Lana Palmer creates emotionally intelligent, bold, psychologically charged work spanning music, theatre, film, and immersive sound. Her sound design and original music have been featured in world premieres and acclaimed productions at leading institutions across North America.
Recent highlights include The Strange Library and Hurricane Diane (San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nominees for Sound Design), Dracula (TBA Award nominee for Original Music), and world premieres Simple Mexican Pleasures, Josephine’s Feast, The Book of Mountains and Seas, and Unpacking in P’town. Her credits span stages including Marin Theatre Company (Torch Song), Magic Theatre, Aurora Theatre, New Conservatory Theatre Center, American Conservatory Theater, Shotgun Players, San Francisco Playhouse, Custom Made Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre (School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play, Regional Premiere).
Lana has designed sound for over 50 productions, and her music compositions have been featured in more than 100 broadcast & streaming programs worldwide. Her original play Funeral Game premiered with Bread & Butter Theatre in 2020. Her artistic practice is rooted in Michael Chekhov Technique, which she teaches alongside her husband, theatre educator and director Bruce Avery.
Outside the theatre, Lana is Voice Design Lead at Meta, where she shapes the sound of emerging technologies through AI-driven voice experiences across platforms including Meta Quest, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and Meta AI. She is also a Lecturer in Sound Design at UC Berkeley and previously served as Sound and Video Design Associate at American Conservatory Theater.