Hands up is a collection of 6 monologues detailing personal experiences of police brutality in the lives of African Americans. I was very eager to be a part of this project especially in the wake of so many tragedies. When I started this project I knew that music would play an integral role in reinforcing the emotional arc of the play so I wanted to pull very specific songs to speak to the experiences African americans face. I also wanted pre show to have moments of education for people who were new to both Hip Hop and #blacklivesmatter issues. I have included a link that includes the sound bytes That the pre show was built from. 

Click here to listen to the Hands Up Playlist

Directed by Dawn Monique Williams
Produced by Profile Theater Co
2016
​Sound design

Antigone Project is a collection of five plays that have themes based on the Greek classic Antigone. Since each play took place in a different setting, the sound needed to find a way to link all the plays without distracting too much from each individual story. The idea i came up with was to create a "Time Machine" that transports the audience into each setting. This project was a great opportunity to explore "cinematic sound" in live production which is something that I love to do.