Please go to gretacraig.com/apply to view the casting calls or gretacraig.com/comingsoonamurdermystery2 for more info about Season 2!

Violet's Shadow: A Murder Mystery is a full cast immersive audio drama fiction podcast anthology series with a new mystery to solve every season.

ASTRA AWARDS 2025 BEST SCRIPTED PODCAST Nominee. TOP 100 BEST MYSTERY and MURDER Podcast of 2026 (Feedspot.) A SPOTIFY 2025 Most Shared & Instant Hit Show. Featured by APPLE PODCASTS & AMAZON MUSIC. Aesthetica Film Festival 2025 Official Selection.

MUSIC: "Vineyards" by Jonny Southard (rights obtained via Musicbed)

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You can follow me on Instagram @greta_media or listen to my other series, Confessions of a New Grad, while you wait for Season 2... Make sure you're following the show so you're notified when it comes out! My website is gretacraig.com. Hope you enjoyed Season 1 and and thanks again for all your support!

Violet's Shadow: A Murder Mystery is a full cast immersive audio drama fiction podcast anthology series with a new mystery to solve every season.

ASTRA AWARDS 2025 BEST SCRIPTED PODCAST Nominee. TOP 100 BEST MYSTERY and MURDER Podcast of 2026 (Feedspot.) A SPOTIFY 2025 Most Shared & Instant Hit Show. Featured by APPLE PODCASTS & AMAZON MUSIC. Aesthetica Film Festival 2025 Official Selection.

Music used in this episode: "The Diary" by CJ-O. Rights obtained via Soundstripe.

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*SPOILERS* Don't listen till you've finished Ep 9. Here's my interview with Eoin Ward, who plays The Detective. Here's Eoin's Backstage and Instagram. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

Music in the clip is "The Diary" by CJ-O. Rights for this and the sound effects obtained via soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** Don't listen until you've finished Ep 9. Here's my interview with Andy Magee, who plays Gary and the Docent. Enjoy! Here's Andy's Website and Instagram. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

The other show Andy mentioned is The Nameless Chronicles. Andy and and Forrest (who plays Bart in our show) are the episodes called "Burning Honor" & "Astute In Ones Studies".

Music used in the clip is "Farewell" by Dexter Britain. Rights for use purchased through Musicbed. Sound effects licensed through Soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN UNTIL YOU'VE finished the end of Ep 9!!!!! Here's my interview with Casey! You can follow her on Instagram @caseyjamesvoice or @redraventalent. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

MUSIC in the clip is "Vineywards" by Jonny Southard (rights obtained via Musicbed). Sound effects used are from Soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN UNTIL YOU'VE finished the end of Ep 9!!!!! Here's my interview with Sean Finnerty, who plays Eben Whisp. Enjoy! I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

MUSIC in the clip is "Farewell" by Dexter Britain (rights obtained via Musicbed). Sound effects used are from Soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN UNTIL YOU'VE finished the end of Ep 9! Here's my interview with Noelle. Hope you enjoy it! Noelle's Instagram is here. Noelle's website is here. Her performance mentioned at the end of the Episode is on Friday the 13th of June.

I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

MUSIC in the clip is "Lightbridges" by Dexter Britain (rights obtained via Musicbed). Sound effects used are from Soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN until you've finished the end of Ep 9** Here's my BTS interview with Forrest! You can follow him on Instagram here. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

Also, here are the links to the episodes of The Nameless Chronicles that he stars in:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bX6x9qR3rIZDupQBuQZmt?si=35c264a323394d50 (he plays Ignatius)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4L1y1b6YJWTwhPvC2DOTei?si=00351882ad174b3f (he plays Jakobe Gaunt)

Episode clip soundtrack: "There's Only Here" by Alsever Lake. Both the song and the sound effects in the clip are licensed through Soundstripe.

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN until you've finished the end of Ep 9** Here's my interview with Mitchell! Mitchell's instagram is here. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2! If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

Music used in the clip: "Lightbridges" by Dexter Britain. Licensed through Musicbed. Sound effects licenced through Soundstripe.

TOPICS COVERED AND ROUGH TIME STAMPS

1:20

Casting Story

13:00

Character Development

22:00

Understanding Jack: The Character's Complexity and Development

31:22

Jack's involvement in the lovetriangle, his choices, and their Consequences

38:34

Understanding Abuse and Its Impact

41:00

Confessions and Motivations

44:00

Character Dynamics and Relationships

47:34

Behind the Scenes: Acting in the Studio and Collaboration

52:03

Creative Process and Inspirations

55:43

Future Projects and Aspirations

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**SPOILERS** DON'T LISTEN until you've finished the end of Ep 9** Hey! Here's my interview with Nic! Nic's Instagram is here. I'm currently writing a NEW MYSTERY FOR SEASON 2. If you're looking for more fiction to binge in the meantime, check out my other series, Confessions of a New Grad (which is a prequel to this one!). You can also follow me on Instagram @greta_media.

Music in clip: "Farewell" by Dexter Britain. Music and Sound effects licensed through Musicbed and Soundstripe.

TOPICS COVERED AND ROUGH TIMESTAMPS:

00:00

Introduction + clip

03:33

Casting Andrew

12:09

Character Development: Understanding Andrew

19:25

Exploring Andrew's Motivations and Relationships

30:42

Real-Life Inspirations for Andrew's Character

33:38

The Dynamics of Voice Acting

39:59

Challenges and Triumphs in Performance

47:20

Exploring Vertical Dramas

56:45

Reflections on Performance and Accents

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