JOHNNY HELLER/PAUL RUBEN ONE-DAY NYC AUDIOBOOK WORKSHOP JUNE 20, 2026
ONE-DAY NYC AUDIOBOOK WORKSHOP JUNE 20, 2026
JOIN JOHNNY HELLER, PAUL RUBEN & CHLOE NASON OF MACMILLAN FOR A ONE-DAY ACTING INTENSIVE AUDIOBOOK WORKSHOP! JUNE 20, 2026 AT JOHN MARSHALL MEDIA – 630 9TH AVE SUITE 1108 (45TH & 9TH)
10AM-5PM LUNCH INCLUDED! SPACE IS LIMITED – NO MORE THAN 10 ACTORS!
CHLOE NASON WILL JOIN OUR Q&A, DIRECTION & DISCUSSION.
$385.00
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JUNE 20, 2026 AT JOHN MARSHALL MEDIA – 630 9TH AVE SUITE 1108 (45TH & 9TH)
10AM-5PM LUNCH INCLUDED! SPACE IS LIMITED – NO MORE THAN 10 ACTORS!
CHLOE NASON WILL JOIN OUR Q&A, DIRECTION & DISCUSSION.
This workshop is for experienced and emerging narrators. The primary focus is on acting – finding the core of each story, each scene, each sentence from the perspective of what is actable and how best to engage the listener in sharing the author’s story.
To that end, the workshop will include discussions, lectures, Q&A and directed readings
And, of course, lunch! Actors gotta eat!
AGENDA (subject to change as discussion warrants!)
JOB OF THE STORYTELLER (NON-DIALOGUE) 1ST PERSON & 3RD PERSON SIGNIFICANT MOVING PARTS – ACTING OVER VOICING (AKA: PRESENTING); DISCOVERY; THE STAKES; HERE AND NOW; POINT OF VIEW… CHARACTER CHOICES & CHARACTER MAINTENANCE – (WHAT DOES THE TEXT SAY?)
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ACCENTS * OPPOSITE GENDER *OPTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CHARACTERS: SUBTLE CHANGES *TAKING THE CHARACTERS SERIOUSLY *SEEING THE SCENE/CREATING THE SCENE SCRIPT PREP
NON-FICTION
JOB OF THE NON-FICTION NARRATOR BASED ON TEXT/GENRE/CLUES EXPECTATIONS OF THE LISTENER/GOAL OF NARRATOR SCRIPT PREP USE OF CHARACTER – IS IT EVER CALLED FOR?
SELF-DIRECTION
WHAT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU KNOW ERASING BAD HABITS/CREATING GOOD HABITS SELF DIRECTION DIRECTIONS TO GET YOU CONNECTED AND BACK ON TRACK
WE WILL DO DIRECTED READINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EVERY ACTOR SHOULD BRING A FEW PAGES OF WHATEVER GENRE YOU LIKE FOR THE READINGS. 1-3 PAGES IS FINE. BRING TWO DIFFERENT SELECTIONS IN CASE WE HAVE TIME FOR MORE! ACTORS WILL WORK IN THE STUDIO AND RECEIVE AN MP3 OF THEIR WORK AND DIRECTION.





