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intentions. Sound should always help tell a story. Still,
having gone down the rabbit-hole of wearable tech, I
will continue to utilize it for theatrical projects and productions that would be enhanced by such stage magic. I
can envision it being incorporated into props (e.g. crying
babies, prop firearms, cell phones, etc.); in site-specific
performances-from haunted houses to productions such
as Sleep No More or Fuerza Bruta; in live music performances; even worn by dancers who could trigger their
own music as they move across a space.
At the end of the day, aside from budgetary constraints, the only limits to the use of this emerging technology are imagination and time. And the courage to
simply plug and play.
Mark Bruckner is a New York-based
Innovative Theater and Audelco Awardwinning composer and music director, and a
Henry Hewes American Theatre Wing sound
design nominee. Known for his work in
intercultural theatre, new play development, and musical
theatre adaptations, Bruckner has received commissions
from off-Broadway, regional theaters, colleges, and
producing organizations across the country. Recent work
includes original music, sound, and wearable technology
design for the premiere of Royal Jelly by Paul Cameron
Hardy, and Fen by Caryl Churchill (Brooklyn Center for
the Performing Arts); music and sound design for The God
Projekt by Kevin Augustine and the Lone Wolf Tribe

(LaMama, ETC 50th anniversary season opening
production); music and sound for the 2016 U.S. premiere
of Privatopia by Maria Efsthatiadis (LaGuardia
Performing Arts Center); original songs for the the 2015
premiere of Exposed by Robert Brustein (Boston
Playwright's Theater at the Boston Center for American
Performance); and music direction for the Audelco-award
winning revival of Martin Duberman's In White
America produced by the New Federal Theater and
Castillo Theater.
Sabrina Bianca Guillaume is a costume
designer based in Brooklyn, New York. She is
currently a candidate for a MFA in Design
and Technical Production at Brooklyn
College, graduating in May 2017.

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