![]() ![]() ![]() There is also the responsibility of really tuning into the author’s vision for the book and making sure you are doing their work justice in your portrayal of it. It is a juicy job for an actor because you get to play the whole story, not just a single part as you generally do in TV, film or theatre. When you narrate a fiction book, you get to play all of the characters, no matter their gender or age, or the accent they may have. I listened to lots of audiobooks before I became a narrator myself, and I still do. I travelled around the US performing in top regional theatres before I began working in TV and film in Los Angeles, which is where I also began my career as a narrator. I also studied classical theatre at the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford, England. I use all of these every time I begin work on a book.Īs for me personally, I have my BFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. You also learn the basics of accent work. You learn how to breathe in certain ways to quickly produce an emotion. I think theatre training is beneficial because you learn how to do voice and character work. What kind of education and experience did you need? I’ve been recording books fairly consistently ever since. Several months after that, I began recording through Penguin Random House as well. They had me in to audition for a few books, and I began recording my first book through them a few months later. I was lucky enough to sit down with the immensely kind and generous owner of Deyan Audio, Debra Deyan, and she and I mapped out a plan for how best to begin my career as a narrator. Publishers hire them to record and produce audiobooks. She recommended me to the folks she was working with at Deyan Audio, which is an amazing recording house in Los Angeles. She loved it and thought I would be great at it also. An actress friend of mine told me she had begun narrating audiobooks in between acting gigs. What drove you to choose your career path and how did you go about getting your job?īecoming a narrator was a completely unexpected stop on the path of my career and I’m so very lucky for it! I am an actress and have been acting professionally in theatre, tv, and film for several years. I narrated my first book in late 2014 and have recorded about 15 books since then. Librarianship.ca > Blog posts > Career Spotlight: What I Do as an Audiobook NarratorĬareer Spotlight: What I Do as an Audiobook Narratorįirst of all, tell us a bit about your current work and how long you’ve been at it. ![]()
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