I'm a theatre professional - mostly sound. I write. I spend a lot of time on the net. So I'm going to combine the three, and write about theatre sound via a TheatreFace blog. To introduce myself (in a nutshell): My bachelor's is in technical theatre from Southern Utah University with emphasis in sound, electrics, and stage management. I joined the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as resident sound designer in 2007. I've designed sound for over 20 productions in my tenure at ASF, and have also designed for companies including The Alliance Theatre, the 13th Street Ensemble, Birmingham Festival Theatre, and was resident sound designer (and master electrician) for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Theatre. I've worked with companies including The Alabama Ballet, The Alys Stephen's Center, The American Folk Ballet, Nevada Dance Theatre, and The Utah Shakespearean Festival. First off, though I've got a lot of field experience, I'm not an expert. I don't have ALL the answers. What I DO have is a lot of stories, and I certainly have lots of ideas and opinions. That said, I'll write about what I'm doing, and the interesting/odd/difficult/cool things that come up in the day to day, show to show life of a theatre designer. I'll try to keep of the soap box, but no promises... Hopefully some other theatre folk out there will be interested in what I've got to say, and maybe share some experiences of their own. Do sound too? What do you want to hear about? Maybe more importantly, what do you NOT want to read about? Give me a shout. Until next time... ~R