...And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi

...And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi is a dramatic retelling of the myth of Persephone and Demeter in the context of the American Civil War. This production took place in the newly constructed Booth Theater at Boston University, a large black box with flexible seating. This production was in the round. The scenic design was evocative of a space that has been overgrown by nature, and as a result, one of the challenges that myself and the designer on this show faced was trying to get the sound to be as realistic as possible, while trying to keep the speakers and other equipment as invisible as we could. This meant that we often had to incorporate our equipment into the scenery, and we worked closely with them to try and achieve this.

On this show, as the production sound engineer, I was tasked with facilitating the implementation of the sound, intercom, and video systems, as well as leading a crew of 7-9 other students in all of our load-in, notes, and strike calls. As this was my third time being the head engineer in this space, I focused on creating clean paperwork and trying to improve my documentation of the system, while also improving on my leadership and communication skills within our team and with the crew at our work calls. See examples of paperwork below.