Theatre SOUND DESIGN


AWARDS & Residencies

2024 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination
2024 Obie Award (Sustained Excellence) Recipient
2023 Audelco Award Recipient
2023 Drama Desk Award Nomination
2023 Obie Award (Special Citation) Recipient
2023 Mercury Store Residency
2022 Tony Award Nomination
2022 Creative Capital Award Recipient
2022 Henry Hewes Design Award Recipient
2022 Drama Desk Award Nomination
2022 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination
2022 Audelco Award Nomination
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2022 Antonyo Award Nomination
2021 CTG Sherwood Award Recipient
2020 Audelco Award Nomination
2019 Henry Hewes Design Award Recipient
2019 Drama Desk Award (2) Nominations
2019 SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Nomination
2019 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination
2019 Theatre Bay Area Recipient
2018 SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Nomination
2018 Audelco Award Nomination
2018 SPACE on Ryder Farm Residency
2018 UCross Foundation Residency
2018 VoxFest at Dartmouth College Residency


2024

Enemy of the People
Directed by Sam Gold
Adapted by Amy Herzog
Circle in the Square (Broadway)

History Plays
Directed by Joe Haj
Written by William Shakespeare
Guthrie Theatre

Doubt
Directed by Scott Ellis
Written by John Patrick Shanely
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)

2023

Sabbath’s Theatre
Directed by Jo Bonney
Adapted by John Turturro & Ariel Levy
New Group Theatre

The Half-God of Rainfall

Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Inua Ellams
New York Theatre Workshop

Deep Blue Sound

Directed by Arin Arbus
Written by Abe Koogler
Clubbed Thumb Theatre

Fat Ham

Directed by Saheem Ali
Written by James Ijames
American Airlines Theatre (Broadway)

Watch Night
Directed by Bill T. Jones
Written by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Perelman Performing Arts Center

(pray)

Directed by nicHi douglas
Written by nicHi douglas
Ars Nova Theatre

Primary Trust

Directed by Knud Adams
Written by Eboni Booth
Laura Pels Theatre at Roundabout

The Thanksgiving Play

Directed by Rachel Chavkin
Written by Larissa FastHorse
The Hayes Theatre (Broadway)

2022

Des Moines
Directed by Arin Arbus
Written by Denis Johnson
Theatre for a New Audience

Death of a Salesman

Directed by Miranda Cromwell
Written by Arthur Miller
Hudson Theatre (Broadway)

Fat Ham
Directed by Saheem Ali
Written by James Ijames
Public Theatre

Macbeth
Directed by Sam Gold
Written by William Shakespeare
Longacre Theatre (Broadway)

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Directed by Danya Taymor
Written by Will Arbery
The New Group

Cost of Living (Music only)

Directed by Jo Bonney
Written by Martyna Majok
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway)

On Sugarland
Directed by Whitney White
Written by Aleshea Harris
New York Theatre Workshop

2021

Christmas Carol
Directed by Joseph Haj
Adapted by Lavina Jadhwani
Guthrie Theatre Company

Sanctuary City
Directed by Rebecca Frecknall
Written by Martyna Majok
New York Theater Workshop

Thoughts of a Colored Man
Directed by Steve Broadnax III
Written by Keenan Scott II
Golden Theatre (Broadway)

Enemy of the People
Directed by Robert Icke
Adapted by Robert Icke
Park Avenue Armory

2020

Becky Nurse of Salem
Directed by Anne Kauffman
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Berkeley Repertory

True West
Directed by Braden Abraham
Written by Sam Shepard
Seattle Repertory Theatre

2019

White Noise
Directed by Jaki Bradley
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Berkeley Repertory Theatre

The Prince of Providence

Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by George Brant
Trinity Repertory Theatre

Passage
[Premier]
Directed by Saheem Ali
Written by Christopher Chen
Soho Rep Theatre

Fairview [Remount]
Directed by Sarah Benson
Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Theatre for a New Audience

Paradise Blue
Directed by Goldie Patrick
Written by Dominique Morrisseau
Detroit Public Theatre

By The Way, Meet Vera Stark

Directed by Kamilah Forbes
Written by Lynn Nottage
Signature Theatre

Skittles The Broadway Musical
Directed by Sarah Benson
Written by Will Eno & Nathaniel Lawlor
Smuggler Agency/DDB Worldwide Agency

Fires in the Mirror
Directed by Saheem Ali
Written by Anna Deavere Smith
Signature Theatre Company

Black Artists Retreat

Created by Theaster Gates
Produced by Avery Willis Hoffman
Park Avenue Armory

Thoughts of a Colored Man
Directed by Steve Broadnax III
Written by Keenan Scott II
Baltimore Center Stage & Syracuse Stage

The Christians
Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Lucas Hnath
Chautauqua Theatre Company

Continuity
[Premier]
Directed by Rachel Chavkin
Written by Bess Wohl
Manhattan Theatre Club

The Song of Summer

Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Lauren Yee
Trinity Rep Theatre

Recent Alien Abductions
[Premier]
Directed by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Written by Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
The Play Company

2018

Fairview [Transfer]
Directed by Sarah Benson
Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Berkeley Rep Theatre

Blue Ridge
[Premier]
Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Abby Rosebrock
The Atlantic Theatre

The Thanksgiving Play
[Premier]
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Written by Larissa FastHorse
Playwrights Horizons

Time’s Journey Through a Room
Directed by Dan Rothenberg
Written by Toshiki Okada
Play Company

Fairview [Premiere]
Directed by Sarah Benson
Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Soho Rep Theatre Company

Rags Parkland [Premiere]
Directed by Jordan Fein
Written by Andrew R. Butler
Ars Nova

Skeleton Crew
Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Dominique Morisseau
The Alley Theatre

Bluest Eye
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Written by Toni Morrison
Arden Theatre

Othello
Directed by Whitney White
Written by William Shakespeare
Trinity Rep

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Directed by Rachel Chavkin
Written by Caryl Churchill
New York Theatre Workshop

2017

The Big Chase, Immersive Theatre
Directed by Annie Saunders
Written by Annie Saunders
Asics Sneakers/Helo Agency

Master, Immersive Theatre
Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by W. David Hancock
The Foundry Theatre Company

The Institute of Memory
Directed by Lars Jan
Written by Lars Jan
Early Morning Opera

The Rape of the Sabine Women [Premier]
Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
Written by Michael Yates Crowley
The Playwrights Realm

2016

The Bitter Game [Premiere]
Directed by Deborah Stein
Written by Keith A. Wallace
Under The Radar Festival (Public Theatre)

Underground Railroad Game  [Premiere]
Directed by Taibi Magar
Written by Jen Kidwell & Scott Sheppard
Ars Nova

Holoscenes, Performance Installation
Directed by Lars Jan
Early Morning Opera
Miami, London, Abu Dhabi, NYC

Fences
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Written by August Wilson
California Shakespeare Festival


Film

The Female Bond by Mercedes-Benz | Directed by Aldona Kwiatkowski
Short Film

XIN | Directed by Desharae Dauchan
Short Film

Destined | Directed by Qasim Basir
Feature Film

TBTF | Directed by Bloom
Feature Film

Seclusion | Directed by Vivian Tse
Short Film

Entelechy | Directed by Ariana Delawari
Short Film

John David | Directed by Anny Rosario
Short Film

In a Relationship | Directed by Sam Boyd
Short Film
Vimeo Staff Pick


Commercial

My Black Is Beautiful | Directed by Tchaiko Omawale
TV Commercial

Deedly | Directed by Mariana Blanco
Streaming Commercial

Bear Assault | Directed by Max Winkler
National White House PSA

No Escape | Weinstein Company
Film Trailer

Southpaw | Weinstein Company
Film Trailer

Woman in Gold | Weinstein Company
Film Trailer

The Imitation Game | Weinstein Company
Film Trailer

2014 Hulu Guru | Hulu
TV Commercial Campaign
Addy Awards
Silver: National Television
Spot Silver: Integrated Campaign


SOUND ENGINEERING

Chekhov Lizardbrain - National Tour
Engineering and Live Mixing for the Pig Iron Theatre Company Production.

Radical Middle Way Tour - United Kingdom
Music tour in 6 cities throughout the U.K.; Sound Installation & Live Mix Engineer and DJ.

Cornerstore Folklore Tour - Stockholm, Sweden
Music tour in Stockholm; Live Mixing Engineer and DJ.


TEACHING & CONSULTING

Former Head of MFA Sound Design Program at The David Geffen School of Design at Yale University
Crafting the program’s curriculum and overall educational direction for the prestigious Yale MFA Sound Design concentration.

Sound & Color: The Future of Race in Design Symposium
 Co-Host & Panelist
A weekend long Symposium at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

TSDCA
 Panelist
Discussing Standard Practices: The Intersection of Sound & Music.

Chief Sound Consultant - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Hired by Le-vi Elektrovertrieb GmbH (Berlin, Germany)
I led a team of audio technicians to consult on an unwanted reverberation issue at the Harm Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.


EDUCATION

London International School of Performing Arts, London, U.K. - Postgraduate
Jacques Lecoq approach to Physical Theatre with Thomas Prattki.

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - B.F.A