Fiction
Nonfiction
Characters - Full Cast Productions
Bio
Erin is a nonfiction audiobook narrator who also specializes in character work and narration for full cast productions and audio dramas, all from her home studio in Oakland, CA – the Sunny Side of the Bay.
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Her work over the past 6 years has been mainly full cast productions, asynchronously narrating and voicing a wide range of characters across more than 40 projects. Erin is drawn to the more dramatic/eccentric roles- bringing out the unexpected sides of a character, the humor, the subtle fears, the masked cruelty … be they human or not. She has recently expanded her character work to audio dramas.
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She comes from a long line of teachers and preachers and narrating nonfiction is that for her. Erin loves teaching people about things, and crafting the way ideas come off a page so that the message pops and feels personal at the same time. Nerd. Let her teach you something or tell you about something great - all day.
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With training from the Berkeley Repertory School of Theater in voice over, improv, acting and dialect. Erin has coached with nonfiction master Sean Pratt and Jesse Bickford and completed Joel Froomkin’s Acting for Audio 1 & 2, Narrator.life and PANA classes and an abundance of workshops and coaching. She co-manages BANG! the Bay Area Narrator’s Group.
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She is a mom, fandom fanatic and food truck enthusiast whose favorite color is piñata. Erin curls (think ice and stones) and has been a college radio DJ, driven a crane in the Port of Oakland and did a 4 year stint as a 6’4 green cougar mascot. Warm, wise, witty -serious fun.
Audible
Listener
"What makes the book special is the compassionate way author Katie Duncan presents the information, and narrator Erin Grassie reads it... Grassie's gentle voice especially helps the reader ease into what could otherwise be an uncomfortable subject."
John Bradley,
Audobook director
"You absolutely nailed this book! Can’t wait for people to hear your awesome work!!"
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Justin Tate, Goodreads Review
What the cluck? Somebody give Erin Grassie an Audie award! Chicken Chicken is notoriously the most unhinged title in the Goosebumps oeuvre, but imagine the insanity when the poor audiobook reader has to narrate two pre-teens transitioning into barnyard fowl. These kids cluck through pages and pages of Chicken-English dialect, ruffling their feathers and pecking at stray seeds on the sidewalk along the way. Our fearless narrator embodies the role with unflinching dedication. Never have I been so entertained.
Roxanne Howe-Murphy, EdD, Author
"I was looking for warm, welcoming, grounded and
open-hearted vocal qualities to convey the depth of the material in an accessible way to those new to the subject matter. Erin’s voice matched my needs beautifully.
She communicated descriptive and graphic text along with story-telling.
I couldn’t have asked for more."
Tracy Cram Perkins,
Author
"You have done such an incredible job. Thank you for being my co-pilot on this project. We are laughing and crying right along with you."
Projects
Scholastic
​Goosbumps #53 Chicken Chicken​​​​​​ by R.L. Stine
Echo Point Books & Media
Stop Obsessing! by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson
The Horse Bible by Moira C. Reeve and Sharon Biggs Waller
IEP from A to Z by Diane Twachtman-Cullen & Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett​
A Guide to the Human Resource Body of Knowledge by Sandra M. Reed SPHR​
Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During and After by Tracy Cram Perkins​​
Twin Flames Studios
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Underneath Your Personality by Roxanne Howe-Murphy EdD
Choices Change Everything by Cheryl Ecton​​​
The Online Stage - full cast productions
​​Character, Goldfish & others - Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum​​​​
Narrator - The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Narrator - The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Character, Cayke - The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Narrator - Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum
Character, Blinkie & others - The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum ​
Narrator - Tik Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Character, Margolotte - The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Producer/Editor & Character, Daisy Miller - Daisy Miller by Henry James
Narrator - The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Narrator - Dorthy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
Character, Princess Fluff - The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum
Characters, Princess Langwidere & Queen Ev - Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Narrator & Producer/Editor - The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Character, Aunt Laura - Emily of the New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
Stage Direction - Comic Tragedies by Jo and Meg, by Louisa May Alcott
Narrator - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Narrator & Producer - Death and Taxes by H. A. Hartzell
Narrator - Rilla of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
Character, Lesley Moore - Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery
Character, Mrs. Penniman - Washington Square by Henry James
Character, Mrs. Hale - A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell​​
ACX
Don't Kill the Joy: How Fun at Work Creates Teams that Thrive by Maria Carlton
Credenza by Wendy Dalrymple
Toaster of Destiny by L. Dash Shearer
Unveiling Arizona’s Illusion by Christina Leen
The Dying Process by Katie Duncan
The Sleep Switch How to Help Kids Fall Asleep Fast by Laurie McMillan
Tales to Terrify
Episode 697- Lonely Skin by A.A. Nour
Episode 718- Lights Out by Erica Ruppert
Episode 719- Going Wendigo by James Fritz
Episode 737- Augurs Ill by Chelsea Davis
Imagination Storybooks
Videobook - Where is Happiness? by Kate Murphy
With descriptive audio narrated by Chris Snyder
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Twin Flames Audio
NEW RELEASE!
Audiobook - Choices Change Everything by Cheryl Ecton
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... and more
Education
Joel Froomkin's Acting for Audio
Levels 1 & 2
Sean Pratt's Audiobook Narration and Business Coaching
Jesse Bickford's Book Dragon coaching
Berkeley Repetory School of Theater
Acting, Voice Over, Improv and Dialect
British RP, French & German
Arizona State University
Bachelor's Degree- Industrial Design, with Honors
BANG! Bay Area Narrators Group
... and other fun facts
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Fandom nerd
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4 years as the Crocker Elementary School Mascot, "Cougie",
a 6'4 green caped cougar
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Moderately skilled Pickleball player
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Member of San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club
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Licenced to serve alcohol (see above)
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College Radio DJ @ KASR, Tempe, AZ
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Highly skilled craft hacker, builder and seamstress
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