Darrious Varner
Production Assistant | St. Louis on the AirDarrious Varner (he/him) is a production assistant with St. Louis on the Air, theatre artist and musician.
He is an alumnus of the 2024 NPR Next Generation Radio program, and most recently, he joined the board of Aquarian Rising Productions — a Black-owned and operated theatre company in St. Louis.
Darrious has been in numerous professional and community-produced shows both offstage and on. Darrious took his first stab at broadcasting with his podcast Mental Health Chat Monday, an interview-style podcast where guests were invited to share their personal journey with mental health and wellness. Mental health awareness is very important to Darrious and he incorporates that into all his work.
When not working on his podcast or theatrical productions he can be found performing, releasing, and recording music as DDare Bionic. Follow him on all social platforms at @ddarebionic.
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