MEET THE STAFF:


SEBASTIAN PROOTH - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION:

Sebastian is a writer, editor, director and Co-Executive Producer. A Star Trek fan since the very early 1990’s Sebastian has been interested in television and film production for as long as he can remember. Since December 2005 he has been an active blogger with his website Seb’s Raw Takes, ,interviewing many of the key personnel involved behind the scenes on Star Trek including Robert Picardo, Dan Curry, Michael Westmore and many others.

As a parallel project to his blog Sebastian has also been a successful podcaster with his two shows, From the Director’s Chair as well as the most recent and still active Global Geek Podcast. In early 2007 Sebastian became a published author with two books in true crime, Criminal Masterminds and Fiendish Killers.

Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer had worked together previously before joining forces to create Star Trek: The Continuing Mission. Sebastian’s duties for TCM as an Executive Producer are: story development, arc development, character creation and development, writing and editing episode scripts, directing voice recording sessions with all of the major players, guest star recruitment, all media arrangements, and anything else that has to be done to keep the production on time and running smoothly.

In his personal life Sebastian’s day job is in the print media sector. Sebastian has also just returned to the Bay Area in California after four years living in the UK.

Interview with Sebastian Prooth from About.com, December 2007

Full Biographical Profile

ANDY TYRER - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION:

Living in London, England. Andy is Co-Creator, Writer, Editor and Co-Executive Producer for Star Trek: The Continuing Mission and has a background in graphical and website design, audio editing , IT Management as well as teaching.

Andy has been a long time fan of the show since the 70’s and 80’s, and looks forward to developing and crafting the series for the future. Andy’s duties for TCM as an Executive Producer include: the majority of the editing of every episode of the series, the creation,
updating and maintenance of the website, story and character development, writing episode stories and scripts and anything else that has to be done to keep the production on time and running smoothly.

As a lover of film and drama, when asked who has been an influence on his creative talents Andy ended up with the following list of alumni: Ronald D. Moore, George Lucas, Kevin Smith, David E. Kelly and Russell T. Davies.

Interview with Andy Tyrer with CNN.com, December 2007

Article on British Computer Society about ST: TCM, December 2007

PATRICK MCCRAY - CHIEF OF STAFF:

Patrick McCray is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. McCray had the opportunity to work as a design assistant on the pilot for the hit TV series, Bablyon 5, and then later served as art department buyer for the beginning of that show's sophomore season, under his mentor, JohnWhile attaining his BA in Theatre from the University of California, Riverside, Patrick became the protégé of maverick comic book publisher Todd Loren, founder of Revolutionary Comics. With Loren, Patrick helped to create Contemporary Biographics, whose third issue was devoted to Gene Roddenberry. While at Revolutionary, Patrick wrote the comic book satire Elvis Shrugged, and co-authored The Elvis Presley Experience and Psychoman. He also served as an editor at Revolutionary from 1992-1993.

In 1994, he left Babylon 5 to enter the MFA directing program at Louisiana State University, where he had the opportunity to study under Barry Kyle, lifetime Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company of London and Stratford, as well as John Dennis, who served for eight years as the Artistic Director of the Resident Ensemble of the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles. John Dennis had previously directed and trained Richard Dean Anderson and Jonathan Frakes.

Moonlighting as a film critic for a British web site, Patrick's comments on Duck Soup would later be cited by Roger Ebert in his column and book, The Great Movies. A drama coach in Knoxville, Tennessee, Patrick is now a director of over thirty plays, has been a professional Shakespearean actor, and his voice work in radio commercials has been heard throughout the Midwest. In 2001, his production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile won the Knoxville Area Theatre Award for Best Play.

As a playwright, two of his plays -- Wigwam! and Let's Get Medieval (starring Brian Bonner) -- have been performed. The latter, written with longtime collaborator David Raines, became a controvertial, cult hit.

In 2005, Patrick played Count Dooku in John Hudgens' short satire Sith Apprentice. The film won the Audience Choice Award at the Lucasfilm 2005 Star Wars Fan Films Competition, and his performance was praised by Film Threat Online.

Plays he has directed include: As Is; Disciples; The Time of Your Life; Betrayal; Inherit the Wind; Oleanna; All in the Timing; 1776; The Illusion; Talking With; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Side by Side by Sondheim; The Importance of Being Earnest; Let's Get Medieval (with Brian Bonner); The Visit; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Present Laughter; Wilde West; The Santaland Diaries (with Brian Bonner); Kiss Me Kate; Cyrano; Someone Who'll Watch Over Me; The Triumph of Love; Turn of the Screw; The Servant of Two Masters; The Andersonville Trial (with Brian Bonner and Scott Martineck); Man of La Mancha; and The Night of January 16th. In 2007, he performed and directed Leonard Nimoy's play, Vincent.

He is currently the Artistic Director of Enright Productions.

TIM RENSHAW - SENIOR CONTENT PRODUCER:

Tim Renshaw has been an audio/video professional most of his life… starting his on Disc Jockey business when he was 14 and then landing his first commercial radio job at 16.  In the 40 plus years since... he has been a combat correspondent, radio news director, morning drive radio personality as well as a long time television personality in the Indianapolis market.

Renshaw has had the opportunity to share his experience with high school students over the years.  First as a radio broadcasting instructor for The Walker Career Center in Indianapolis (1979 – 1984)… then again as a radio/television instructor for the Greenfield-Central Community School Corp. (1997 to Present).

Many of Renshaw's former students have continued in "the business", radio, television and film on a national level (i.e. CNN, CBS, FOX), as well as a number of them working in local radio and TV stations around the country.

As an audio and video engineer Renshaw has worked on hundreds of projects… commercials, TV shows, instructional and industrial videos as well as a smattering of stage productions. 

His voice is familiar to many from his years in broadcasting and narrating audio and video presentations for business, education, industry and government.