Creative Conversations
Dive into performance techniques across media including gaming, traditional acting, and voice acting, with a focus on character development and the collaborative process between actors and directors. Discover how voice performance transforms characters across different platforms, from animation to video games.
Yuri Lowenthal
President
Relentless Productions Inc.
Yuri Lowenthal is a BAFTA-nominated actor best known for his work in video games and animation. He has lent his voice to characters like Spider-Man, Ben 10, and Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto. Beyond acting, Yuri is an author and producer, having co-written the award-winning book Voice-Over Voice Actor with his wife, actress Tara Platt. Together, they run Relentless Productions, a media company focused on storytelling across various platforms.
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Tara Platt
Actor / Producer
Relentless Productions
Tara Platt is an actor, producer, and author who has worked on projects such as Insomniac's Spider-Man, Fire Emblem, and Hearthstone. In addition to her acting career, Tara has co-written books and given a TEDx talk with her husband, Yuri Lowenthal. Together, they run Relentless Productions, focusing on creating content that blends storytelling and personal experiences. Tara is passionate about bringing authentic narratives to life in both voice and on-screen acting.
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Zeno Robinson
Voice Actor
Zeno Robinson is an American voice actor known for both Western animation and English-language dubs of Japanese anime, and has also worked on various video games and audiobooks. Starting his acting debut as Alan in Ben 10 at just 14 years old, some of Zeno’s major animation roles include Remy Remington in Disney's Big City Greens, Cyborg/Victor Stone in Young Justice, Omar in Craig of the Creek, and Hunter in The Owl House. A few of his anime roles include Hawks in My Hero Academia (for which he won Best VA Performance at the 2021 Anime Awards), Akira in Zom 100, Goh in the Pokémon, Vanitas in The Case Study of Vanitas, Gamma 2 in the Dragon Ball Z Super Movie, and many more. Instagram.
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This is a free event. Priority for in-person training programs and financial stipends, including opportunities for paid internship placements, is given to active participants, ages 18- 24, in Creative Conversations, as well as young people who are low income, foster youth, homeless, and/or justice involved.
Presented by Venice Art’s Center for Creative Workforce Equity.
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