinson and featuring Robin Schild, Robert Sicular and Collette Gunn.

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    Cliche

    A Bartender thinks he’s seen and heard it all until a young Performance Artist comes in and takes a stool at his bar. In this short, punchy scene, we learn about each of them they fiercely disagree about the meaning of the word “cliché. In mime and meme, she seeks to prove it is not just a word to describe the overused phrase, but it also describes us. He defends his more optimistic view, and the ensuing dialogue is fierce, entertaining and educational. Written by Lee Brady and featuring Claudia Rosa and Robin Schild

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    A Fish Story

    An old Irish Fisherman captures something he didn't expect, and a young woman forces him to change his story Written by Lee Brady and featuring Claudia Rosa and Robert Sicular

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    Phil and Jan

    A long-married couple are returning home from a summer visit to their daughter in California. The vacation makes the wife question what happened to their adventurous younger selves. Written by Lee Brady and featuring Claudia Rosa and Robin Schild

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    At the Movies

    A married woman recalls her obsession with movies and movie stars in her earlier days but then comes to realize she is much happier with reality. Written by Lee Brady and featuring Claudia Rosa and Robin Schild

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    Dark Secrets

    a beautiful relationship is upended by a mysterious disease but it all works out in the end Written by Chat GPT and Robin Schild and featuring Robin Schild and Jacqueline Fernandez

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    L'Hotel Flamboyant

    An Older woman tries to get a room at a nice hotel but is turned down. Written by Lee Brady and featuring Claudia Rosa and Robin Schild

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    A Piece of Work

    a young womans visit to a successful artist's gallery gets rather strange Written by Felix Samual and featuring Robin Schild

Bringing Stories to Life with Performance, Sound, and Emotional Impact
Great audio begins with great storytelling, and we bring a performer’s instinct to every project. Whether the material is classic, modern, humorous, or deeply personal, we work to uncover its emotional core and express it with honesty. Our voice over services allow each character or narrative to develop a distinct presence, shaped by tone, rhythm, and intention. Once the performance is captured, the sound engineer expands the world around it, adding the layers that create depth, place, and movement. Subtle sound textures, quiet moments, and dynamic shifts all work together to support the story rather than distract from it. The result is an audio experience that feels complete and alive. One that resonates with listeners and brings your creative vision into a form that can be shared, remembered, and felt.

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These are radio plays produced, directed and edited by Zeke Richardson in the mid 1980s. First aired on KPFA in Berkeley

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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testimonials

 The audio production of *As You Like It* performed by Robin Schild is a masterful rendering of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, brimming with wit, emotion, and vibrant characterizations. Schild’s nuanced performance captures the playful banter and tender vulnerability of the text with unparalleled precision, making it a joy to listen to. Act Three, Scene Two, featuring Rosalind and Orlando, is an absolute standout. Schild brings an infectious energy to Rosalind's clever wit and a heartfelt sincerity to Orlando's earnestness, creating a dynamic interplay that feels both timeless and intimate. The chemistry between the characters is palpable, and Schild's ability to differentiate voices while maintaining the lyrical beauty of Shakespeare’s language is a marvel. The scene’s charm, humor, and emotional depth leap from the audio, leaving the listener enchanted and utterly captivated. 

Conrad Hurtt
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 I was blown away by the quality of the production at every level. Soundscapes is a fitting name, and I was transported! Peter Clark author- the Adventures of Mark Twain in the West- How I Became an Author. 

Peter Clark
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 Robin Schild – Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits cover) Of the hundreds of covers of “Sultans of Swing,” this version stands out for augmenting one part of the original’s success, and highlighting another. Of the parts of the writing, solos, vocals and rhythm section of the original, perhaps the vocals are not the strongest aspect. Schild corrects this to some extent, but the version also captures the importance of the bass of the original. Illsley may have a rounded sense of his own contribution to the success of Dire Straits, but his contribution to “Sultans of Swing” was considerable, if you listen closely. The bass on this version highlights the importance of a successful bassline to a successful cover of the song. 

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ROBIN SCHILD

Voiceover Artist/Sound Editor/Partner

Robin Schild has been acting in the Bay Area for decades. He has done many plays, staring at Berkeley High School and later attending UC Berkeley Where he appeared in a number of shows. He has of late been involved with the Ross Valley players and has directed a number of plays at the Fringe festival of Marin. He has a few movies and once worked with Mr T. Lately he has turned his attention toward creating radio plays and voice over productions and is very intrigued with AI. Click on the link to below hear his voice reel

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CLAUDIA ROSA

Voiceover Artist/ Actor/Partner

Claudia Rosa is a professional (AEA) actor and dancer. Appearances include the San Francisco Shakespeare, Pacific Alliance Stage, Sonoma Arts, Teatro Vision, Golden Thread and Abingdon Theatre, NYC among others. She has worked extensively in film, tv, and voiceovers. She is featured in Cliché, Piece of Work, The Moonlight Contingency, and other pieces for Next Step Arts. As a dancer, she is a principal dancer and Associate Director of Grupo Experimental Nago, an Afro-Cuban-Haitian company. Click below to hear voice reel.

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ROBERT SICULAR

Actor

Born and raised in a theatrical family in Berkeley, California, Robert Sicular has been a performer since the tender age of three. His lifelong devotion to refining his craft as an actor has been recognized and rewarded over and over again by the theatrical community and has resulted in a rich and varied body of work. He has appeared in theaters all across America. Locally, in the San Francisco Bay Area, Robert has performed with the Berkeley Repertory, ACT, the San Jose Repertory, the Marin Theatre Company, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and the California/Berkeley Shakespeare Festival. Other theaters where Robert performs or has performed include the Denver Center Theatre Company, South Coast Repertory, Seattle Repertory, Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Sacramento Theatre Company, the Colorado, Lake Tahoe, the Santa Fe Shakespeare Festivals, the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, and for eight years, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. Screen credits include recurring roles on General Hospital and The Young and the Restless, a starring role in the Sci-Fi comedy thriller, Never Die Twice, a featured part in the Bollywood potboiler, Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya, and the role of “Dad” in Josh Kornbluth’s upcoming feature Love and Taxes.

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