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DRACULA
INFERNO THEATRE COMPANY | Directed by Giulio Cesare Perrone
This production used sound design to build the world of Dracula’s Transylvanian castle and reflect the inner state of Jonathan Harker, Mina and Lucy as their world is ruptured. In this cue, the ensemble builds a hypnotic, surrealistic train as Harker travels to Transylvania.
Along with violinist Carole Braves, I also supplied original music (Piano/Accordion) for this production, earning a 2018 Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Best Original Music.
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
TOWN HALL THEATRE COMPANY | Directed by Susan Evans
It was an honor to work on the Bay Area premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s The Revolutionists, produced with an all-female cast and creative team. For the opening sequence, I arranged and produced an instrumental music theme based on Gunderson’s melody. From the script:
In the dark. A time of unrest in Paris-crisis-danger-threat… Then a sharp white light on, or the engorging shadow of… A guillotine, its blade rising to the top. A gasp.
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY | Directed by Elizabeth Carter
In For Colored Girls, my goal was to organically incorporate the many popular songs written into the script while providing room for the voice of the actors to be heard. Several monologue sections had ambient underscores to help build the world of each character. This excerpt begins,
‘I usedta live in the world then i moved to HARLEM & my universe is now six blocks’
The soundscape takes her from city street to subway to deadbolt-locked apartment.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY | Directed by Bill Peters
A delicate production featuring beautiful work by a brave and committed ensemble. My goal was to build a ‘nest’ to hold and support the emotion of the work. This cue was used in a chilling meditation as McKinney and Henderson build the fence.
HOMO EX MACHINA
STANFORD UNIVERSITY | Directed by Karola Kreitmair
I was thrilled to work on the World Premiere of Homo Ex Machina, supported by Stanford’s Medicine and the Muse initiative. Bird song plays an important role in the story, and sound design was a major element in several scenes.
The sample cue is a piece of original music I wrote for the first Act Out.
HIDDEN MEMORY
Music cue by Lana Palmer
Written for a short film, this piece has now been used on several televsion shows.
ENTERING THE SHIP
Original Sound Design by Lana Palmer
A piece of original sound design.