Voice Acting with Carlton B.

New Collective Acting Studio

At the New Collective, I teach a wide range of classes including Intro to TV & Film Audition, Beginner's Voice Over, and Cold Reading. I also provide daily one-on-one coaching session for actors preparing for initial auditions, callbacks, producer sessions and bookings.

Lee Strasberg Institute for Theatre and Film

At the Institute I teach Self Taping, TV & Film Audition, Spoken Word, Script Analysis, Cold Reading and Character Development courses. My responsibilities include structuring the curriculum for each class, researching/distributing class materials, tallying attendance, and monitoring student progression throughout the course. In one-on-one sessions, I also provide students with constructive career advice and help with setting quantifiable career goals.

SAG-AFTRA & Actors Equity Association

Whether in television, film, theater, producing, writing or voice over acting, Carlton continues to cement himself as one of the most dynamic talents of his generation. Known for breathing humanity and dignity into often misunderstood characters, his television credits include ABC's "Castle", TNT's "Major Crimes", CBS' "Blue Bloods" and NBC's "Law & Order". His vast theater credits include Matthew Lopez's "The Legend of Georgia McBride" (Ensemble Theatre Company), August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" (Seattle Repertory Company/Arena Stage) and Dominique Morisseau's "Sunset Baby" (TheatreWorks). As a voice over artist, Byrd has worked on numerous campaigns including those for McDonalds, AT&T, Comcast, Kmart, and Verizon. He is best known for his award nominated work on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series. Most recently, he had the pleasure of voicing multiple animated characters on Nickelodeon's Loud House and Casagrandes. Continuing to further his artistry, Carlton has extended his talents into the field of directing. In 2017, he directed and executive produced "Meat Puppet: The Filmed Experience", a streamed theatrical production aimed at raising money for the philanthropic group, Unusual Suspects, which "mentors, educates, and enriches underserved youth through the creation of collaborative, original theatre".

New York University Tisch School for the Arts

The Maggie Flanigan Studio

California Educator Credentialing Assessments

The California Basic Educational Skills Test™ (CBEST®) was developed to meet requirements of laws relating to credentialing and employment. The California legislation that established the CBEST directed the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and an Advisory Board consisting of a majority of educators from California classrooms, to develop the CBEST. The development of the CBEST included definition of the primary skills to be tested; test-item writing and review for relevance to the specified skill areas; field testing; a validity study focusing on the accuracy, fairness, clarity, and job relevance of each test item; bias reviews; standard-setting studies; and determination of the passing scores. Since the initial development of the CBEST, new test items have been developed by contractors and all items have been reviewed by committees of California educators to verify that they meet test specifications adopted by the CTC and are free of bias.

Ron Howard Foundation

The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921.

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. With national offices in Los Angeles and New York, and local offices nationwide, SAG-AFTRA members work together to secure the strongest protections for media artists into the 21st century and beyond.

Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 49,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society.

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