Benjamin Marcum

Sound Designer

Selected Sound Design at Actors Theatre of Louisville:

Show

Director

Playwright

Year

Greater Tuna Marc Masterson Sears/Williams/Howard 2009
A Raisin in the Sun Israel Hicks Lorraine Hansberry 2008
The Underpants BJ Jones Steve Martin 2007
The Santaland Diaries Sean Daniels David Sedaris 2007
9 Parts of Desire KJ Sanchez Heather Raffo 2007
Gem of the Ocean Ron OJ Parsons August Wilson            2006
Dracula William McNulty William McNulty 2004-2010
Mad Forest Wendy McClellan Caryl Churchill            2003

 

Selected Sound Design in The Humana Festival of New American Plays:

Show

Director

Playwright

Year

Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them May Adrales A. Rey Pamatmat 2011
Maple and Vine Anne Kauffman Jordan Harrison 2011
Phoenix Aaron Posner Scott Organ 2010
Ameriville Chay Yew Universes 2009
Absalom Giovanna Sardelli Zoe Kazan 2009
Neighborhood 3: Requsition of Doom Kip Fagan Jennifer Haley 2008
The As If Body Loop Susan Booth Ken Weitzman         2007
Listeners Jon Jory Jane Martin 2006
Act A Lady Anne Kauffman Jordan Harrison 2006
       
       

Other Sound Design:

Show

Director

Playwright

Year

A Christmas Story Drew Fracher Philip Grecian 2010
Collected Stories D. Lynn Meyers Donald Margulies 2010
Emerald and the Love Song of the Dead Fishermen Liz Neerland Brendan Healy 2010
Gem of the Ocean Ron OJ Parsons August Wilson            2009
Night of the Living Dead Stephen Rahe George Romero 2008
Macbeth Rand Harmond William Shakespeare 2007
Dirty Blonde Richard Corley Claudia Shear 2005
Guys and Dolls Brian Blythe Loesser/Borrows 2002
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Christian Madden Webber/Rice 2002

Assistant/Associate Sound Design:

Show

Sound Designer

Director

Year

Shipwrecked Darron L West Marc Masterson 2009
Strike Slip Andre Pluess Chay Yew 2007
Natural Selection Martin Desjardins Marc Masterson 2006
Memory House Lindsay Jones Sandy Shinner 2005
Macbeth Lindsay Jones Kate Buckley 2005

 

History at Actors Theatre of Louisville:

  • 2001-2003  Sound Technician:
    -Load in all shows in three theatres
    -Act as board operator
    -Repair and maintain sound inventory
    -Design apprentice shows
  • 2003-2005  Assistant Sound Designer
    -Design 3 to 5 shows per season
    -Generate system drawings for designers
    -Over see load in with engineer
    -Tune the theatre for each show
    -Build cues for designers when needed
    -aid in show research
    -purchasing for designers
  • 2005-2009  Associate Sound Designer
    -Design 4 to 8 shows per season
    -Generate/Maintain Department budget
    -Hiring of staff
    -Help setting work calls
    -Generate system drawing for designers
    -Over see load in with engineer
    -Tune the theatre for each show
    -Build cues for Designers when needed
    -Aid in show research
    -Purchasing for designers/department
    -Updating the infrastructure of theatre sound systems
  • 2009-Present  Audio Supervisor/Associate Sound Designer
    -Design 4 to 8 shows per season
    -Generate/Maintain Department budget
    -Hiring of staff
    -Help setting work calls
    -Over see load in
    -Tune the theatre for each show
    -Purchasing for designers/department
    -Updating the infrastructure of theatre sound systems
    -Coordinate production needs with production managers
    -Over see saftey needs and training
    -Training of staff and interns

 

At the American Players Theatre:

  • 2003-2004 Audio Engineer/Department Head
    -Design and install a rep system for multiple designers
    -Install and maintain all backstage monitoring
    -Run all shows
    -Maintain a season budget
    -set work calls for sound crew
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