Online: "Breathing Life Into a Printed Page" with Suzanne Toren (FREQUENCY RESTRICTION)

CLASS SYNOPSIS

In this class, we will focus on how to make a book come alive.

Please choose a book---fiction, non-fiction—whatever is exciting for you-----and choose 2-3 pages to read. You can choose 2 separate passages, or 2 different books---if there is time, each person can do a second one.

If you can, let there be some dialogue between 2 or more characters. If you can, let the dialogue be among men and women---so you get to voice a character whose gender is different from your own.

If you have any questions regarding Audiobook narration---as a newcomer to this craft, or as an experienced narrator----please ask them at the beginning of the class------we can answer them, by example, as each person reads their passages.

(And, of course, as questions arise, please ask them during class as well!)

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Suzanne Toren is an actor who has appeared on and off Broadway, in regional theatres, and occasionally on TV. She has received multiple Audie nominations, and many industry awards, including Narrator of the Year and Best Voices of the Year. In 2019, she received the lifetime honor of a Golden Voice award, from AudioFile Magazine, for “significant contributions to the Audiobook art form.” Making beautifully crafted writing come alive is her passion; she is honored and thrilled to have been able to earn a living doing it.

REQUIREMENTS

Please have ready 2-3 pages to read (fiction or non-fiction.)

If fiction, let there be some dialogue between 2 or more characters among men and women.

Please refrain from choosing religious material or texts.

If you have previously attended this class, you will be removed from the RSVP list.