Animation Workshop w/ Guest Director JP Karliak

$125 - Online Workshop

$30 - Audit

5pm-8pm Pacific Time

About your instructor:

Voiceover actor, writer, and snappy dresser, JP Karliak (he/him) has voiced such iconic characters as Wile E. Coyote, the Tin Man, Willy Wonka, and the title role in The Boss Baby: Back In Business and The Boss Baby: Back In The Crib.  He has also played a slew of Marvel heroes and villains including Loki, the Vision, Hawkeye, Wiccan, Black Cat, and most notably Green Goblin in Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Anime credits include Kozo Fuyutsuki in the Netflix dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion and roles in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, Eden, and the Fate/Grand Order films. On the interactive side, JP played N. Tropy in Crash Bandicoot 4, Junkbot in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Wolfgang in the Skylanders series.

Aside from voice acting, JP is the founder and president of Queer Vox, a non-profit training academy and community for LGBTQIA+ voice talent that advocates for authentic and equitable casting opportunities.  Also a political junkie, JP and pal Courtenay Taylor are co-founders of the nonpartisan organization NerdsVote, linking cosplayers, gamers, con-goers, and pop culture fans of all kinds to voter registration opportunities. JP is a 2003 BA graduate of USC's School of Dramatic Arts and serves on their Alumni Leadership Council. Hailing from the "Electric City," Scranton, PA, JP loves pie, his husband Scott, his dog Stanley Pucci, and pie. 

Class is limited to 12 students. 18 and over. Cameras are mandatory for class intro. 

See you online!

*** This online workshop will be hosted and recorded in Zoom. Everyone will receive a link to download the video of the workshop the following day. If for any reason you can not make the date/ time you will still be able to view the entire workshop with the recorded video. Due to limited seats available, payment is only refundable up to 72 hours before the event. Up to 48 hours before the event payment is nonrefundable, but may be rolled over to another workshop. Any cancellation less than 48 hours before the start time/ date of the workshop, payment will be forfeited.