VOICES IN MY HEAD: A LIFE***

This is a great narrative from a sophisticated... child-heart. In the edgy, cynical, jaded world of Hollywood's film or news promo voice-over Ratner's early life and childhood dreams are still with him. With delicious nostalgia and perfect emotional recall... in an ingratiating "once-upon-a-time" tone, he conveys the touching episodes of his development as a young person and an artist. Very satisfying... instructive... surprising... moving! don't miss it. ... full review

I laughed, I cried...I never tire of hearing Bill's stories, and this is no exception. GO, if you can!... full review

Run! See this show! Bill is a wonderful story teller...and a master of timing. It's funny, touching, moving, revealing, real, AND...it's just 55 minutes! It will leave you wanting more. He plays himself and many characters that you will love. Saw it last night. You'll be happy you did too. It's quite a happening over there for the Fringe Festival. Very fun and bustling with energy. Don't miss this show and the excitement of Fringe. I laughed, I cried, good theatah! And....Go! Sheryl B... full review

I could listen to Bill talk all night long...not only because of the timbre of his voice, but also because of the wonderful crafting of his stories. The StorySlam set could learn alot from the master, who himself is a multiple Moth performer and who has taken the time to shape his stories so that they will resonate with the audience long after the performance is over. Elaine Muray Pacific Regional Director National Storytelling Network ... full review

For the last five years I've been watching Bill Ratner weave his tales across the LA storytelling scene and this show is not to be missed. Ratner's an exceptional storyteller and his voice alone is worth the price of admission. ... full review

Bill is an amazing story teller. There were moments I laughed out loud, and others where I felt a knot in my throat. Like being six years old and visiting your favorite uncle.Beautiful and absorbing. ... full review

Well constructed, well paced, quite involving all the way through, this show took me through a number of emotions -- sometimes one right after another, sometimes simultaneously. It could have descended into pathos, but Ratner's delivery and indomitable spirit kept me involved and engaged the entire time. Bravo Bill Ratner! Do this again -- real soon. And next time, wear funny hats!... full review

You recognize his voice. Bill Ratner, the ever-present omniscient narrator in countless documentaries, video games, and movie trailers – the fucking voice of GI Joe and God, has decided it’s time he use his trade to tell his own story. To be sure, he has had an interesting life, and there’s an instant familiarity – a bond – listening to this anonymous voice subconsciously woven into the fabric of our day to day lives then become, for the first time, real. He actually talks! And he talks off-script. Ratner spends the most effective parts of his performance on glimpses of his career foreshadowed in his childhood. He speaks of his fascination with media as a boy and recalls his first announcer with a voice “deep, calm, and highly intellig... full review

WHAT A SPECTACULAR SHOW! This was one of the best theater experiences I have ever had. Bill's storytelling took me on a wonderful ride through times and places I had never been and yet they now feel like a part of my life story. I thought about the show all night and for days after. I can't recommend it enough! Truly a gift of a show.... full review

A perfectly constructed piece of theater as funny and warm as the man behind the voice of the title. And what a voice! I have no doubt he could have read the phone book and I would have been just as entertained. I'm still smiling ") ... full review