Nancy Zrake

Voice Description

My voice has a smooth fluency and excellent modulation for reading children's stories. I can also read adult literature with appropriate expression.

I have the mother-next-door type of voice which works well for commercial products. I can convey a message with warmth and sincerity, but also with a light edge and humor.

I am able to express all emotions authentically, but I am able to speak in a professional, smooth style, as needed for industrials.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Asbury, New Jersey, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

I can speak with a typical New York accent. I can also have a Jewish flair to my voice.

My Voice Experience

I actually have no experience in doing voice over work. I have been working on my acting skills for the past eight years, and have done a lot of regional theater and independent films. My last show, I had the role of Marjorie Taub in "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" which required that I have a New York accent. In the review of the show, I was described as having 'a perfect New York accent'.

I have done radio theater and have taken on a number of voices, from children playing in a swamp, to a teenager walking home with a different boyfriend every day, to one of the haunting voices in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".

My Training

SUNY Binghamton - BA Art History
SUNY New Paltz - Masters Special Education
History of Costume - Ramapo College of NJ
Costume Design - Ramapo College of NJ
Acting Classes I and II - RCNJ
Private and semi-private acting classes - Linda Perhach "The Country Stage"
Script Reading Group - Christopher Rollings "Open Door Productions"
Voice Lessons - Craig Lerch "Many Waters Music"

My Studio Equipment

I do not have a recording studio.

Additional Skills

I am a special education teacher. During my non-teaching hours, I am involved with theater and film projects, and work with other actors through script reading groups. I have also performed in radio theater, where how you use your voice is critical to being able to move the listener emotionally.

Payment Methods Accepted

• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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