Design Statement

Oklahoma! at Sundance Summer Theatre was my first time working with this company. The outdoor amphitheater had no built in sound system, necessitating a system design from the ground up. When designing the system, the request was to use as much of the sound inventory as possible from Utah Valley University, supplementing with rental as necessary. After spending a significant amount of time parsing photographs of the space, I drew up initial drawings and a list of what to pull and what to rent. After a substantial process of substitutions and bidding with local vendors, we were able to pull together a system that served the amphitheater well and delivered sound to the entirety of the audience.

The musical had tracked music. Sundance makes a habit of recording “sweetener” vocal tracks to run concurrently with the music track and help fill out the voices on stage in group numbers. I was responsible for pairing the instrument tracks with the sweeteners. I used processing and volume automation to make the tracks more lively and dynamic. Qlab programming was triggered by the lighting console for performances. As incongruous as the natural backdrop of towering evergreens and mountain peaks was for Oklahoma, it was a charming production.