Shawn MacDonald

Speak most often with General American dialect, but can fall into completely genuine Southern dialect (have grown up in South Carolina), have performed a "wicked good" New England dialect complete with "maple syyrrup", have worked with a dialect coach and have done a British accent for stage acting (Shakespeare and Dickens).

I have extensive voice over experience with phone messaging systems. I have been recording these for a university (in a professional recording studio) for 8 years. At this point, my voice is heard in all departments of this University. I have also recorded a documentary for a production company. I loved this so much, and I did such a good job with this piece, that I consider it my best work. I would love to do recordings for documentaries for museums, etc. I have done some character recordings for children's music CD's. I did not sing, but I was different characters in stories. In 3 separate recordings, I played a park ranger in New England, Mary the mother of Jesus, and a woman who was wrestling with her past and coming to terms with the fact that she was adopted. I have recorded introductory paragraphs for documentary DVD's. I have also done on-camera commercials in the Greenville, SC market. (Day Spa, Car Dealership) I perform periodically in community and college theater in contemporary and classic plays, including Shakespeare. I direct several programs every year for the University where I work. B.S. in Speech Education (Performance Studies track) from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC 1991 (Studied with William Moose) M.A. in Speech Communication (Performance Studies track) from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC 2000 (Studied with Dr. David Burke and Corretta Grass) I teach Communication Studies full-time at Bob Jones University. I also teach private acting lessons, teaching students how to use their voices. I read music well and am musically inclined. I play the piano marginally well, and the flute quite well. I have worked in business and education. I am professional, and I work quickly with few mistakes. I commit to the project 100% and understand the time, money, and energy that goes into projects.