P R E S S
SMILE
by Melissa Jane Osbourne
Directed by Michelle Bossy
IAMA theatre los angeles, ca
"Erin Bednarz’s sound design augments the dramatic impact throughout the production."
-- STAGE SCENE LA 2022
"Erin Bednarz's over amped sound brings scenic designer Yuri Okahana-Benson's multipurpose canvas to life. "
-- ONSTAGE LOS ANGELES 2022
-- STAGE SCENE LA 2022
"Erin Bednarz's over amped sound brings scenic designer Yuri Okahana-Benson's multipurpose canvas to life. "
-- ONSTAGE LOS ANGELES 2022
lavender men
by roger q. mason
directed by lovell holder
“Erin Bednarz's sound design keeps the bullet sounds frightening and the accusatory voices in Taffeta's head swirling above the audience like menacing vultures.”
-- THEATERMANIA LOS ANGELES 2022
“Erin Bednarz’s sound adds to the surreal quality of the production.”
-- SPLASH MAGAZINE LOS ANGELES 2022
“Sound design by Erin Bednarz gives meaningful context”
-- STAGE RAW LOS ANGELES 2022
-- THEATERMANIA LOS ANGELES 2022
“Erin Bednarz’s sound adds to the surreal quality of the production.”
-- SPLASH MAGAZINE LOS ANGELES 2022
“Sound design by Erin Bednarz gives meaningful context”
-- STAGE RAW LOS ANGELES 2022
MAC BETH
adapted + directed by Erica Schmidt
Red Bull Theater Off-Broadway @ Lucile Lortel
"Let me end by praising Erin Bednarz’s sound design, which effortlessly puts you in an all-but-surreal space and is full of the kind of pop music these girls would know and love."
-- WALL STREET JOURNAL 2019
"Erin Bednarz's sound design completes the engaging mise en scène, making for a performance that doesn't stop."
-- LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA 2019
"Erin Bednarz's sound design strategically plucks our nerves and keeps the hairs on our arms standing at attention."
-- THEATER PIZZAZ NEW YORK 2019
"Well-selected pop-music by Erin Bednarz similarly works to simulaneously reinforce the teenage characterization and to musically heighten the drama of certain scenes."
-- EXUENT NEW YORK 2019
-- WALL STREET JOURNAL 2019
"Erin Bednarz's sound design completes the engaging mise en scène, making for a performance that doesn't stop."
-- LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA 2019
"Erin Bednarz's sound design strategically plucks our nerves and keeps the hairs on our arms standing at attention."
-- THEATER PIZZAZ NEW YORK 2019
"Well-selected pop-music by Erin Bednarz similarly works to simulaneously reinforce the teenage characterization and to musically heighten the drama of certain scenes."
-- EXUENT NEW YORK 2019
THE CONVENT
by Jessica Dickey
Directed by Daniel Talbott
Rattlestick Theater Off-Broadway
"Erin Bednarz's sound design was a solid achievement"
-- LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA 2018
"First class sound design by Erin Bednarz"
-- THEATER PIZZAZZ NEW YORK 2018
"The design fosters a sense of intimacy that makes it easy to become engrossed in the play."
-- CURTAIN UP NEW YORK 2018
"The sound (Erin Bednarz) richly fuses a dark, somber world and gives it a dense theatricality."
-- SPLASH MAGAZINE NEW YORK 2018
-- LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA 2018
"First class sound design by Erin Bednarz"
-- THEATER PIZZAZZ NEW YORK 2018
"The design fosters a sense of intimacy that makes it easy to become engrossed in the play."
-- CURTAIN UP NEW YORK 2018
"The sound (Erin Bednarz) richly fuses a dark, somber world and gives it a dense theatricality."
-- SPLASH MAGAZINE NEW YORK 2018
GREGORY AWARDS
NOMINATOR COMMENTS
Various Productions Seattle, WA
"Rarely does sound so perfectly set the stage. This design does just that, from pre-show, runway music, intermission and closing, a sound design for the record books. When will this playlist be available to the public?"
-- EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, WASHINGTON ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2018
"From the opening atmosphere sound during the pre-show I was hooked. It was calming and evocative of wind and nature out on a homestead. The music was subtle but constant, and never distracting."
-- MY ANTONIA, BOOK-IT REPERTORY 2018
"A great subtle soundscape kept me engaged throughout the production." "Superb: unobtrusive and gripping at once."
-- PARLIAMENT SQUARE, PONY WORLD 2018
"Simply spectacular soundscapes!"
-- RULES OF CHARITY, SOUND THEATRE 2018
"Bednarz's design was subtle, but incredibly powerful.
It went right through you."
-- 9 CIRCLES, STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP 2016
-- EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, WASHINGTON ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2018
"From the opening atmosphere sound during the pre-show I was hooked. It was calming and evocative of wind and nature out on a homestead. The music was subtle but constant, and never distracting."
-- MY ANTONIA, BOOK-IT REPERTORY 2018
"A great subtle soundscape kept me engaged throughout the production." "Superb: unobtrusive and gripping at once."
-- PARLIAMENT SQUARE, PONY WORLD 2018
"Simply spectacular soundscapes!"
-- RULES OF CHARITY, SOUND THEATRE 2018
"Bednarz's design was subtle, but incredibly powerful.
It went right through you."
-- 9 CIRCLES, STRAWBERRY THEATRE WORKSHOP 2016
