Actor/Narrator
What is time?
4/22/25
The last 2 months have been a blur. . .​ all in good ways, but it caught up with me. Luckily this nasty virus hit between jobs!
Audiobook NEWS:
I was thrilled to start March with a trip to NYC for APAC (Audio Publishers Association Conference)-- my first in-person conference since 2018!
The effort must have put out some good energy, as I received an e-mail offer for a non-fiction book I had auditioned for 2 weeks prior; The Good Goodbye by Maureen Keeley, Ph.D. and Julie M. Yingling Ph.D. It was my first audio project with John Marshall Media and Hay House Publishing. I was honored to be chosen for the book which seeks to help those struggling with how to have a meaningful goodbye with friends & family at the end of their life. It includes hundreds of personal interviews over the course of 20 years; people detailing their final conversations with friends and family, whether the relationship was full of love or a constant struggle during their lifetime. It was informative, heartwrenching and inspiring.
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Currently, I'm seaking my next project!
New Release:
I was ecstatic to once again work with Spoken Realms for the audiobook of Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott. It's my 5th narration of books in the public domain and I was thrilled to find it. It's a fascinating window into the POV of a woman in the roaring 20's, going through a divorce and navigating the "freedoms" of her new life. It felt raw and real in a way that The Great Gatsby never did for me. Note whose book became infamous. . . and we wonder why women still feel unequal.
If you'd like a free audiobook, I have some codes that I would happily give out for a review. . .
TV/FILM:
​​​In November, I filmed my 2nd co-star role on Chicago Fire. The audition-to-set came so quickly (about a week) and I was nervous on set, so I wasn't looking forward to watching my work, but I did. And HEY! It wasn't too bad. I look forward to adding it to my reel.​
​​​​​​​NEW HEADSHOTS!! I am thrilled with these new photos. This is the 2nd time I've shot with Tyler Core and I can't speak enough about how great he was to work with, but the headshots should show it.
​Theatre NEWS:
In December, I was delighted to perform in an original, immersive Christmas Ghost story play, Bells & Whispers with Dead Reckoning Theatre Company. It was in collaboration with the International Museum of Surgical Sciences, which was originally a Lakefront mansion constructed in 1917; a perfect setting for ghost stories!
Life News:
​​Our rescue, Raffi just turned 2! She's our "foster fail". She keeps us on our toes with her boundless energy (not pictured here) and a devotion that made it impossible to give her away.
If you're still reading, the craziness of the last 50 days included the aforementioned non-fic audiobook; several mock trials-- performing witnesses and jury participants for Law students at Loyola and practicing public defenders at Kent Law school; a couple weeks devoted to reading grant applications for my first time as a grant panelist; an awesome scene study theatre class at Remy Bumpo; a one-day shoot for a talented student film maker at Columbia College; self-taped auditions for theatre and my agent; volunteering at PAWS Chicago; a few side support gigs, a protest of this abhorrent administration and thankfully a few nights/days off for my partner, our dog and some friends.
Hope this finds you switching from those hot drinks to cool spring beverages!
~AmyJ