Beth May

Beth May
Born (1992-01-10) January 10, 1992 (age 34)
OccupationsPodcast host, game master, chief marketing officer (formerly)
Years active2019-present
Known for

Beth May (born 1992) is an American author and actor best known for her performance on the podcast Dungeons & Daddies.

Career

May has been a principal cast member of the podcast Dungeons & Daddies since it first aired in January 2019. 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. May played step-dad Ron Stampler in season one, goth teen Terry "Scary" Marlowe in season two, and homemaker Trudy Trout in season three. She has appeared on other podcasts including Roll For Persuasion, Foes and Fables, Hey Riddle Riddle, Story Break, and The Mental Illness Happy Hour, in addition to Dropout shows Dirty Laundry and Um, Actually.

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

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.

In 2023, May wrote and starred in Beth Wants The D, an autobiographical comedy play about her bipolar disorder. Beth Wants The D was directed by Riley Rose Critchlow. 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. 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.

In 2026, May met and interviewed Buddy, the golden retriever starring in the upcoming Air Bud reboot, Air Bud Returns at San Diego Comic Con.

Personal life

May was born in Florida, but grew up in Tucson, Arizona and attended Arizona State University, graduating with a B.A. in Screenwriting. She has been open about her struggle with bipolar disorder.

References

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  10. ↑ "S3 Ep. 1 - Strangers on a Lane". Dungeons and Daddies. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Beth May Rubs Some Redditors the Wrong Way". Roll for Persuasion - Conversations With Creators. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Interview - Beth May of Dungeons and Daddies". Foes and Fables. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Hey Riddle Riddle - #112: Riddies & Daddies". Headgum. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Episode 76: Tearjerker (with Beth May)". Maximum Fun. September 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  15. ↑ Gilmartin, Paul (August 10, 2018). "ECT aka "Shock Therapy" - Beth May". The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Archived from the original on February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ May, Beth (December 15, 2020). The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard. Sideshow Media Group. ISBN 978-1-63684-039-0.
  17. ↑ V, Zena (July 22, 2022). "Book Review: The Immortal Soul Salvage Yard, Beth May (2021)". Zena's Library. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  18. ↑ Adlakha, Siddhant (March 10, 2024). "'We're All Gonna Die' Review: A Grief-Stricken Indie with Wasted Sci-Fi Potential". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  19. ↑ "We're All Gonna Die". SXSW 2025 Schedule. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ Soares, Isabella (March 20, 2024). "'Dungeons and Daddies' Creators Used 3 Years of Savings to Fund Their First Feature". Collider. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
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  22. ↑ "Q&A: Beth May, Beth wants the D". Funny Women Magazine. July 24, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ "IN CONVERSATION WITH: Beth May". A Young(ish) Perspective. July 8, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Interview with Riley Rose Critchlow and Beth May About their Solo Show "Beth Wants the D"". LA Theatre Bites Podcast. November 13, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Broadway Baby: Bipolar Shame and Weirdness Creates a Show for Beth May". Broadway Baby. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  26. ↑ Dickie, Rob (August 22, 2025). "Beth Wants The D wins the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award". Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  27. ↑ May, Beth. "Air Bud interview: Behind-the-scenes with Buddy — Air Bud Returns". Tiktok. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Beth May". Backstage.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.