Stop Kiss
By Diana Son
The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol
Director: Roberta Emerson | Scenic Design: Kenneth Constant | Costume Design: Monica Titus | Sound Design: Nick Erickson | Projection Design: Nick Erickson | Kenneth Constant | Eric Van Tassell | Assistant Lighting Design: Lindsey Young |
Cast: Mary Ellen Moreno, Joe Llorens, Sara French, Damany Riley, Sean William Kelly, Alyson Johnson
PC Rocky Raco
A compilation of Transitions from my sound design for STOP KISS, by Dianna Son. Produced at The Studio Theater Tierra Del Sol in 2018.
My touchstones for this production were:
- Compliment the text with a balance of tension and sweetness.
- Establish NYC as an ever-present character.
- Communicate the movement through time by using the language of fast forwarding and rewinding.
There's an infamous recurring sound cue in the script of the upstairs neighbors doing something loud and nondescript described as "teaching horses to river dance". My solution is a little nod to my days working with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Third Rail Repertory Theater and all the Suzuki stomping I listened to.
Voices in order of appearance:
Sara French, Damany Omar Riley, Eric Van Tassell, Roberta Emerson, Mary Ellen Moreno
PC Brian Sumner