What We're Meant For
A 2D Animated Short Film
Jamie (13, female) / Jamie's Mom (40s, female)
Voiced by: Dana Powers
Born and raised in Marin County, Dana graduated from CSU Northridge with a BA in Theater. After graduating, she performed in theaters around Los Angeles, including projects such as 'It’s A Wonderful Life', 'Midsummer Nights Dream', 'Shakespeare in the Park', and 'Pulp Shakespeare' where she played Mia Wallace in a Shakespearian take on'Pulp Fiction'. It was at this time that she began training in voiceover, and in the decade since, she has voiced commercials, trailers, promos, industrials, animation, and video games, with her commercial credits including companies/brands such as: Kit Kat, Target, Toyota, Amazon, Google, Splenda, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more. She has performed voice match work for several A-list actresses, including Charlize Theron in 'Fast and Furious 9' and Dakota Johnson in '50 Shades of Grey'; voiced multiple characters in Cartoon Network's hit show 'We Bare Bears'; dubbed projects for Netflix, most notably Hawkeye in the live-action renditions of the Japanese manga 'Fullmetal Alchemist'; and, most recently, starred as Ora in the award winning fantasy podcast 'Carcerem'.
Jamie's Dad (40s, male)
Voiced by: Clayton Froning
Clayton is an actor, outdoorsman, and dancer with a background in theatre and improv, and has been working on camera and on mic for fifteen years. He has extensive voice-over work in video games, most notably Samuel Jordan in Capcom’s 'Resident Evil: Resistance', Igor Bartalli in Pearl Abyss’s 'Black Desert Online', and numerous roles in 'Final Fantasy XV', 'Warhammer: Chaosbane', 'Wasteland 3', 'Lost Ark', and more. On film and television, Clayton’s most notable roles include: Jaxon Davis on the CW’s 'Walker', Schrader on MTV’s 'Teen Wolf', Big D Dan in the SXSW Audience Award winning 'Pretty Problems', and he also dubbed Ah Jun and Fa the Gambler for Netflix’s release of the Chinese animated show 'Scissor Seven'. A graduate of the University of Arizona and reoccurring performer for Upright Citizen’s Brigade and iO West, Clayton’s most recent works include 'My Best Friend’s Depression', 'Humor Me', and voicing Leoni Kulkob and Prison Moon Warden in the upcoming 'Star Citizen'.
The Monster
Voiced by: Phil Hulett
A Southern California native and veteran in voice broadcasting, Phil has been on radio since the 1970s, in positions that include: news anchor at NBC News Radio, morning news/talk host at KFWB News Talk 980, morning news man at KBIG and KHTZ (now AMP Radio), DJ at Pure Rock 105.5 KNAC, and more. He is the long-time public address announcer for the Anaheim Ducks and has also lent his voice to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Thunder, Long Beach Ice Dogs, Los Angeles Blades, Los Angeles Kiss, and numerous tournaments and charity events. He has won several broadcast-related awards, including Golden Mics, Tellys, and Addys, and is an accomplished voice-over artist, having voiced numerous commercials, video games, corporate presentations, explainer videos, and more. He is adjunct faculty at Long Beach City and Mt. San Antonio Colleges, adjunct lecturer at Chapman University, and his current events podcast 'Phil Hulett and Friends' enjoys several thousand downloads per month, this despite it ending in 2018. Phil is married and has three daughters and two grandchildren.