Seth Asa has collaborated as Sound Designer on over 130 professional theatre productions.
Cortland Repertory Theatre - Cortland, New York
Sound Designer and Engineer
Plays
The 39 Steps
A Fox on the Fairway
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alice in Wonderland
Alladin
Always a Bridesmaid
Appointment With Death
The Birds
Boeing Boeing
Born Yesterday
Cards On The Table
The Cake
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
The Drawer Boy
The Hollow
I Am My Own Wife
I'll Be Back Before Midnight
The Kitchen Witches
Ladies Man
The Lady With All The Answers
Making God Laugh
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Nana's Naughty Knickers
Miracle on South Division Street
Murder On The Orient Express
Pinocchio
Puss in Boots
Our Town
The Queen Of Bingo
The Receptionist
Rough Crossing
Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lilly
Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures of Louis De Rougemont
Sleuth
The Unexpected Guest
The Velveteen Rabbit
Women In Jeopardy
Musicals
1776
1940's Radio Hour
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Cats
A Chorus Line
The Addams Family - The Musical
All Shook Up
Always, Patsy Cline
Footloose
Goin' to the Chapel
The Honky Tonk Angels
The Full Monty
Grease
La Cage Aux Folles
Les Miserables
Life Could Be A Dream
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Million Dollar Quartet
Newsies
Pirate, Schmirate!
The Rat Pack Lounge
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Saturday Night Fever
Suds - The Rockin' 1960's Musical Soap Opera
West Side Story
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Portland Stage - Portland, Maine
Sound Designer
A Christmas Carol Radio Play
Buyer and Cellar
The Cake
Collected Stories
Dancing at Lughnasa
The Haunting Hour (Studio Series)
The Haunting Hour 2.0 (Studio Series)
The Half-Light
Heroes
I Am My Own Wife (based on the design by Peter John Still)
It's A Wonderful Life Radio Play (based on the design by Travis Joseph Wright and Anita Stewart)
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Last Five Years
Last Ship to Proxima Centauri
Native Gardens
The Savannah Disputation
Sex And Other Disturbances
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure
A Song at Twilight
The Snow Queen (based on the design by Gregg Carville and Hans Indigo Spencer)
Souvenir
Sweet Goats and Blueberry Señoritas
Talley's Folly
Tribes
Where We Stand
Words By: Ira Gershwin and the Great American Songbook
Wittenberg
Sound Engineer
The Tales of Washington Irving, 2000
Three Tall Women (also operating lights and follow spot), 2000
Assistant Stage Manager
Blithe Spirit, 2000
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The Fulton Theatre - Lancaster, PA
Sound Designer
Sweat
Changing Channels
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
An Act of God
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Center for the Arts of Homer - Homer, New York
The Center for the Arts is a concert and events facility in Homer, NY, hosting award-winning and world-renowned musicians, as well as local theatre, opera, cabarets, community events, outreach, and education programs. I began with the Center by helping reconfigure their audio system for better overall quality and even-coverage. I am also fortunate to be one of several sound engineers mixing their live events, as time and opportunity allow. Highlights so far have included Shemekia Copeland, Livingston Taylor and Tom Chapin, and the Old Boy Records Showcase.
In addition to ongoing live mixing for the primary stage, helped to rework and reposition the control booth and audio components for better clarity of signal and more diverse application; a malleable solution while the facility plans and pursues permanent upgrades.
Girsa -Mar 5, 2016
Five-piece Celtic group performing Piano/Keys, Acoustic Guitars, Bodhran, Accordions, Fiddle, and Vocals.
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band - Feb 20, 2016
Five-piece Bluegrass group performing Mandolin, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Upright Bass, Banjo, and Vocals.
Shamekia Copeland - Feb 6, 2016
Six-piece Blues Rock group performing Piano, Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Drums, and Vocals.
Livingston Taylor and Tom Chapin - Mar 19, 2016
Acoustic duo performing Piano, Banjo, Acoustic Guitars, Autoharp, and Vocals
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Nolan AV Production Group - Memphis, Tennessee
Nolan's Audio Visual in Tennessee is a well-established professional A/V rental and production company, specializing in touring music and dance concerts and other stage events. While working for Nolan's A/V I assisted with stage lighting setups (hang, focus, teardown) and various audio needs for Germantown Performing Arts Center and The Canon Center. Highlights included work with Diavolo, Mummenschanz, The Bar-Kays, and Mavis Staples.
Mavis Staples - Feb 13, 2015 (FOH Engineer)
Soul group performing Piano, Bass, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
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Vital Theatre Company - New York City
Pinakalicious The Musical - Sound Engineer
Fancy Nancy The Musical - Sound Engineer
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Merry Go Round Finger Lakes Music Theatre - Auburn, New York
Lost Highway - Guitar Tech / A2
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Skyline Theatre Company - Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The 39 Steps - Sound Designer/Engineer
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FullStop Collective - New York City
Foreplays
Outfoxed
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New York University - New York City
The Camino Real - Sound Engineer
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Open Waters Theatre Arts - Portland, Maine
Of Farms and Fables - Sound Designer/Engineer
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Great Lakes Theater - Cleveland, Ohio
Macbeth (co-production with Idaho Shakespeare Festival)
Musician: Taiko Drumming and Shakuhachi Inspired Native Flute
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The College of Idaho - Caldwell, Idaho
Sound Designer
Dead Man's Cell Phone
Lysistrata
Mad Woman of Chaillot
The Mineola Twins
Seasons Greetings
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Caldwell Fine Arts at Jewett Auditorium - Caldwell, Idaho
Sound and Lighting Engineer
Classical and Traditional Music
All-American Boys Chorus
American Chamber Players
Miles Hoffman, Viola
Sara Stern, Flute
Lisa Shitohen, Violin
Alberto Parrini, Cello
Jean-Louis Haguenauer, Piano
Boise Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Maestro Robert Franz
Boise Philharmonic Pit Orchestra
Boise Baroque Orchestra
BYU Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Kory Katseanes
Colorado Children’s Chorale
Idaho Showcase: Keiko Forrey, Cello with Yin-Min Chang, Piano; Robyn Wells, Piano; Curtis Crafton, Baritone & The College of Idaho Sinfonia String Ensemble
Opera Idaho: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Handel’s Judas Maccabeus Oratorio
Dance
An Dochas and Haran Irish Dancers
Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz
Ballet Idaho: The Nutcracker
BYU (Provo) Ballet Theatre: Fairy Tales and Fantasy
Golden Dragon Acrobats of China
Repertory Dance Theatre: Time Capsule
Jazz and Contemporary Music
Band of the Golden West Jazz Ensemble
Backbeat Beatles Show
Big Band Swing Design from Netherlands
Big Bang Jazz Band
The Colwell Family Reunion (“Up With People” Revival)
The Irish Tenors
Louis Ford & his New Orleans Flairs
The Perfect Gentlemen “A Salute to the 20th Century”
Side Street Strutters: Disneyland Jazz Band
Treasure Valley Swing Band/ED’S BIG BAND
Theatre
Carl Rosa Company from England: The Pirates of Penzance
Faustwork Mask Theatre
Missoula Children’s Theatre
The Frog Prince
Robin Hood
The Little Mermaid
Pinocchio
Pied Piper
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Second City Improvisational Comedy
Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre: Moliere Than Thou
Virtuoso Instrumentalists and World Music
Alexander Ghindin, Cleveland Piano Competition Winner
Angel Romero, Guitar, & his wife Nefretiri
Ben Model, organist and composer
Brad Richter, guitar & Victor Uzur, cello
Carlos Del Junco, harmonica virtuoso
Chu-Fang Huang, Cleveland Piano Competition Winner
Goldina & Loumbrozo Piano Duo
Imani Wind Quintet
Martina Filjak, Cleveland Piano Competition Winner
Quartetto Gelato on “The Orient Express”
Obo Addy & Okropong — Ghanaian Music & Dance
Rebecca Stern, Violinist
Roberto Plano, Cleveland International Competition Winner
Rongchun Zhao, Erhu; Robyn Wells, Piano Accompanist
The Celtic Tenors with Shannon Deirdre, Soprano
San Jose Taiko
Trio Voronezh, domra, bajan, bass balalaika
ZUM Gypsy Tango Band
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Boise Contemporary Theater - Boise, Idaho
Sound Designer
Burn This
The Dazzle
Dracula
The Drawer Boy
Eleemosynary
Fuddy Meers
The Pillowman
The Physics of Regret
The Santaland Diaries
Stop Kiss
Waiting for Godot
Valparaiso
Sound Engineer
Cloud Tectonics (staged reading)
Dracula
The Cherry Orchard
Fully Committed
I Am My Own Wife (co-production with Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Portland Stage Company)
Lobby Hero
The Santaland Diaries
Three Days of Rain
True West
Waiting for Godot
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Balance Dance Company (and Drop Dance Collective) - Boise, Idaho
Freelance Sound Engineer and Audio Editor, 2000 - 2005
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Sound Designer
Love's Labour's Lost
Shakespearience (school tours)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
Musician
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
As You Like It
Macbeth (co-production with Great Lakes Theatre)
Sound Engineer
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Amadeus
Arms and The Man
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
The Fantasticks
Forever Plaid
Hamlet
Henry V
I Am My Own Wife (co-production with Boise Contemporary Theater and Portland Stage)
The Importance of Being Earnest
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Scapin
The Three Musketeers
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Winter’s Tale
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Idaho Theatre for Youth (Educational extension of Idaho Shakespeare Festival)
Sound Designer
Drama School
Comedy of Errors
Red Giant in the Milky Way
Romeo and Juliet
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
The Winter's Tale
Educational Tours
Aesop's Network
Dreams of the Bird Woman
Jack Frost
Moss Gown
The Three Questions
The Wind in the Willows
Tiny Fiend and the String Ball
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Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI
Carpenter and Focusing Electrician, 1998
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Arundel Barn Playhouse, Arundel, ME
Forever Plaid - Sound Engineer
Greater Tuna - Musician - Acoustic Guitar
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Zachary Scott Theatre Center, Austin, TX
Forever Plaid / The Taffetas (Lighting Operator)
La Cage Illusions (Stage Manager, Lighting/Sound Operator)
Managed Care (Lighting Operator)
Angels in America Part 1 (Rigging Supervisor)
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IATSE Local 205, Austin, TX
Stagehand, 1997-1998
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Sarah Lawrence College - Bronxville, New York
1995 - 1996
Major in Theatrical Stagecraft
Concentrations in Workshop Ensemble Theatre, Lighting Design, Electronic Music Techniques, Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Guitar, and Flute
Work Study in Scene Shop: Scenic Carpentry, Scenic Art, Prop Crafts, Sound Operation and Technology, Lighting Operation and Technology
Assistant Stage Manager - Sunday In The Park With George
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Berklee College of Music - Boston, Massachusetts
1994 - 1995
Major in Professional Music: Woodwinds (Flute)
Flute Ensemble, Studio Jazz Band (Flute), Ear Training, Music Theory, Music Notation, African Ewe and Dagbamba Percussion, Audio Reinforcement, Electronic Effects Processing, Electronic Music Techniques, Essay Writing, Creative Writing: Music Review and Critique
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Waynflete School - Portland, Maine
1989 - 1993
Private high school specializing in an immersive college-style liberal arts education with emphasis on community involvement and individual excellence.
Honored for Creative and Written Music Studies
Concentrations in Flute, Guitar, Drums, Creative and Essay Writing, and Broadcast Communications and Technology
Internships and Employment in Radio (WBLM, WCLZ, WMWV) (FCC-Broadcaster Licensed)
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Children's Theatre of Maine - Portland, ME
Christmas Carol (Musician - Guitar/Flute)
James and the Giant Peach (Follow Spot Operator)
Really Rosie (Assistant Music Director - Guitar/Flute/Clarinet)
Rootabega Stories (Music Director)
2nd Annual Young Playwright’s Festival (Assistant Music Dir./Composer - Guitar/Flute)
3rd Annual Young Playwright’s Festival (Musician - Drums)
4th Annual Young Playwright’s Festival (Musician - Flute)
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Hacktor's Playhouse - Parsonsfield, Maine
A Night In Padua (Lighting Operator)
The Red Shoes (Lighting Operator)
Story Theatre (Musician)
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lighting Operator)