(B.A. French, Minor Italian)
Amy.Scribner@warnerbros.com
Immediately upon graduating from Skidmore as a French Major and Italian minor, I worked for a gourmet food importing company in New York City which imported products from France and Italy, hence requiring a tri-linguist. It was a great initiation into the corporate world; however, it made me realize that I really was an actor/writer which, fortunately, I still am. I spent two summers teaching theatre at the Leysin American School (international student body) in Leysin, Switzerland (French part) where I employed my language skills again, including chaperoning the students on week-long trips to France and Italy. Further testimony to my love of language and travel is my recent one-woman show which ran in New York and L.A., entitled Around the World in Amy Days. I continue to travel to Europe frequently.
I currently have two full time jobs - Writer/Producer in On Air Promotions at Telepictures here in L.A. and also actor/writer. I owe it all to Skidmore that on my resume I can write "Fluent French, Italian, working knowledge of Spanish" ,and I've been hired many times because of it, especially in voiceovers.
I have one piece of advice for students - study what you love and the rest will follow!!