Voice Over - Theresa Buchheister

Directing, engineering, performing and teaching in the widely flung world of voice over has transformed my life: artistically, philosophically, ethically. The pursuit and practice is all about balancing specificity and flexibility, technical precision and emotional honesty, translation and creation. It is also very fun. Read on for information about projects and personal coaching!

RECENT VOICE OVER ENDEAVORS

Voiceover writer, director and performer for the first official season of Mind Dream Theater.

Voice director and engineer for the award-winning BBC cartoon, BoyGirlDogCatMouseCheese.

Voice director for Audible Original The Last Days of Cabrini-Green, particularly for the narrative scenes written by Harrison David Rivers and featuring performances by Patina Miller, Harry Lennox and Corey Stoll.

Voice performer on You’re the Last One, a queer horror podcast by Justin Gates and Celine Snippe, available on Audible.

Voice performer and producer on Monologues for Nobody by Jerrod Jordahl.

Voice director and supporting actor for Arrow of Time by Allyson Dwyer, as part of The Exponential Festival. Arrow of Time won multiple Young-Howze Theatre Journal Awards and was screened at NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival.

Voice performer for RecursiveCast by River Donaghey, as part of The Exponential Festival.

Director and narrator for numerous audiobooks, including:
–The Deepest Breath written by Meg Grehan, narrated by Heather O’Neill (director)
–A Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM written and narrated by Gitanjali Rao (director)
–Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce, narrated by Tracey Conyer Lee and Ronald Peet (director)
–We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu, narrated by Tom Picasso and Sophie Amoss (director of Tom Picasso chapters)
–Evergreen Christmas by Janet Dailey (narrator)
–The Coal Elf Chronicles by Maria DeVivo (narrator)
–Judge’s Girls by Sharina Harris (co-narrator with Lori Gardner and Machelle Williams)

Co-Facilitator of a writing residency with Harrison David Rivers and River Donaghey for playwrights writing fiction podcasts called Sound Lab.

Teacher of voice over at HB Studio, The University of Kansas and The Brick Theater.

Speaking of teaching:
If you would like to get guidance, coaching or assistance on reels, I’d love to help! My rates shift based on the request, because every actor is different and every project is unique! But here are some basic offerings:

1. COACHING (working on assignments to strengthen your instrument or developing material for a reel):
$50 for 1 session
$80 for 2 sessions
$105 for 3 sessions
$120 for 4 sessions
All sessions are 60 minutes.

2. AUDITION COACHING (you have an audition and the coaching is 100% towards the audition(s))
$30 for 30 minutes
$50 for 60 minutes

Reach out via theresa.buchheister@gmail.com

A LITTLE BACKGROUND

In 2009, I was directing a play at The Ontological in St. Mark’s Church and managing the basement at The Strand Bookstore. An actor in the show, who was also an excellent audiobook narrator said, “Wait a second… You love books and you direct theater. You should direct audiobooks!”
I said – “Whaaaaaaaaa?! That is a job?!”

Several interviews and a deep dive into learning ProTools later…

2009-2019: DECADE ONE

I have directed and engineered hundreds of audiobooks, including How Music Works, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Water Castle, Leaving the Sea, Following Christopher Creed, Wild Boys and many more.

I have narrated (sometimes under a pseudonym…) hundreds of audiobooks, including The Coal Elf, The Rise of Sturd, Judge’s Girls and many books about dinosaurs.

I have directed and engineered a variety of cartoons, including much of seasons 18 and 19 of Pokemon, as well as several XYZ specials and the film, Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.

I directed and engineered The Winx Club Season 7, World of Winx, Robocar Poli, Denver: The Last Dinosaur, Mily: Miss Questions, The Funny Little Bugs and may other adorable dubs.

I was the voice of Pokemon XYZ‘s Team Flare baddie, Aliana, a few magical beings in The Winx Club and Mrs. Highsmith in Taffy.