Shaina Summerville, a professional actor and narrator with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, has spent the past decade performing everything from musicals to Shakespeare on Chicagoland Equity and storefront stages. She has narrated 170+ books for Harper, Dreamscape, Disney, Tantor, Simon & Schuster, G&D Media, Gildan, Houghton Mifflin, and The Audio Flow.

AudioFile Magazine has praised her “confident narration,” her “strong characterizations of both male and female characters” and her “gift for accents.” Shaina was a Finalist for the 2021 Independent Audiobook Awards in the Young Adult Category as well as the 2023 Society of Voice Arts Awards in the Teen Audiobook and the Self-Help, Health, & Wellness Audiobook categories.

Shaina excels in the romance, YA, middle grade, and cozy mystery genres, and especially loves bringing Jewish stories to life. Shaina is an Advanced Actor-Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and regularly trains in Krav Maga, giving her an added authenticity when it comes to bringing fantastical worlds and fight scenes to life. She also loves non-fiction, her graduate coursework in the Care & Conservation of Aquatic Animals making her the perfect choice for scientific topics.

Shaina loves using her acting skills to help make the world a better place, role-playing for medical students and police officers to help them hone their communication skills. She loves to spend her downtime hiking, taking ballet and tap dance classes, or writing her own cozy mystery.