Audiobook Acting: A Masterclass in the Art and the Business

Audiobook Acting: A Masterclass in the Art and the Business is the roadmap to compelling audiobook storytelling. Written as if you are in a personal coaching session with Taro Meyer, each chapter focuses on a single topic and offers illuminating stories and workouts that allow you to practice and progress at your own pace. New actors will learn to handle any type of book--as well as howto produce a demo, make submissions, and access industry resources--and experienced professionals will learn new techniques. Master powerful techniques that will enable you to Strengthen your voice through proper breathing and vocal placement Develop a tone and point of view for each book Fuse your interpretation with the author's Create evocative imagery Develop identifiable, vibrant characters

Taro Meyer is a Grammy-winning audiobook producer and director whose work has garnered Audie and Earphone awards. Her productions have been named to the lists for ALA Notable Recordings, the YALSA Top Ten, Publishers Weekly Annual Best of the Best, and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. A former actor and singer, Meyer starred on Broadway in Zorba, with Anthony Quinn, and in the miniseries Memories of Midnight, opposite Omar Sharif. She has also starred off Broadway and in daytime TV. Meyer received Gold and Platinum Albums for her work with Trans-Siberian Orchestra's (TSO) management company and was co-producer of the multiple companies of TSO's arena show, Christmas Eve and Other Stories. She co-produced the TV Special, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (PBS, FOX) and directed Ossie Davis in the narrated version of the album of the same name. Meyer wrote and co-produced the children's album Mighty Musical Fairy Tales, starring international artist and Grammy winner Patti Austin. She is currently working on the development of a rock opera, Tale of Two Cities, with Krebs Communications Corporation.