Karen Merritt is a Pittsburgh-based actor, voice over artist, and producer with a wide range of experience on stage and behind the microphone.  Her warm, welcoming and straightforward voice has been heard on various commercials, training/industrial videos, and online video games.  Her latest work includes narrating and producing fiction and non-fiction audioboooks.

Karen Merritt

About Karen Merritt

Karen Merritt has a body of work that includes stage, audiobook, commercial voice over, on-camera and print credits.  Her stage credits range from the classics, to contemporary new works, to improv comedy.   She was honored to be a part of the tour of THE BOLD AND THE SANCTIFIED, an original musical comedy about race relations within the church.  The On Demand livestream is available through October 15, 2022.  

THE LAST ABBOT OF LINN DUACHAILL, by Michelle Markey Butler and Jess Barry, is Karen's latest audiobook released on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. It is a tale that takes place when Viking raids still plagued Ireland's Linn Duachaill.  However, Captain Mariel of the longship Seedrache is a trader, not a raider.  Will Abbot Coman's greed overcome his mistrust? This audiobook is a story filled with political alliances and betrayals. 

Audiobook memoir ALZHEIMER'S DAUGHTER, by Jean Lee, is the true story of her journey alongside her parents who both had Alzheimer's Disease.  From suspecting something was amiss, to the Alzheimer's diagnosis, to being with them in their last moments, Jean honestly tells of her experiences in the effort to help other caregivers in similar situations.

Additional audiobooks narrated by Karen are:  HOMEGOING: THE TALL SHIPS OF SARADENA, BOOK 1 , THE DIALOGUE OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA , and LINES OF LISTENING.

Training: Karen received her M. F. A. in acting from Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theater Institute in Russia.   She has a B. A. in theatre arts from Penn State University.  Voice over training:  Lifetime Pro status at VOHeroes (ongoing) and an ACX Master Class graduate. 

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Contact Karen

Email Karen at karen@karenmerritt.com
Call Karen at 412-527-5761

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Representation

Docherty Agency
Madison Gordon
412-765-1400; ext. 117
madison@dochertyagency.com

Affiliation

Karen on ACX
Karen on Voices123
Karen on Now Casting
Karen on Actors Access

Union Status: Non-Union
SAG/AFTRA eligible
Actors' Equity (EMC)

Home Studio Equipment

Apple MacBook Air
Audio-Technica AT2020 USB+
Auralex Roominators
Audacity/Phone Patch
Izotope RX7

Ethernet connection

Source Connect link via Home Studio: 

https://source-connect.com/karenmerritt

 

the classic vintage silver microphone