
Sound Designer
Metamorphoses - Theatre UCF
Director: Julia Listengarten
Movement Director: Christopher Niess
Associate Director: Cory Kennedy Barrow
Music Director: Nora Lee Garcia
Scenic/Lighting Designers: Bert Scott, Vandy Wood
Costume Designer: Katherine Polgar
Stage Manager: Kayla Amburgey
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Awarded 2nd Place in Sound Design at the 2024 KCACTF National Festival
Metamorphoses is a modern retelling of ancient myths and identifies commonalities between fanciful stories and the contemporary world. This medley of myths explores themes such as transformation, sacrifice, love, complex relationships, and the weight of choices and their consequences. As a design team, we wanted to highlight the parallels of the show's tales and reality. The ambiguous nature of the play allows for unique exploration of themes and characters. In my design, I connected with the concept of bringing humanity to magical moments with pacing, punctuation, and real world sounds. Breath and wind acted as a foundation for a lot of my work as it grounded fantastical moments in real life. Music and tonality played important roles in reflecting emotion, connecting with the audience, and propelling the plot as well. Speaker placement also allowed for the audience to join the story rather than just being observers.