JANET METZGER
Narrator
Behind the Voice...
My Bio
With nearly 200 audiobooks to my name, I am a professionally trained actress and winner of 5 Earphone Awards. With decades of experience on stage, film and TV, I have worked with Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, and Kevin Hart, among others. A nonfiction and political junkie, I was the voice of CNN and Headline News for over 5 years and the narrator of a blue ribbon-winning documentary at the New York Film festival. Besides my passion for narrative nonfiction, I excel at character-driven fiction and giving listeners a cinematic experience. My strong comedic skills were honed with years performing sketch comedy with Jeff Foxworthy and in New Vaudeville variety shows (where I learned to spin plates!) My degree in music and years as a jazz vocalist contributed to my award-winning narration of Unlikely Angel, the Songs of Dolly Parton. Equally comfortable on both sides of the mic, I have worked on numerous projects as a director for Brilliance Publishing. My love of legal fiction and nonfiction developed as an adjunct professor at Emory School of Law where I taught students storytelling techniques to be more persuasive in the courtroom. As part of the LGBTQ community, I am a founding member of the Digging Dykes of Decatur Garden Club.
Click on any image to explore my life ... As an Actor
... a Singer
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I love to make people laugh, to bring joy through my singing and wry humor. Bambola is my alter ego . She sings tangoes and Brazilian sambas and spins plates.
... a Visual and Fiber Artist
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What makes me purr is sketching and watercolor painting. A newfound love is photography, capturing the thing that made me look in the first place. What keeps me from committing murder is knitting and spinning yarn. I love solitude, and community in small doses.
... An Explorer
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As an explorer, it is the journey and the destination, being open to new things and treasuring the familiar. Being overcome by the raw emotion of a great work of art, a sunrise in the desert, a moment of spontaneous play, learning a new skill from a master.
... a teacher
I have taught elementary school music and private voice lessons. I speak at conferences and public libraries about using audiobooks as a tool for literacy, as well as threats to artistic expression posed by AI and censorship. My most rewarding experience, however, was spending 22 years as an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where I taught third-year law students to be authentic, ethical and persuasive in the courtroom. My techniques drew on the performing arts, storytelling, and improvisation. It's been heartwarming to see many of my former students go on to become law firm partners, appellate lawyers, and authors.