Talking With… Josh Kornbluth

Josh Kornbluth is a comedic monologuist, operating out of the San Francisco area. He was also the co-writer, co-director, and star of Haiku Tunnel (2003)—the office comedy that seems to bridge the gap from the film, Office Space to the TV series, The Office. This past fall, Josh Kornbluth released, Ben Franklin: Unplugged: … And Other Comic Monologues on Audible.com. I finally had an opportunity to listen to it and was so entertained, I had to stalk—I mean hunt down—I mean talk to Josh Kornbluth about his audiobook experiences. Eaton: Can you talk about your method for developing your monologues? Kornbluth: I developed them all through improvisations. I found when …

Talking with…Carol Monda

 Carol Monda is a formidable actress, voice-over artist, multi-award winning narrator,  teacher and coach. A partial bio is as follows: Off-Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club, Perry Street Theatre, American Opera Projects’ Darkling: NYC premiere and tour to Germany and Poland Off-Off Broadway: HB Studio, EST, The Committee, Emerging Artists Theatre (company member), Spotlight On Theatre (Best Actress Award) Regional: Arena Stage, Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Roundhouse, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Helen Hayes Award Nomination, Morticians in Love) Film: The Gentleman, Out of Season, Thou Shalt Not Mysogynate, After You Left Voice-Over: Documentary narrator, commercial voice-over artist, and Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator for Recorded Books, Harper Audio, Audible.Com, Hachette Book Group, Books …

Talking with…Coleen Marlo

Coleen Marlo is an accomplished actor and multi-award winning audiobook voice artist and producer. In 2010 she was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and she won the Audie Award for Literary Fiction in 2011.  During her   illustrious career, she has been nominated twice for Audie Awards by the Audio Publishers Association, has won numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up awards, and is a frequent Earphones Award winner. Additionally, she has been honored with many starred audio reviews by the Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.  Coleen is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Furthermore, …

Talking With…John Pruden

John Pruden is a professional voice actor who records audiobooks, corporate and online training narrations, animation and video game characters, and radio and TV commercials. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life—from his wide array of jobs early in life; to his Army service as a UH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopter pilot; to his travels through forty-four U.S. states, South America, Europe, and Asia; to his experience in professional improv and competitive singing—provides a solid creative foundation from which to draw for his intelligent audiobook narrations and gritty but sensitive vocal characterizations. His audiobooks include The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt, which was chosen by the …