SUCKER is a 7-part audio horror-comedy with bite…

Gretchen, a Midwestern Millennial, is stretched too thin – underpaid, overworked and battling an autoimmune disease.

She’s broke, tired, lonely and lost – consumed by a constant, nagging feeling of never being or having enough.

But just when she’s about to give up hope, she discovers TruYouth, a Multi-Level-Marketing skincare line that promises glow-ups and financial freedom.

With the help of her new TruYouth fam, Gretchen begins to turn her life around – becoming the girlboss she’s always wanted to be. Her confidence grows, her energy surges, and even her autoimmune disease seems to disappear.

But behind the hashtags and hyaluronic acid, lies something far more sinister…

TruYouth is being run by a coven of energy vampires that make it their business to suck the life-force out of their downlines.

In a world where it’s suck or be sucked, can Gretchen survive this most deadly of pyramid schemes?

Emily Saunders

Writer / Director / Producer

Emily is a writer and fashion consultant. She began her career in the fashion industry, working at Perry Ellis and Marc Jacobs before launching her own line, SAUNDER. After running SAUNDER for 8 years, she returned to school to earn an MBA from NYU. While there, she also became one of six writers selected for the NYU Production Lab’s nine-month screenwriting incubator. She now writes for theater, film, television, and audio as well as co-owns a fashion consulting business, that advises brands on strategy, positioning, and growth across the fashion and luxury landscape.

karla moran vargas

Sound Engineer / Sound Designer

Karla Moran is a sound designer from Quito, Ecuador, with seven years of experience in the audiovisual and music industries. She creates immersive soundscapes that enhance visual storytelling while standing on their own as narrative elements.Now based in New York, she has produced podcasts for Spotify Originals, Deezer, and Enchufe TV, and works as a voiceover recordist and sound designer for commercials, video games, documentaries, and film.

Mel House

Gretchen Moore

Mel is a Bronx-based writer/creator, producer, actor, educator, and voice coach. She recently guest starred on FBI: Most Wanted, played Heidi in What the Constitution Means to Me at Syracuse Stage, and toured internationally with The Baby Monitor.

Mel is the creator and star of HOT ANGRY MOM, a two-time Telly Award-winning comedy series and festival favorite, which screened at 26 international festivals and earned 24 awards, including Best Pilot, Director, Actress, and Ensemble. She is a proud member of the Actors Center Company, NATAS, NYWIFT, AEA, and a Certified Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®

Sylvie Preston

Margot Hamilton

Sylvie is an actress, art advisor and sound meditation facilitator. She is a New York City native who began her studies at the distinguished Actors Studio under the direction of Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Kemp, Al Pacino, and Harvey Keitel. Her studies there led her to William Esper’s Studio, where she completed the two–year Meisner program with the brilliant Terry Knickerbocker. Since graduating, she has had the pleasure of working and studying with Greta Seacat, Wynn Handman, Sheila Gray, Michael Howard, Bill Esper, & Clark Middleton.

Lisa Strum

Chrissy Shaw

Lisa is an actor and director. Credits include: DREAM, GIRL!, JOE’S PUB & Apollo Theatre; DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Broadway; KING LEAR & SOUND OF MUSIC, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Directing Credits: FALL, Ensemble Studio Theatre, TORN ASUNDER, Luna Stage, RAISIN IN THE SUN, Bristol Riverside Theatre. Awards: Young Howze Theatre Award for “Mind Blowing Shortie” of the Year; Finalist for the Doric Wilson Playwright Award; Recipient of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program; Nominated for a Best Actress New York Innovative Theatre Award; Received a United Solo Festival Best Solo Show Award for her play SHE GON’ LEARNBroadway World Best Actress Award for FENCES.

Stephanie willing

Petra Lange

Stephanie is an award-winning audiobook narrator and voice actor based in the NYC area. She is also a children’s book author with an MFA in Writing for Children from Lesley University, represented by Alexandra Levick at Writers House.