"a modern day Lauren Bacall"
SPIRTUAL GUIDE/PERSONAL GROWTH FICTION
Thank you!!!!! ...for the spectacular performance reading The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses, of which you undoubtedly are one. We were simply swept off our feet by your narration of the book and your embodiment of each character. You have our eternal gratitude for portraying with such heartfelt emotion, each of these wonderful women.
MYSTERY
ROBIN MCALPINE NARRATED TWO OF MY BOOKS. HER NARRATION WAS SPOT ON (FOR FEMALE AND MALE CHARACTERS OF ALL AGES), AND HER VOICING ADDED DEPTH TO THE STORIES. SHE’S PROFESSIONAL, THE SOUND QUALITY WAS SUPERIOR, AND SHE’S A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH!
THRILLER
LOVE IT, LOVE IT. LOVE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING LIFE TO MY BOOK. IT SEEMS SO DIFFERENT FROM JUST READING IT OR WRITING IT, SO I’M JUST THRILLED! I SHOULD BE FINISHED WITH IT BY LATE AFTERNOON, OR AT THE LATEST TOMORROW MORNING. I’LL CONTACT YOU AND LET YOU KNOW IF THERE’S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY. LOVE THE WAY YOU USE YOUR VOICE TO MAKE MY CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE!
NONFICTION
ROBIN’S INTERPRETATION OF LILIANE’S STYLE, RHYTHM, EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN WORDS/PHRASES, AND TONE ARE QUITE GOOD. SHE BUILDS EXPECTATION WHERE NEEDED. WE COULD SEE HER SMILE AND/OR PLAYFULNESS COMING THROUGH ON KEY SECTIONS. HER USE OF DRAMATIC/PLAYFUL PAUSE WAS JUST RIGHT. VERY IMPORTANTLY, HER NARRATIVE STYLE MAKES THE LISTENER WANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
ROBIN INTERPRETED THE SCRIPT MASTERFULLY AND DELIVERED A HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION. SHE CAUGHT SEVERAL POTENTIAL MISSTEPS I WAS MAKING IN THE PROCESS AND EVEN FOUND SOME MINOR ERRORS IN THE SCRIPT THAT SHE HELPED ME CORRECT. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE WORKED WITH SOMEONE WITH SUCH TALENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
DETECTIVE NOVEL
I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH ROBIN’S PERFORMANCE OF “CHAMPAGNE & THONGS TAKE CONTROL.” SHE EASILY SWITCHED BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERS AND CONVINCINGLY VOICED AMERICAN AS WELL AS BRITISH ACCENTS. SHE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND EAGER TO PLEASE THROUGHOUT. ROBIN IS A JOY TO WORK WITH!
THRILLER
HI ROBIN, I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW DELIGHTED I AM WITH YOUR PRODUCTION, EXCEPT TO SAY I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED. YOU HAVE TRULY BROUGHT THE BOOK TO LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUCCESS TO BOTH OF US! BEST WISHES, HE JOYCE
MEMOIR
A FEW FINAL WORDS TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR MOVING NARRATION OF GIVING BACK: MEMORIES, REFLECTIONS, AND LESSONS LEARNED. I LISTENED, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, TO OVER 140 AUDITIONS AT THE AUDIOBOOK EXCHANGE TO GET THE BEST READER FOR GIVING BACK. I CHOSE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR WARM, HUMANISTIC VOICE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMOTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF MY STORIES. EVEN THOUGH I WROTE THE STORIES, AND HAVE READ AND LISTENED TO THEM MANY TIMES, YOUR NARRATION SKILLS HAD ME SMILING AND LAUGHING AT THE FUNNY STORIES AND USING UP QUITE A FEW TISSUES ON THE EMOTIONAL-CHARGED ONES. AGAIN, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS THAT LED TO SUCH A MOVING RENDITION OF GIVING BACK. CORDIALLY, EDWARD A. JOSEPH
NONFICTION
ROBIN MCALPINE GIVES A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE FOR EACH AND EVERY BOOK. HER WARM, RICH VOICE AND PERFECT ENUNCIATION GIVE MY AUDIOBOOKS AN APPEALING, PROFESSIONAL SOUND. HER INSTINCTS ARE SPOT ON, RARELY DO I HAVE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES. I HAVE USED HER FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS, ALL QUITE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER, AND HER TONE IS PERFECT FOR EACH. SHE IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, GETS BACK TO YOU QUICKLY, AND IS FRIENDLY AND ENGAGING. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HER AS LONG AS SHE'LL HAVE ME!
THRILLER
AND SPEAKING OF LISTENING, THE NARRATION THAT BRINGS THIS STORY TO LIFE IS TRULY WONDERFUL! THIS ONE WAS EVERYTHING! I WAS TRANSFIXED, STUNNED SPEECHLESS, AND THEN I CRIED BIG UGLY TEARS!
THEATER REVIEWS
THE UNDERSTUDY (Roxanne) Coyote Stageworks, CA
Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress, Desert Theater League
"As Roxanne, Robin McAlpine is a revelation. In a brilliant, multi-layered performance — the sort for which hyperbole was invented — she drives the show the same way her stage manager character drives the rehearsal they’re desperately trying to get through. She can make you laugh despite her broken heart, her frustration, and her acquiescence. Her pain becomes your pain." Winston Gieseke, Palm Springs Life
"Robin McAlpine infuses Roxanne with a spirit and determination that is at once both enviable and a source for much laughter. Like every stage manager has experienced, frustration with every little mistake builds until all she can do is explode. With the added stress of the man who left her at the altar now a part of the company, her steam level rises quickly and frequently to the boiling point for her and moments of brilliant comedy for us." Stephen Radosh, Gay Desert Guide
"McAlpine, herself a successful Shakespearean actress, has created a fascinating character in Roxanne. We are initially impressed by her efficiency and her command of the frustrating and challenging job as stage manager. Murphy’s Law rules, however, and everything possible goes hilariously wrong. But as we get to know her, she reveals her self-doubts and her pain-filled past. I couldn’t take my eyes off her hands, which she brilliantly uses to tell us everything." Valerie-Jean Hume, Coachella Valley Independent
"Robin McAlpine is pure joy to watch in her comedic role as Roxanne, the frustrated stage manager who is just trying to do a pick up rehearsal for a new understudy. But as the fates would have it, the understudy is none other than Harry, (David Youse) her ex, dumped me at the alter, fiancé." Dee Jae Cox, Coachella Valley Weekly
McAlpine as Roxanne is wonderful to watch as she works hard to hold onto her professionalism to get everyone through the rehearsal where everything that can go wrong, hilariously does. Kay Kudukis, Broadway World
"The character of Roxanne is brilliantly and intensely performed by Robin McAlpine in a tour de force comedy performance." Jack Lyons, Desert Local News
"As good as the men are in this delightful, blistering, comedy, and they are very, very good, it’s the Stage Manager role played by Robin McAlpine who wins the day. Ms.McAlpine delivers a master class in high energy stage domination, pacing and timing, and it’s absolutely delicious to watch her work her actor magic on the audience."
Jack Lyons, Desert Local News
Thank you!!!!! ...for the spectacular performance reading The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses, of which you undoubtedly are one. We were simply swept off our feet by your narration of the book and your embodiment of each character. You have our eternal gratitude for portraying with such heartfelt emotion, each of these wonderful women.
MYSTERY
ROBIN MCALPINE NARRATED TWO OF MY BOOKS. HER NARRATION WAS SPOT ON (FOR FEMALE AND MALE CHARACTERS OF ALL AGES), AND HER VOICING ADDED DEPTH TO THE STORIES. SHE’S PROFESSIONAL, THE SOUND QUALITY WAS SUPERIOR, AND SHE’S A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH!
THRILLER
LOVE IT, LOVE IT. LOVE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING LIFE TO MY BOOK. IT SEEMS SO DIFFERENT FROM JUST READING IT OR WRITING IT, SO I’M JUST THRILLED! I SHOULD BE FINISHED WITH IT BY LATE AFTERNOON, OR AT THE LATEST TOMORROW MORNING. I’LL CONTACT YOU AND LET YOU KNOW IF THERE’S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY. LOVE THE WAY YOU USE YOUR VOICE TO MAKE MY CHARACTERS COME TO LIFE!
NONFICTION
ROBIN’S INTERPRETATION OF LILIANE’S STYLE, RHYTHM, EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN WORDS/PHRASES, AND TONE ARE QUITE GOOD. SHE BUILDS EXPECTATION WHERE NEEDED. WE COULD SEE HER SMILE AND/OR PLAYFULNESS COMING THROUGH ON KEY SECTIONS. HER USE OF DRAMATIC/PLAYFUL PAUSE WAS JUST RIGHT. VERY IMPORTANTLY, HER NARRATIVE STYLE MAKES THE LISTENER WANT TO CONTINUE LISTENING.
SHORT STORY COLLECTION
ROBIN INTERPRETED THE SCRIPT MASTERFULLY AND DELIVERED A HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION. SHE CAUGHT SEVERAL POTENTIAL MISSTEPS I WAS MAKING IN THE PROCESS AND EVEN FOUND SOME MINOR ERRORS IN THE SCRIPT THAT SHE HELPED ME CORRECT. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE WORKED WITH SOMEONE WITH SUCH TALENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
DETECTIVE NOVEL
I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH ROBIN’S PERFORMANCE OF “CHAMPAGNE & THONGS TAKE CONTROL.” SHE EASILY SWITCHED BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE CHARACTERS AND CONVINCINGLY VOICED AMERICAN AS WELL AS BRITISH ACCENTS. SHE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND EAGER TO PLEASE THROUGHOUT. ROBIN IS A JOY TO WORK WITH!
THRILLER
HI ROBIN, I CAN’T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW DELIGHTED I AM WITH YOUR PRODUCTION, EXCEPT TO SAY I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED. YOU HAVE TRULY BROUGHT THE BOOK TO LIFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUCCESS TO BOTH OF US! BEST WISHES, HE JOYCE
MEMOIR
A FEW FINAL WORDS TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR MOVING NARRATION OF GIVING BACK: MEMORIES, REFLECTIONS, AND LESSONS LEARNED. I LISTENED, AT LEAST PARTIALLY, TO OVER 140 AUDITIONS AT THE AUDIOBOOK EXCHANGE TO GET THE BEST READER FOR GIVING BACK. I CHOSE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR WARM, HUMANISTIC VOICE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMOTIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF MY STORIES. EVEN THOUGH I WROTE THE STORIES, AND HAVE READ AND LISTENED TO THEM MANY TIMES, YOUR NARRATION SKILLS HAD ME SMILING AND LAUGHING AT THE FUNNY STORIES AND USING UP QUITE A FEW TISSUES ON THE EMOTIONAL-CHARGED ONES. AGAIN, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS THAT LED TO SUCH A MOVING RENDITION OF GIVING BACK. CORDIALLY, EDWARD A. JOSEPH
NONFICTION
ROBIN MCALPINE GIVES A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE FOR EACH AND EVERY BOOK. HER WARM, RICH VOICE AND PERFECT ENUNCIATION GIVE MY AUDIOBOOKS AN APPEALING, PROFESSIONAL SOUND. HER INSTINCTS ARE SPOT ON, RARELY DO I HAVE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES. I HAVE USED HER FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS, ALL QUITE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER, AND HER TONE IS PERFECT FOR EACH. SHE IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH, GETS BACK TO YOU QUICKLY, AND IS FRIENDLY AND ENGAGING. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HER AS LONG AS SHE'LL HAVE ME!
THRILLER
AND SPEAKING OF LISTENING, THE NARRATION THAT BRINGS THIS STORY TO LIFE IS TRULY WONDERFUL! THIS ONE WAS EVERYTHING! I WAS TRANSFIXED, STUNNED SPEECHLESS, AND THEN I CRIED BIG UGLY TEARS!
THEATER REVIEWS
THE UNDERSTUDY (Roxanne) Coyote Stageworks, CA
Nominee, Outstanding Lead Actress, Desert Theater League
"As Roxanne, Robin McAlpine is a revelation. In a brilliant, multi-layered performance — the sort for which hyperbole was invented — she drives the show the same way her stage manager character drives the rehearsal they’re desperately trying to get through. She can make you laugh despite her broken heart, her frustration, and her acquiescence. Her pain becomes your pain." Winston Gieseke, Palm Springs Life
"Robin McAlpine infuses Roxanne with a spirit and determination that is at once both enviable and a source for much laughter. Like every stage manager has experienced, frustration with every little mistake builds until all she can do is explode. With the added stress of the man who left her at the altar now a part of the company, her steam level rises quickly and frequently to the boiling point for her and moments of brilliant comedy for us." Stephen Radosh, Gay Desert Guide
"McAlpine, herself a successful Shakespearean actress, has created a fascinating character in Roxanne. We are initially impressed by her efficiency and her command of the frustrating and challenging job as stage manager. Murphy’s Law rules, however, and everything possible goes hilariously wrong. But as we get to know her, she reveals her self-doubts and her pain-filled past. I couldn’t take my eyes off her hands, which she brilliantly uses to tell us everything." Valerie-Jean Hume, Coachella Valley Independent
"Robin McAlpine is pure joy to watch in her comedic role as Roxanne, the frustrated stage manager who is just trying to do a pick up rehearsal for a new understudy. But as the fates would have it, the understudy is none other than Harry, (David Youse) her ex, dumped me at the alter, fiancé." Dee Jae Cox, Coachella Valley Weekly
McAlpine as Roxanne is wonderful to watch as she works hard to hold onto her professionalism to get everyone through the rehearsal where everything that can go wrong, hilariously does. Kay Kudukis, Broadway World
"The character of Roxanne is brilliantly and intensely performed by Robin McAlpine in a tour de force comedy performance." Jack Lyons, Desert Local News
"As good as the men are in this delightful, blistering, comedy, and they are very, very good, it’s the Stage Manager role played by Robin McAlpine who wins the day. Ms.McAlpine delivers a master class in high energy stage domination, pacing and timing, and it’s absolutely delicious to watch her work her actor magic on the audience."
Jack Lyons, Desert Local News
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PT 2 (Nora) Coyote Stageworks, CA
Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress, Desert Theater League
"Hnath’s feminist Nora is a flat-out sensational Robin McAlpine who delivers a star turn performance with incredible timing;
Ms. McAlpine and Ms. Schmelling deliver some of the most memorable moments of many memorable moments in this funny, sharp, poignant, comedy production."
JACK LYONS, Special from Desert Local News.com
"Robin McAlpine, who wowed in last year's The Understudy for Coyote Stageworks, plays the wonderfully nuanced Nora with zest. We are curious about her, we're on her side, then...not so much, and then...maybe?"
by Kay Kudukis Broadway World
"McAlpine is excellent in the pivotal role of Nora. Full of confidence and bravado now that she has found creative and financial success as an author, Nora is a totally different person than she was when she departed 15 years earlier. McAlpine makes Nora’s sense of accomplishment and her twinges of guilt over putting herself first—at a time when most women did not do so—feel quite real." Bonnie Gillgallan, CV Independent
Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress, Desert Theater League
"Hnath’s feminist Nora is a flat-out sensational Robin McAlpine who delivers a star turn performance with incredible timing;
Ms. McAlpine and Ms. Schmelling deliver some of the most memorable moments of many memorable moments in this funny, sharp, poignant, comedy production."
JACK LYONS, Special from Desert Local News.com
"Robin McAlpine, who wowed in last year's The Understudy for Coyote Stageworks, plays the wonderfully nuanced Nora with zest. We are curious about her, we're on her side, then...not so much, and then...maybe?"
by Kay Kudukis Broadway World
"McAlpine is excellent in the pivotal role of Nora. Full of confidence and bravado now that she has found creative and financial success as an author, Nora is a totally different person than she was when she departed 15 years earlier. McAlpine makes Nora’s sense of accomplishment and her twinges of guilt over putting herself first—at a time when most women did not do so—feel quite real." Bonnie Gillgallan, CV Independent
BARBECUE, Portland Playhouse
WILLAMETTE WEEK
"There’s something immensely delightful about the actors knowing what’s going on while we’re flailing in the dark—they have the irresistible charm of people laughing at a deliciously private joke they can’t wait to share.Tuning into the brash, bold spirit of O’Hara’s writing, all of the performers exaggerate their characters to hysterical effect...
The performances are also impressive because they capture O’Hara’s comedy writing without overshadowing his seriousness of purpose. Both the humor and the drama are given the room they need to breathe, allowing the play’s defining argument—that racism and classism are irrevocably intertwined—to resonate in the midst of a bustling plot.
WILLAMETTE WEEK
"There’s something immensely delightful about the actors knowing what’s going on while we’re flailing in the dark—they have the irresistible charm of people laughing at a deliciously private joke they can’t wait to share.Tuning into the brash, bold spirit of O’Hara’s writing, all of the performers exaggerate their characters to hysterical effect...
The performances are also impressive because they capture O’Hara’s comedy writing without overshadowing his seriousness of purpose. Both the humor and the drama are given the room they need to breathe, allowing the play’s defining argument—that racism and classism are irrevocably intertwined—to resonate in the midst of a bustling plot.
