Tonya Simmons

I have been a professional voice talent for 5yrs. Some of the projects that I have done commercials, for radio, television, as well as the internet. It is always a pleasure to have an opportunity to help companies with their voiceover needs. 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 I have high quality recording equipment as well as software that allows me to record and edit files. 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. Although I am no longer a fulltime teacher, I have devoted my career to voiceover acting. I am continue to study with other voiceover artists as well as private coaching to maintain my skills.