The Sound Designer

TRYING by Joanna McClelland Glass is a wonderful play set in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. It is based on the real life experiences of the playwright between winter 1967 and spring 1968 while working for the honorable (and retired) Judge Francis Biddle, an "eighty-one-year-old, once brilliant man who was Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt. After a long and illustrious career he now functions, as he says, somewhere between lucidity and senility."

James Whitmore plays Judge Biddle, and Karron Graves is Sarah Schoor, a twenty-five-year-old girl who has been hired by Mrs. Biddle, to be the Judge's secretary. Will post production photos as they become available.

The sound engineer is Brian Keating, (official title: assistant technical director). Mixing live takes skill, but the difference between mixing live and mixing for live theatre is akin to the difference between playing the guitar and playing classical guitar. It's much more disciplined and takes much more skill and knowledge. In my opinion, Brian is one of the best theatre engineers in the region.

Directed by Gus Kaikkonen
Lighting Design: Rui Rita
Scenic Design: Jeff Bauer
Costume Design: Pamela Scofield
Producing Director: Paul Tetreault

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Signature Theatre's first commissioned piece is a wonderful and frightening look into the mind of Edgar Allen Poe and the women who haunted his sole and inspired his work. Will post production photos when they become available.

The sound department at signature theatre is growing up! With the addition of Chris Akins, the new production manager, and Matt Rowe, the house sound man, I was welcomed with all the support I needed to really sink my teeth into this wonderful world premier musical.

January 10 through February 26, 2006
World Premiere Musical
NEVERMORE
Music by Matt Conner
Lyrics adapted from the writings of Edgar Allan Poe
Book by Grace Barnes
Directed by Eric Schaeffer

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The new Youth And Family Theatre at the Kennedy Center will be the first new theatre at the center in 20 something years, and the opening ceremony on December 2nd promises to be a star studded event and a whole lot of fun. The new system includes JBL boxes and the house engineer will sit behind a Yamaha PM5D. Along with the event, I'm designing the first show in the theatre, which is called ALICE, by Kim Hines, based on the Whoopi Goldberg children's book. I'll post production photos when they become publicly available.

ALICE will be the first play in the new theatre.

You can get more information about ALICE at Kennedy Center

You can visit Kim Hines' site at Kim Hines

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Update: Just finished technicals for FROG AND TOAD at The RoundHouse Theatre in Bethesda, Md. The process is going very smoothly, as there are good people working on the sound team and we were well prepared in advance. Every one of the five performers are top notch, and we're all having fun with this very sweet show directed by Nick Olcott.

Will post production photos as they become available.

Bobby Smith plays "The Snail with the Mail" (By Stan Barouh -- Round House Theatre)



Will Gartshore as Frog and Steve Tipton as Toad (By Stan Barouh -- Round House Theatre)

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