Anita Pirkle

Southern United States

My first experience in voice over was nearly 30 years ago, when I became the "voice" of the drive-in theater where I was working, recording the weekly list of movies and times. It never occurred to me that anyone could make a living doing that kind of work! Flash forward to 12 years ago. I auditioned for a position as co-anchor of a video program for the employees of the organization where I worked. (No, I didn't get the job, although they said I was good.) After attending some classes and getting private coaching starting in 2009, I felt comfortable attending auditions, and have appeared in 2 local theatrical productions, one in Olympia and one in Centralia. I've been training in voice over, acting and improv for about 18 months, and recently attended the VOICE 2010 conference in LA. I'm "fluent" in medical and technical terminology, as I've worked in a medical claims office in the past and am currently working in an IT office.