Tonya Simmons - unique pleasant to listen to,

unique pleasant to listen to,

• Tonya Simmons is registered with Voice123 since May 23, 2009.
• Tonya Simmons started his/her voice over career in 2008.
• Currently Tonya Simmons is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

My voice can be used for a variety of projects. I can be fun and exciting for commercials, unique for a cartoon character, friendly for children's story recordings, professional for presentations, etc.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• 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
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Unknown - Click here to ask Tonya Simmons

My Voice Experience

I am willing to bring a unique quality to any project. My most recent project includes a voiceover project for the radio. This was a story retelling of The Gift of the Magi, The Story of Navity, and The Night Before Christmas. I completed this project in December, 2008 for the Chicago Light House for the Blind. It was directed by MaryBeth Reynard Liss. I have also done voice messaging for Big Girl Cosmetics/CEO Kiley Russell.

My Training

Voice-over, Chicago, IL at Big House Casting&Audio/Colleen Archer,Jeff Finney/On-Camera Commercial Acting Commercial Tech, Chicago IL ActOne Studios/Joanne Slyvestrak/ Stage Acting Fundamentals of Acting 1&2, Scene Study & Advanced Scene Study, Chicago, IL ActOne Studios/John Green Stage Acting, Scene Study, Chicago, IL, RedTwist Theatre, MaryBeth Reynard Liss/ Improv,Chicago, IL/Second City, Kimmie Companik/ Michael Chekov Training (Chicago, IL): Moving Dock Theatre Company, Dawn Arnold/ Meisner Training,(Chicago, IL): Artistic Home-Kathy Scambiattera and Ed Krystosek, and John Mossman, Improv Training// Academics: Bachelor in Speech Communications, Minor in Early Childhood Education-Metropolitan State College of Denver, M.A. Education, University of Phoenix

My Studio Equipment

I have two pieces of equipment I use for submitting auditions. The first is a H2 Handy Recorder. I record the mp3 file and then download it to be sent via email. The next is a recording system called Audacity. I am able to record, and edit auditions to be submitted as an mp3.

Additional Skills

I have been primary school teacher for 16 years teaching grades Kindergarten to 3rd grade. I have the ability to use my voice to actively engage students in stories. My voice is pleasant for children to listen to.