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April DotyShe/Her

Spain · Málaga province

Native American English (General)

Young Adult 1st person, American southern accents, m/f dialogue, various ages

About

Born in Virginia, seasoned in London and settled in Spain, I'm a classically trained actress (BFA, Syracuse University). Narrator of over 100 books, including titles from PRH, Hachette, Audible Studios, Ascent Audio, Highbridge and Tantor, as well as a variety of Indie authors. I enjoy narrating thrillers, mysteries, LGBTQ+, historical fiction, YA, sci-fi, fantasy, non-fiction, and children's stories.

Training: BFA in Acting from Syracuse University.

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Voice and range

Proficient accents

UK RP / Standard British UK Cockney UK Estuary (London / southeast) Northern Irish Irish (Republic) US Standard American US Southern US Appalachian US New York US Midwestern US Texan Canadian Transatlantic / mid-Atlantic Caribbean (general) Indian Spanish (Castilian) Russian

Voice ages

1 to 12 (child) 13 to 19 (teen) 20 to 39 (young to mid-adult) 40 to 59 (mid-adult) 60 to 79 (senior) 80 to 99 (elder)

Languages

English

Voice presentation

Female / femme-presenting

Heritage / identity

White / European

Selected credits

4 listed · More than 100 narrated

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton

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World Religions All in One for Dummies

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The Rise and Rise of Chappell Roan

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Tomboy

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Genres

Literary fiction Children's Young Adult Comedy Fantasy Science fiction LitRPG / GameLit Horror Thriller Mystery (general) Cozy mystery Murder mystery Romance (clean) Romance (contemporary) Romance (historical) Romance (paranormal) Romance (steamy) LGBTQ+ (cross-genre marker) Biography and memoir History Business Self-development Health and fitness Religion and spirituality Science and technology Travel Instructional / how-to
Multi-cast Dual narration

More samples

4 total
Biography and memoir 1st person, London Cockney
LGBTQ+ (cross-genre marker) 1st person, Indian accent, f/f dialogue, funny, serious
Children's 3rd person, classic children's story - the Velveteen Rabbit

Working details

Experience

More than 100 audiobooks

8 years narrating

Studio

Home studio · edits at home

DAW: Reaper with izotope 7 on Mac Mini

Rates

$250 to $300 PFH

RS Plus $50 to $100 PFH portion