Audiobook Talent & Industry Guide

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https://www.gailshalan.com

Pseudonym(s): Samantha Leatherwood

Pronouns: she/her

Nationality/Cultural Identity: American, Eastern European Ashkenazi (Jewish), Mediterranean, North African, Mizrahi (Jewish), Northern European

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Awards: AudioFile Earphones

Spoken Languages: Standard American, Standard British (RP)

American Accents: Standard (mid-Atlantic), Midwest, New England, New York, Southern, Texas, Transatlantic, "period-piece/ historical" American accents

Other English Accents: Standard (RP), British Regionals, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Yorkshire, Mancunian, West Country, Welsh , Contemporary London

World Accents: Dutch, French, German, Greek, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Russian, South American, Spanish, Yiddish, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Israeli, Iranian, Pakistani, Egyptian, Turkish, Castilian, Mexican, Colombian

Genres: Children's, Drama, Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult, Inspirational, LGBTQ, Poetry, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Fiction

Voice Range: Juvenile, Teen, 20s-30s

PERFORMANCE & TRAINING

Stage/Film/TV: Theatre Uncut; Power Plays/ Bristol Old Vic Theatre (UK); Mad Forest/ Wickham Theatre (UK); The Importance of Being Earnest/ Stag & Lion Theatre Co. (NYC)

Favorite Roles: Gwendolen Fairfax/The Importance of Being Earnest/ Stag & Lion Theatre (NYC); Riley Ann & Puppeteer / Coyote Girl/ dir. Robert Biggs (BIFF Award- Winning Short); Paulina /The Winter's Tale/ Maiden Phoenix Theatre (Boston)

Voice-Over: Spotify/Commercial; MeUndies/Commercial; ZohoOne/Commercial

Training: MFA in Acting - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; BFA in Acting - Boston University; Williamstown Theatre Festival Apprentice

Expertise: puppeteering and puppet making, food and beverage (10+ years in Service Industry from dive bar to Michelin star), child development (nanny for 10+ year), Anglofile, neurodivergent (ADHD)

Worked With: Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Harper Audio, Brilliance Audio, Dreamscape Media

Home Studio • Audiobooks Recorded >100

APA Member

AUDIOBOOKS & REVIEWS

Audiobooks: WHEN WE WERE THEM; WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL RILEY?; GHOST LOVER (Stories); THE WRITING RETREAT; CROCODILE BRIDE; SHOW US WHO YOU ARE

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