urinetown
by Greg Kotis
Tisch drama mainstage 2021
Role: assistant Sound Designer
Directed by carlos armesto
stills screenshotted from livestream
SAMPLES FROM THE SHOW:
URINETOWN IS A DARK PARODY MUSICAL EXPLORING A DYSTOPIAN WORLD WHERE WATER IS RAPIDLY RUNNING OUT AND THE REMAINING SOURCE IS CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE COMPANY. THIS, OF COURSE, INCLUDES THE USE OF BATHROOMS, AND IT IS REVEALED THAT ALL REMAINING FACILITIES ARE PUBLIC AND THOSE THAT CANNOT PAY (AND RELIEVE THEMSELVES ELSEWHERE) WILL BE ARRESTED AND SENT TO A MYSTERIOUS PLACE CALLED "URINETOWN". IT TURNS INTO A CLASS WAR WHEN THE MAIN CHARACTER, BOBBY, DECIDES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY.
DUE TO COVID, THE SOUND TEAM FOR URINETOWN WAS TASKED WITH CREATING A PRE-RECORDED "CAST ALBUM". WITH RECOMPOSED ORCHESTRATIONS BY WES BRAVEN, WE HAD INDIVIDUAL RECORDING SESSIONS WITH EACH ACTOR. THE THREE OF US ON TEAM SOUND: JORDAN BERNSTEIN (SOUND DESIGNER), BRYSON EZELL AND MYSELF (ASSISTANTS) EACH TACKLED 1/3 OF THE SONGS.
I ALSO WORKED IN THE SCENE SHOP DURING THIS TIME AND HELPED TO BUILD AND PAINT THE SET.
CAST
BOBBY STRONG – CHIBUEZE IHUOMA
CLADWELL – GAGE THOMAS
PENNY – JULIA BOGDANOFF
LOCKSTOCK – JACK RASMUSSEN
BARREL – SEBASTIAN ZUNIGA
HOPE – ALIA CUADROS-CONTRERAS
LITTLE SALLY – GIULIA MAROLDA
MCQUEEN – MARJORIE MURILLO
FIPP – JEREMY KAPLAN
OLD MAN STRONG/COP 3 – JOEY MOROF
TINY TOM / BILLEAUX – ARTHUR GORLORWULU
SOUPIE SUE / SECRETARY – SUSAN CAVALCANTI
BECKY TWO SHOES/OVERHEAD COP 2 – JORDAN HURLEY
ROBBY STOCKFISH/UGC – ARIANA PÉREZ
CREATIVE
ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY ATTILIO RIGOTTI
MUSIC DIRECTION BY ANESSA MARIE
CHOREOGRAPHED BY ALIA KACHE
DRAMATURGY BY UNA CHAUDHURI
ORCHESTRATED BY WES BRAVER
SET DESIGN BY GAYA CHATTERJEE
COSTUME DESIGN BY JASMINE CANJURA & JASON GOODWIN
LIGHTING DESIGN BY JADYN BUCHANAN & REEF LIEW
SOUND DESIGN BY JORDAN BERNSTEIN
VIDEO DESIGN BY ATTILIO RIGOTTI & ORSOLYA SZÁNTHÓ
