Emmy®nominated Voice Director, Sirena Irwin, is offering classes, online and in-person, focusing in character discovery and exploration.
When you are able to bring multiple characters to life with creativity, believability and reliability, your employment opportunities grow exponentially.
With a maximum of 12 students, we will have the time to discover your unique characters and work to make sure they can be sustained in the many emotional states that you may encounter in projects ahead.
We will initiate our exploration with provided animation copy but by the end, you will have created a short piece of “copy” that expands upon the character(s) you have newly created. With that discovery – you will then be able to put that RELIABLE character into your roster of characters.
The work you generate in class will travel with you as you move forward in your career whether it be in animation or live action. The wonderful world of animation is a vast playground that allows for all creatives to share their unique talents. So let’s PLAY!
“Sirena Irwin’s ability to communicate with actors is extraordinary. Her clarity, creativity and collaborative nature brought out my best work and her playful disposition always made it fun!”
– Amy Landecker
“Sirena is a legend. She is incredible. Her voice on its own can do every sound and every shape. You get to watch a show while being directed. I feel like I learned more about voice acting just watching her.”
– Chloe Fineman
Classes may be held on Zoom so you can join from anywhere!
Date(s):
Thursday, May 22nd 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Working Actor $150
Online (Audit) $75
Contact workshops@ohzeus.com to register
Sirena has directed 600+ episodes of animated content for: Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network, Titmouse, and more.
She has cast over 200+ episodes. In addition to directing and casting, Sirena is an actor and has lent her voice to Spongebob Squarepants (100s of voices since 1999), Batman, Stripperella, and more. She also travelled the U.S. and Canada for 2 years (550 performances) in the role of Lucy in “I Love Lucy Live On Stage.” She has a deep appreciation and respect for the artists, writers, producers, directors, actors, technicians, musicians, etc. that bring animation and ART to life.
In 2021 she was Emmy®nominated for Voice Direction, and in 2022 and 2024 actors on her shows were nominated for performance Emmys®
“I’ve genuinely shared some of my favorite career experiences working with Sirena. She’ll help you investigate the interior of a character so that silly voices aren’t the mark of success but, more so, building the motivations of a character so you’re conveying them with strong intentions.”
– Michael Luwoye
“From the get-go, you feel [Sirena’s} welcoming fun approach to directing actors that will help you bring vulnerability to your characters that you never have been able to before. I speak from experience! I reached many blocks during records when I couldn’t connect to the moment or my character. Sirena brought out many tricks, as well as, her own vulnerability to enable me to perform. It was like magic. I’ve grown as an actor because of her sensitive, strong and smart direction.”
– Sean Giambrone