Beth May is an American author and actor best known for her performance on the podcast Dungeons & Daddies.[1][2]

Career

May has been a principal cast member of the podcast Dungeons & Daddies since it first aired in January 2019.[3][4][5] As of February 2025, the podcast had over 66,000 supporters on Patreon and has been in the top 100 podcasts by listeners on Spotify.[6][7] May played step-dad Ron Stampler in season one,[8] goth teen Terry "Scary" Marlowe in season two,[9] and homemaker Trudy Trout in season three.[10] She has appeared on other podcasts including Roll For Persuasion,[11] Foes and Fables,[12] Hey Riddle Riddle,[13] Story Break,[14] and The Mental Illness Happy Hour,[15] in addition to Dropout shows Dirty Laundry and Um, Actually.[2]

May's first book, The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard, was published on December 15, 2020 by Sideshow Media Group.[16] It is a small poetry book, about 88 pages, that is a collection of memories and scraps of paper from her past.[17] Sunday Scaries, a spoken word album written and performed by May, was released in 2023.[2]

May was a supporting screenwriter for the indie feature film We're All Gonna Die, directed by Dungeons and Daddies co-stars Matthew Arnold and Freddie Wong. The film premiered at South by Southwest in 2023.[18][19][20]

In 2023, May wrote and starred in Beth Wants The D, an autobiographical comedy play about her bipolar disorder.[21][22][23] Beth Wants The D was directed by Riley Rose Critchlow.[24][25] The play raised over $40,000 on Kickstarter to enter the Hollywood Fringe Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was first performed at the Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles.[24] In 2025, the show went to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, playing at the Pleasance Courtyard from July 30th to August 24th and winning the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award.[26]

Personal life

May grew up in Tucson, Arizona and attended Arizona State University, graduating with a B.A. in Screenwriting.[2][27] She has been open about her struggle with bipolar disorder.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Meet Beth May". Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide. 2019-09-10. Archived 2025-03-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ^ "Beth May: From Phoenix Poetry Roots to National Stage". AZ Poetry. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ^ "Interview with D&D Podcast 'Dungeons & Daddies'". Cosplay Realm Magazine. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  4. ^ Rowntree, Em (30 September 2020). "Dungeons and Daddies: 8 Reasons You Should Be Listening (And One Reason You Shouldn't)". The Geekiary. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. ^ Welsh, Durand (2023-09-26). "Review: Dungeons and Daddies Podcast". Grimdark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ^ "Dungeons & Daddies on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Spotify: United States of America: Top Podcasts". Chartable. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Ep. 1 - A Man and his Handshake". Dungeons and Daddies. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  9. ^ "S2 Ep. 1 - Dungeon and D.A.D.D.I.E.S.". Dungeons and Daddies. Archived 2025-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  10. ^ "S3 Ep. 1 - Strangers on a Lane". Dungeons and Daddies. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ^ "Beth May Rubs Some Redditors the Wrong Way". Roll for Persuasion - Conversations With Creators. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  12. ^ "Interview - Beth May of Dungeons and Daddies". Foes and Fables. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  13. ^ "Hey Riddle Riddle - #112: Riddies & Daddies". Headgum. Archived 2025-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  14. ^ "Episode 76: Tearjerker (with Beth May)". Maximum Fun. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  15. ^ Gilmartin, Paul (2018-08-10). "ECT aka "Shock Therapy" - Beth May". The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Archived 2025-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  16. ^ May, Beth (2020-12-15). The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard. Sideshow Media Group. ISBN 978-1-63684-039-0.
  17. ^ V, Zena (2022-07-22). "Book Review: The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard, Beth May (2021)". Zena's Library. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  18. ^ Adlakha, Siddhant (2024-03-10). "'We're All Gonna Die' Review: A Grief-Stricken Indie with Wasted Sci-Fi Potential". Variety. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  19. ^ "We're All Gonna Die". SXSW 2025 Schedule. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  20. ^ Soares, Isabella (2024-03-20). "'Dungeons and Daddies' Creators Used 3 Years of Savings to Fund Their First Feature". Collider. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  21. ^ "Beth Wants the D at Lyric Hyperion Theatre". DoLA. Archived 2025-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  22. ^ "Q&A: Beth May, Beth wants the D". Funny Women Magazine. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  23. ^ "IN CONVERSATION WITH: Beth May". A Young(ish) Perspective. 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  24. ^ "Interview with Riley Rose Critchlow and Beth May About their Solo Show "Beth Wants the D"". LA Theatre Bites Podcast. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  25. ^ "Broadway Baby: Bipolar Shame and Weirdness Creates a Show for Beth May". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  26. ^ Dickie, Rob (2025-08-22). "Beth Wants The D wins the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award". Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
  27. ^ "Beth May". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.