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Literary Fiction - Does she want me to be her pilot? | 1st person, satire
Thriller, LGBTQ - They're sayin' you attacked them first | 3rd person, southern dialect, German dialect
Fantasy, Grimdark - Half-orcs and horsemen | 3rd Person, mmmmf dialogue
Horror, Southern Gothic/Dark Comedy - Cranky couple bickers over gun and gin | 3rd person, Appalachian dialect, mf dialogue
Non-Fiction - Belle Brezing | historical biography
MR-BOURBON-2024-biopic

MARK ROYSE

is a stage-trained audiobook narrator & voice actor with 30+ years of professional creative experience. 

Born and bred in the Bluegrass, his Kentucky bourbon baritone is warm and clear with a kick. He has a stocked stable of characters & dialects champing at the bit to race.

Affable, approachable, but unafraid to go dark places, Mark delivers nuanced, emotional performances.

Mark is partial to LGBTQ fiction, thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.

OUTSIDE THE BOOTH

Mark is an award-winning creative director, copywriter, and graphic designer with advertising agency experience. He’s also a seasoned non-profit exec skilled in philanthropy and community engagement. Plus, as a published poet, essayist, and short story author, Mark understands storytelling from the inside out. A longtime meditator, Mark has practiced with celebrity Buddhist teachers and anonymous alcoholics. 

BY ANY OTHER NAME

Mark has narrated audiobooks under the following names:

CREDITS

Theatre, local ad agency, and public broadcast experience:

  • Audiobook Narration: Glagoslav Publications
  • Audiobook Narration: Lantern Publishing & Media
  • Audiobook Narration: Running Wild, LLC
  • Audiobook Narration: Riptide Publishing
  • Audiobook Narration: BHC Press
  • Audiobook Narration: Wordwooze 
  • Commercial VO: Sole Dynamics
  • Video Game VO: Dislyte, Brewster Intro
  • Theatre: Circle Rep Theatre, NYC
  • Theatre: Busch Gardens, The Old Country, VA
  • Theatre: Lexington Musical Theatre
  • Theatre: Actor’s Guild of Lexington
  • Public Speaking & Presentations: The J. Peterman Company
  • Public Speaking & Presentations: University of Kentucky College of Design
  • Public Speaking & Presentations: CJ Advertising
  • Public Speaking & Presentations: AVOLKY (non-profit)
  • Host/Emcee: Beaux-Arts Ball, Lexington, KY
  • Podcast Host: Mad Mister Mark’s Podcast of Mystery
  • Spokesperson: RADIOLEX (public radio)
  • Public Radio Host: My Morning Mixtape, RADIOLEX
  • Public Radio Host: Community Voices, RADIOLEX
  • Voice Talent: radio PSAs, radio spots, online spots RADIOLEX
  • Spokesperson: AVOLKY (non-profit)
  • Voice Talent: radio PSAs, TV spots, online spots AVOLKY (non-profit)
  • Voice Talent: CJ Advertising, various clients, spec spots, etc.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Lifelong performer and public speaker (from 4-H to high school drama & debate to corporate trainer to non-profit spokesperson)

  • BA Theatre: University of Kentucky
  • Audiobook Narration Coaching: Julie Wilson, The Articulate Coach, Ahab Talent
  • Audiobook Narration Coaching: P.J. Ochlan’s Masterclass
  • Voice Acting Coaching: Paul Alan Ruben, Tribeca Audio
  • Voiceover Coaching: J. Michael Collins, JMC Voiceover
  • Voiceover/Acting Coaching: Lau Laupides, agent, owner Lau Laupides Company
  • ACX Master Class: David H. Lawrence XVII & Dan O’Day
  • Voiceover Coaching: Mike Cosh, MCVO
  • Improv Acting Coaching: Joanne Yarrow, Dir. of Community Engagement & Education, Syracuse Stage in New York; Executive Director of Live Animation Studios; owner, Distinctive Voices LLC
  • Voice Performance/Vocal Production: Russell Henderson, University of Kentucky
  • Voice Performance/Vocal Production: Lynn Estes, Belmont University

AFFILATIONS

STUDIO STUFF

Professional home studio featuring Vocal Booth VO1 with additional customized acoustical treatment. AKG Pro Audio C414 XLII (primary), Sennheiser MKH 416 (secondary) with Focusrite Clarett 2Pre. Macbook Pro + Adobe Audition. SourceConnect available.

I also have easy access to a full-service, Audible-certified,  commercial recording studio.

LOGO & LORE

My logo is the griffin from the Royse family crest.  It’s a reminder that I don’t do anything alone.  Generations of men & women, lovers & fighters, saints & sinners, heroes & thieves got me to where I am today.  Their lives, lusts, and loves stir my blood, drive my desires, and keep the whole grand show going.