Wednesday, June 17th
10:00 AM-12:00 PM PT
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Join us for a special edition of Get to Know VO — a FREE online session for anyone interested in applying for the Daniel Escobar Voiceover Scholarship and learning what this opportunity can make possible.
The Daniel Escobar Voiceover Scholarship
We’ll be joined by past Daniel Escobar Scholarship awardees Frank Marshall, Fabian Cook Jr., Anderson Stinson III, Cricket Michel, and Tony Parrish for a real conversation about what happened after they said yes.
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About Our Guests
Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall is a husband, father, grandfather, U.S. Navy veteran, and voice actor.
After his service, he spent 20 years as a fine dining waiter. He likes to joke that, though he had no formal performing experience, he did 15 shows a night, five days a week, for 20 years.
Due to a debilitating heart condition, he became disabled and could no longer work. Soon after, he discovered voiceover and has been pursuing it ever since.
His previous clients include BullFrog Spas, InfiRay, Skylight, Help End HIV, and more.
Cricket Michel
Cricket Michel is a transgender non-binary voice actor who has been working professionally since 2014.
Known for authentic, emotionally grounded performances, Cricket brings a naturally expressive tone, wide vocal range, and deep sense of character to roles across ages, genders, and fantastical species.
Their voiceover work can be heard in titles including Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter, Ready or Not, Galacticare, and Rappelz, as well as trailers for The Ascent and Kitaria Fables. They have also performed in audio drama comedies including Jump Leads and The Dark Ages Show, and have collaborated with studios such as Adult Swim, Brightrock Games, Cryptic Studios, and Space Rock Games.
As a Daniel Escobar Scholarship recipient, Cricket has continued building a creative path rooted in authenticity, collaboration, representation, and a commitment to raising 2SLGBTQIA+ voices through their work.
Fabian Cook Jr
Fabian Cook Jr. is an actor and voice artist from Hinesville, Georgia. A graduate of Morehouse College, where he majored in Economics, Fabian first worked as a stockbroker for Morgan Stanley before finding his way back to acting through night classes while still at the firm.
In 2015, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting more fully and began performing Shakespeare with Theatricum Botanicum, where he became an Equity member.
After a three-year hiatus, he came to voiceover through Tish Hicks and became a Daniel Escobar Scholarship recipient. He completed the program, signed with three agencies, and was later selected for the Penguin Random House Narrator Mentor Scholarship Program under mentor Karen Dziekonski.
Fabian has narrated eight audiobooks so far and continues to bring his actor’s foundation into every part of his voiceover journey.
Tony Parrish
Jenn Henry is a multi-award winning voice actor with a decade under the belt of her industry pantaloons. Her client list is highlighted by NIKE, XBOX, Amazon, Expedia, WealthSimple, CVS, Black Diamond Equipment, EZ Cater, Indeed, BLIZZARD, Wizards of the Coast, VOID Interactive, NORDIC, and FunTrain VR. Her versatility has found her to roles of unfiltered evil in the Exorcist: Legion VR, and award-winning film, The Shade to Documentary Narrator of The Hoover Institute’s series Battlegrounds, hosted by HR McMaster and all genres in between.
Anderson Stinson III
Anderson Stinson III is a voice actor known for his authentic, youthful sound and his ability to bring warmth, intelligence, energy, and real character to the mic.
A former med student turned full-time voice talent, Anderson brings a unique mix of discipline, curiosity, play, and service to his work.
With a background in improv, character work, and collaborative storytelling, Anderson specializes in youthful male voiceover across commercials, animation, video games, promo, and corporate projects.
His voice has been featured in work for major brands and studios including Disney, Nike, Nintendo, Coca-Cola, HEB/Favor Delivery, Wingstop, and Sony.
As a Daniel Escobar Partial Scholarship recipient, Anderson continued building his path through The V.O. Dojo and has gone on to create a thriving voiceover career rooted in authenticity, connection, and joyful creative momentum. He is managed by Cope Management and represented by Coast to Coast Talent.
About Your Host
Tish Hicks
Tish Hicks is an accomplished LA voiceover artist and the creator, CEO, and Master Sensei of The V.O. Dojo, a holistic, full-training program that guides, supports, connects, and accelerates voiceover artists every step of the way from "I don’t know" to working pro!
She has been telling stories in all genres of voiceover (commercials, animation, video games, tv narration, promo, audiobooks et al) for 25+ years including being the voice of many high profile and long-running campaigns like Subaru and Citibank.
Tish is a 2020 Stevie Award Winner for Female Entrepreneur of the Year and the Dojo for Company of the Year. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre Department where bringing stories to life was instilled as a way of life.
About The V.O. Dojo
Inspired by the discipline of martial arts and the fun and playfulness of improv, at The V.O. Dojo we encourage voiceover artists to approach their craft fearlessly and with the wisdom of a warrior.
Unlike many other training programs, the Dojo takes a wonderfully unique and holistic approach to the business of voiceover. We concentrate not only on formal skills and techniques but also on the mind/body/spirit connection necessary to communicate your truth and connect with your audience.
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