In the summer of 2024, I joined Festival 56 in Princeton, IL as Assistant Technical Director and Sound Designer - my first professional theatre contract.

I re-designed and re-networked the mainstage sound system from the ground up to better serve the needs of a full repertory season. I then designed and mixed sound for both mainstage productions: [title of show] and Sea Monsters of the Deep by Mark Shanahan.

Working in rep meant building and striking two completely different worlds in quick succession - a sharp lesson in efficiency, flexibility, and collaboration under real professional conditions.