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Edward Herrmann

Edward HerrmannBetween his numerous stage, screen, and TV assignments, Golden Voice Edward Herrmann manages to record a large number of audiobooks. AudioFile contributing editor Yuri Rasovsky has directed him in two audio plays (THE MALTESE FALCON, an Audie winner, and SAINT JOAN) and an audiobook (THE BIRTHING HOUSE). "The guy's great to work with," the audio dramatist told us, "imaginative, down-to-earth, responsive, and blessed with sharp understanding and great technique." We sent Yuri to interview Ed, one of his favorite actors. Read More...

Jenna Lamia

Jenna LamiaJenna Lamia's life is a happy juggle of narrating audiobooks, acting, and writing for the television show "90210." She's sure that all three came from growing up in a "storytelling home." Jenna, who recently won an Audie for Solo Narration--Female, began her path to success when her parents read aloud to her nightly. "My father actually made up stories and shared installments of ongoing serials he invented."

Jenna recently realized the influence of these early experiences when she recorded a story as a baby gift. "As I recorded it, I could remember the exact sound of my mom's voice reading the book, and I recognized how much my parents' reading has contributed to my audiobook narration. People say that smell is the strongest memory trigger, but for me it's hearing." Read More...

Jim Meskimen

Jim MeskimenAUDIOFILE spoke with Jim Meskimen, who, in addition to being a narrator, directed Galaxy Audio's Golden Age Stories.

AF: What are some of the challenges in directing a cast of actors in audio theater productions?
JM: In the 150 stories that I directed for Galaxy Audio that made use of a cast of five or six or so, the primary challenge was casting: first, casting the most versatile and professional talent we could find. That was accomplished by just throwing a wide net out and determining who was willing and available. As it turned out, a lot of actors were dying to do our books since we were evoking the style of old radio, which many of them had experience with.
Second, once we had a cast, the challenge was then to distribute the parts in such a way that we took advantage of each actor's expertise while also creating a good variety for the listener. We tried whenever possible to distribute parts so that an actor wasn't talking to himself. That wasn't always possible, but with our little "rep company," I don't think we created many distractions to the listener. Familiarity with the sound of each actor and what was in their repertoire of accents and characters made this easier as we went along.
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Narrator Interviews:

A
Jenny Agutter
Rosalind Ayers
B
Josephine Bailey
Dylan Baker
Joe Barrett
Sean Barrett
Joyce Bean
Paul Boehmer
Katherine Borowitz
Daniel Bostick
Dennis Boutsikaris
Humphrey Bower
Mark Bramhall
Alyssa Bresnahan
Scott Brick
Stephen Briggs
Blair Brown
C
Cassandra Campbell
Len Cariou
Barbara Caruso
David Case
Marc Cashman
Orlagh Cassidy
Maxwell Caulfield
David Colacci
Ralph Cosham
Narrator Couples
C.J. Critt
Steven Crossley
D
Jim Dale
Cynthia Darlow
Jonathan Davis
Robertson Dean
Rupert Degas
Norman Dietz
Gerard Doyle
Susan Duerden
William Dufris
Bernadette Dunne
Armando DurĂ¡n
E
Susan Ericksen
F
Richard Ferrone
Peter Jay Fernandez
Anna Fields
Laura Flanagan
Kate Fleming
Patricia R. Floyd
Mel Foster
Hugh Fraser
G
Boyd Gaines
L.J. Ganser
Grover Gardner
Daniel Gerroll
Phil Gigante
Dion Graham
Holter Graham
Emily Gray
Adam Grupper
George Guidall
H
Anthony Heald
Johnny Heller
Edward Herrmann
Paul Hecht
Dick Hill
Kate Hood
William Hootkins
Stephen Hoye
I
Jennifer Ikeda
Judith Ivey
J
Derek Jacobi
Martin Jarvis
Neville Jason
Michael Jayston
Simon Jones
K
Garrison Keillor
Katherine Kellgren
Lorelei King
Michael Kramer
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Jenna Lamia
Rosalyn Landor
Nick Landrum
Lisette Lecat
John Lee
Virginia Leishman
Anton Lesser
M
Carrington MacDuffie
Miriam Margolyes
Wanda McCaddon
Carolyn McCormick
John McDonough
Ron McLarty
Jennifer Mendenhall
Laural Merlington
Paul Michael
Robin Miles
Dan John Miller
Lizan Mitchell
Alfred Molina
Christina Moore
Arthur Morey
Cassandra Morris
Frank Muller
N
Jim Norton
O
Daniel Oreskes
P
Steven Pacey
Will Patton
Lisa Renee Pitts
David Pittu
Nigel Planer
Richard Poe
Davina Porter
Simon Prebble
R
Robert Ramirez
Lorna Raver
Kate Reading
Maggi-Meg Reed
Roger Rees
William Roberts
Christian Rodska
Richard Rohan
Barbara Rosenblat
Stefan Rudnicki
Nelson Runger
S
Andrew Sachs
Campbell Scott
Yelena Shmulenson
Alan Sklar
Janet Song
Scott Sowers
Tom Stechschulte
Jenny Sterlin
Juliet Stevenson
Nick Sullivan
T
Lynne Thigpen
Stephen Thorne
David Timinson
Suzanne Toren
Lorraine Toussaint
Nancy Travis
Patrick Tull
Bahni Turpin
Anne Twomey
V
Jennifer Van Dyck
Simon Vance
W
Channie Waites
Tom Weiner
Barrett Whitener
Mirron Willis
Jeff Woodman
Oliver Wyman
Y
Michael York


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