New samples are up
New sound design samples are posted, having added selections from the last couple of shows this month.
Tag: theatre
The sun will come out…
…because it’s Spring in New England! Also, because I just wrapped on a production of “Annie.” It’s a pickup gig that I do lighting for every year, with a small school theater that has little budget but a director whom I like working with a lot. Not every gig is with international rock stars and …
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Christmas Carol & Ming Cho Lee
I am master electrician for a production of Christmas Carol this season. It falls just between a few of my other shows, so I have had to take it on in an extremely organized manner – the days I have allotted to it are all I can give them, with very little room for extra …
Come to the Cabaret
After last Spring’s insanity, we escaped to backpack in Europe for a bunch of the Summer. This Fall found me working on, among other things, NVCC’s production of Cabaret. I won’t get into how timely this show was with the political climate here in the US, but it was definitely the grounds for a lot …
Yet another Wizard of Oz projection production
I love working on the play Wizard of Oz, which is great, because productions keep finding me! This time, Mary and I were both asked to work on some footage that was already shot (some green screen some…not), but the director didn’t have the time or know-how to make his vision work. So we did …
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Dance Ensemble performance – #6 of 6
Just as we were nearing the end of our over-the-top busy season at NVCC, disaster struck. Our electrical system for the main stage went DOWN. The short version is that the transformer on the roof had some serious issues and we had no reliable power for stage lighting. House lights and standard electrical wall outlets …
“Rumors” & “Into the Woods” – Shows #4 & #5 of 6!
Today we close on the 5th and final drama production of our academic year at NVCC – Neil Simon’s “Rumors.” I was the sound designer. Because of all of the other shows in this crazy month and a half, I had this one pretty much designed and programmed right out of the gate back in …
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“Godspell” – Show 3 of 6
This semester at NVCC, we are doing three theatre shows, when we normally only do one. One of these shows, the musical, was initially dreamed up to be more of a revue, overseen by the music department. It has since changed shows and treatments, substantially. But this is exciting for me. We have ended up …
Six shows to design in six weeks!
The rest of this season is going to get very interesting. I have three schools that I will be working with, that, between them, have six shows all opening in a six week window of time! This is a new challenge, but with some planning and workflow choices, I can do it. Some are bigger …