Maria Bakalis

Snobby British Big Fat Greek Wedding Greek Swig Swallowin' Southern US

From my earliest performance as a Mother Turkey chiding her little turkey son to watch his diet so he doesn't end up on a Thanksgiving platter to Shakespeares' Titania in London, my voice evolved with every character, every set of circumstances, every audience. Capturing the imagination of the listener is the job of a voice over actor. I have used my voice in a variety of contexts. Narration Educational Video Cognitive Arts Productions Political Campaign Spots Candidate Illinois Circuit Court Judge WAIT WAIT Radio Studio Commercial Copy WXFM WXFM Radio Studio PSA’S WXFM WXFM Radio Studio Commercial Copy TV Programming Channel 26 Narration Educational Video Cognitive Arts Productions Industrial-Actor Commercial TV Spot Sanford Brown Institute Story Productions Educational Video American Quality Schools Panos Productions Educational Video Waubonsee College Waubonsee College TV/Audio Productions Jury Orientation Video Illinois Du Page County Courthouse Media Moire Productions Educational Video DVD supplement for textbook: Who Do You Think You Are? Waubonsee College TV/Audio Productions Print Medical Journal Abbot Labs Educational Journal Cognitive Arts THEATRE EXPERIENCE (Representative) Play Role Theatre Mary Todd Lincoln: Reflections on A Life of Shattered Dreams Mary Todd Lincoln Chicago Historical Society Midsummer’s Night’s Dream Titania London , England La Maria: The Life and Loves of Maria Callas Maria Callas Chicago UIC Theatre Athens, Greece Tony and Tina’s Wedding Tina’s Mother Piper’s Alley/Chicago Nicas Mother Next Theatre /Evanston Empty Chalice Mother Next Theatre/Evanston Social Security Trudy Wheaton Playhouse/Wheaton,Il Blithe Spirit Violet Grove Players/Downers Grove Sleeping Beauty Tuba Our Town Productions/Downers Grove Bailiwick Festival Actor Bailiwick Theatre/Chicago Over the River and Through the Woods Emma Stage Right-Woodale,Il Don’t Drink the Water Marion Curtain Up-Glen Ellyn, Il TRAINING BA-Communications/ Theatre De Paul University MA Communications/Theatre Northeastern Il University ED.D Doctorate of Education Northern Il. University Certificate in Acting Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts/London Certificate in Acting Athens Centre/Athens, Greece Certificate in Radio-TV Broadcasting Career Academy (Chicago) I have worked with sound engineers for all of my previous voice over work. I have the ability to access to a sound studio. My background is diverse. Professioally, I have worked in theatre as director, actor, and playwright. Also, I am a Professor of Communications and Theatre with a Doctorate in Education. My writing talents include: copy writing, feature writing for a newspaper, and speech writing. I have an acting troupe that performs both improv and scripted plays.