From pre-teens to wizened protagonists, from snarky to heartfelt narrators, I love voicing characters who wield spells, blasters, data, or vulnerability to create better worlds. I’m drawn to middle school, YA, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller, literary fiction, and self-help. I have recorded picture books, non-fiction, and graphic novels for Learning Ally, and you can find my work in Audible under my pseudonym Cassandra Alling. I was 1st Runner Up in the 2022 Rone Audiobook Awards.

My voice is warm, soothing, textured, versatile, and articulate, honed teaching college freshman, answering phones, and performing on Off-Off-Off Broadway stages including LaMama, HERE Arts Center, the Clark Studio Theater at Lincoln Center, and the Park Avenue Armory. With my background in new play dramaturgy, I narrate with trust in a writer’s vision, a probing and curiosity-driven close read, and a deep connection to story and scene structure. As a Fulbright scholar, Danes showed me how to perform at eye level, not looking down on but alongside young audiences.

I’ve worked with Elise Arsenault and have taken classes with Anna Garduno, Paul Liberti, Amanda Quaid, Nic Redman, Voice Actors of NYC, and the Linklater Center for Voice and Language. I am a member of APA.

Fantasy, Middle Grade, F/F, 3rd Person. Luna catches moonlight for her grandmother.

Sci-Fi, M/F, 1st Person. What’s a girl to do when her brother gets in the way of ruling the universe?

Irish accent, YA Fantasy, M/F, 3rd Person. When your love is an Irish shapeshifter, what could go wrong?

Non-fiction, Self-help. Ever wish you were more imaginative?

Children’s non-fiction. What can help a child deal with a move?

Middle Grade, Various; 1st Person. Introducing Olive’s soon-to-be frenemy. Recorded for Learning Ally.

Home studio: DPA 4017B shotgun mic, Scarlett 2i2, Mogami Gold cable.

Primary Accent: Standard American

Secondary Accents: New York, Irish, RP, and Russian

Languages: English (fluent), French (intermediate), Danish (words and phrases)

Speaks with Experience on: Story Structures and Dramaturgy, Public Speaking, Denmark, Theatre for Young Audiences, Ekphrastic Poetry, Shadow Puppetry, Visiting a Botanic Garden, Trail Blazons and How to Read Them