Robert Oriol is a composer and sound designer currently based in Los Angeles, California. In addtion to original music composition and theatrical sound design, he also provides music recording and production services, as well as editing and mixing.
In this irreverent remix of Chekhov's The Seagull, an aspiring young director rails against art created by his mother's generation, a nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist, and everyone discovers just how disappointing life, art, and growing up can be. Chekhov's characters still ruminate on love, revolution and the pursuit of happiness, but this time with a lot more snark as the subtext bubbles to the surface. With music, meta-theatricality, and mad humor, playwright Aaron Posner beats The Seagull to a bloody fucking pulp.
By Aaron Posner. A Co-production with Circle X Theatre Co. Directed by Michael Michetti. Scenic Design by Stephanie Kerley Schwartz. Lighting Design by Elizabeth Harper. Ukulele Songs by Andrew Sugg. Musical Direction, Sound Design and Additional Original Music by Robert Oriol. Costume Design by Mallory Kay Nelson. Video design by Sean Cawelti. Prop Design by Jenny Smith. Stage Managment by Andrew Lia.
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"Michetti and his designers do their part, adding occasional grace notes like the sound cue for startled birds flying off when Dev blurts out a confession, or the rippling light cue when Nina toes the lake surface. Costumer Mallory Kay Nelson's rack suits the show's actor-character divide, and Elizabeth Harper finds the right light, whether it's to illuminate the entire theater or the intimate kitchen unit in Act II. Rob Oriol's original music and sound design and especially Sean Cawelti's inventive projections and graphics keep us tuned in and on our toes. Posner and Michetti have succeeded in a too-rare example of theater's "here-we-are" immediacy, in a way that audiences and actors get to share in the amazement." - TheaterTimes.org, July 2014
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June 19 - July 27, 2014