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​Amazing to see the great things our Working Pro grad, Elysia Skye’s is accomplishing! Check out her newest audiobook narration.
Everyone is Psychic by Ann O’Brien
 
Also keep an eye out for her next book that she’s  “recording in June!”
Kalmenson Grad, Maya Aoki Tuttle says:
“I've taken the Foundation 1 + 2 with Steve Staley, Animation 1 + 2 with Dino Andrade (multiple times! I love these classes!), and Improv with Stephen Tobolowsky (life changing class!). I loved taking workshops with Cathy Kalmenson, Kathy Grable, Ted Sroka. Not only did my Kalmenson classes give me a great bedrock of voiceover skills, they were incredibly fun!
 
Last year, I signed with LA agency VOX. I can't announce much yet, but I've booked 5 guest and recurring roles on various major network animated series through Vox. I also booked my first major role with performance capture on a large video game franchise, which I'm in the process of recording (see pic! so futuristic!).
 
Kalmenson was fundamental to my growth as a voice actor. Anyone that asks me for advice, I always steer them toward Kalmenson classes. Thank you, Kalmenson!”
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​VOA and Animation 1 Kalmenson grad, Sean Phillips, is the narrator for the Father Stu movie campaign!
Released 13 April 2022.
 
“Big win for me as I continue to prove myself to that segment of the VO community… test scratches are in for the new Top Gun and Jurassic World… we’ll see!"
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Amazing work Sean keep it up!
VOA, Animation 1, Animation 2 Kalmenson grad, Elizabeth Arends, has “recently been working with Dreamworks on a Scratch audio project as well as booking a video game that includes Mo Cap for EA.” 
 
“I have recently worked with Robert Zemeckis on Scratch audio projects, and I have been working on other voice projects like feature film Abruptio starring Jordan Peele. 
 
Just thought I would keep you in the loop and appreciate all your help breaking into the business! :-)”
 
 
Amazing work Elizabeth, we’re so proud of you. Keep up the good work!
Kalmenson grad and Instructor, Jill Remez, alongside director Steve Staley, just voiced Tomi on the award winning anime Demonslayer.  ​Jill also recently just lent her voice to another anime Lupin the third! Way to go Jill!
Current Working Pro student Dahlia Wilde just won NEXT FEMALE PODCASTER AWARD from iHEART MEDIA’s Seneca Women Podcast Network!
Check out these articles about her achievement!

​CONGRATULATIONS Dahlia!
​Kalmenson Alum David Sheftell recently featured on a competition show on FACEBOOK WATCH show with WIL WHEATON called RIVALPEAK where he not only voices the main character, but won the competition as well! Congrats David!
"Rival Peak" & "Rival Speak" - IMDB
 
He also just voiced the main character for a cartoon pilot for Turner Broadcasting, and is a regular for background voices on both Family Guy & American Dad.
Working Pro grad, Geoff Prickett, is currently the voice of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's: TV, Radio, Web, and App!

"A lot is owed to you. Thank you for all the help over the years and the invaluable molding of my VO skills."
Kalmenson grad, Dana Kelly Jr. is “delighted to report that [he is] currently working a scripted podcast for “Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight,” a YouTube channel based in San Francisco. Kind of a classic Rod Serling “Twilight Zone” motif. But all original material.
 
I’ve done a couple of these Podcasts with “Twelve Chimes” now. Great people, lots of Fun!!  And I love reading Harv’s stuff every Sunday Morning!!”
Kalmenson grad, Ifeyinwa Unachukwu, has booked an audiobook!
 
“I booked an audiobook in February that was released this Month; it’s my first from a major publishing house, Penguin Group Random House. The book is called Vagabonds by Eloghosa Osunde, and I am one of 6 narrators in the book. Although, the class I took was for commercials, I’d like to think the Method also came into play when I auditioned.”
Congratulations to K&K alum, Janora McDuffie, for being the live announcer for the 94th Oscars!

​Janora studied The Kalmenson Method for VO Acting with us in 2005.
K&K Alum Bill A. Jones just completed work dubbing the English language voice of The Mayor in Intimidad (Season 1) for Netflix, a series originally shot in Spanish. This is one of several dubbing projects Bill has participated in over the past several months.  

Also, Bill recently completed voicing and producing the Audiobook version of “Deadly Declarations,” the 4th book he’s voiced for author Landis Wade.
​Congratulations to K&K alum, Amelia Borella, for booking the role of MAX in the NIKE Kids Sports Lab series on Youtube!

"Thanks K&K for this amazing booking for the Nike Sports Lab! 💚🎉 Here is a snippet of one of the episodes where I voiced MAX!"
​(Hear MAX at 2:05)
Congratulations to K&K alum, Al Madrigal (left), on his new series!

​We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dawn Wells. We loved her not only as "Mary Ann" from Gilligan's Island, but also as a bright light in Cathy's Working Pro VO class, once upon a time. 

We send our condolences to her family and friends.
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Congrats to K&K alum, Danica McKellar (who’ve we loved as Winnie on “ The Wonder Years”), on her amazing new math book for kids to learn math, "The Times  Machine”.  







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​And catch her on her new Hallmark Christmas movie, “Christmas She Wrote”! Way to go, Danica!