Zoom: Character & Animation V/O Technique - 4 Week Online Class with PAUL LIBERTI, Voice Director / Casting Director

Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Developing your very own unique characters is essential for every V/O actor out there! Every voice over script you will ever read is playing someone. You are never just a voice in a void.

Characters range from natural real people -- to the extreme over the top! Audio book actors, commercial actors, animation actors and even narrative voice actors all need to develop characters. Your rep company of characters need to be ready to go at a moments notice, under pressure at auditions.

Now learn the inside secrets and tips from a working VO professional! There truly is no other class like this in NYC..taught by veteran voice actor from Nickelodeon, PBS, Noggin, Pokemon, Disney and former Muppet performer Paul Liberti.

Plus in your 4th week, you'll have the opportunity to learn from and showcase to a top Animation Voice Over Agent: Allie Silber, DDO Artists Agency

Class Overview:

You'll learn about voice placement, the facial mask and how you can create different sounds and vibrations that allow you to revisit the same characters again and again. Gain insider tips and tricks, marketing for the character voice actor, and unique in-class and extended at home character exercises for the actor to sustain characters and get work!

This class is for adults and teens (14+).

This event will run longer than most of our events - approx. 6:30pm - 10pm EST.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

No need to prepare any materials for this event!

Payment:

Payment is due at the time of registration.
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Pay in 4, interest free payments. (free when you pay on-time)

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• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

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**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Paul Liberti

Paul Liberti is a voice director and accent coach based in Los Angeles and, has taught Actors in NYC, Los Angeles, and nationally for Stage, On-Camera, and Voice Actors in authentic accent and character creation.  

As a voice actor, Paul has booked hundreds of V/O spots and animated series, including Pokémon, Blue's Clues, Noggin's, Pinky Dinky Doo, Saturday Night Live Cartoons, and Sesame Street.

A former Muppet performer, he's also performed on Broadway as well as film and TV with credits including Showtime, Nickelodeon, PBS's Wonderpets, and Chuggington.

His audiobook credits: Scholastic, Nickelodeon, Tavoli Entertainment, Crabhill Press's audio Apps, and the Audie Award-winning Goose Bumps, and directs and casts audiobook narrators for The Razor Online Magazine through Gotham Writers Workshop. 

Follow this link to find more voice over inspiration on his student Facebook page

Allie Silber

Allie graduated from Boston University with a major in Film and Television and a minor in Public Relations. She started her career out in the Children’s and Young Adults Division at Abrams Artists Agency as an Executive Assistant to the Head of the Children's Division in July 2017. She was quickly promoted to Agent-in-Training, and then shortly after, to Agent within her short time at Abrams. She represented kids for On-Camera Commercials, Endorsements, Voiceover and Print.

Since September 2019, she has been with the Voiceover Division at DDO Artists Agency, where she now represents both kids and adults for all things Voiceover - including Animation, Commercials, Radio, Podcasts, and Audiobooks to name a few categories. Allie works with high-profile casting directors from all over the country, including Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Disney, 20th Century Animation and much more.