In this animated tribute to the classic children's show, "You Can't Do That On Television", I began by voicing Mom &
the Librarian. Then, they asked me to voice Rhona (the 13-year-old second banana, to whom I gave braces and an attitude).
Finally, they asked me to voice Jason (a 10-year-old boy, whom I gave a gravelly voice and a stuffy nose). This is one
of the sketches in which I voiced all three characters. Dad's belch, however, was not my work, though I could certainly
have done it with the help of a big piece of watermelon...
My aunt, who is a master at capturing speech in her writing, wrote this piece, several years ago. I immediately
knew that it had to be heard, so I recorded a read, in one long take. Then I mixed in some appropriate music ("None
But the Lonely Heart") and added some visual interest with a slide show of photographs I'd taken...
Radio Ads I wrote and voiced for the Toronto production of "Forever Plaid":
I did all of the female voices in these spots, each of which was recorded in one long take. In the Easter spot, I
jumped from voice to voice, and even added the sound effects as I went along...
