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BEN WILLIAMS

BEN JALOSA WILLIAMS

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first show I ever worked on in NYC. fall 2003. I filled in for Roy Faudree and pretended to run sound, using a record player that wasn’t connected to anything. http://thewoostergroup.org/poor-theater

first show in which I was officially cast and began designing sound, which I’d never done before. John Collins taught me everything I knew at the time. spring/summer 2004. https://www.elevator.org/shows/gatz/

“premiered” at The Performing Garage, Jan 2005. https://www.elevator.org/shows/gatz/

I ran sound for Chelsea and Yehuda on this at the old Flea.

winter 2006 at PS122. I played Steve Allen and William F. Buckley. I didn’t design any sound, but I did trigger some. also mangled playing the piano. https://www.elevator.org/shows/no-great-society/

and again in spring 2007 at NYTW’s 4th St Theater. https://www.elevator.org/shows/no-great-society/

The Sound and the Fury (April 7, 1928). at NYTW in 2008, then LA, Amsterdam, Vienna, Adelaide, and the Public. finally, just an actor. kind of. https://www.elevator.org/shows/the-sound-and-the-fury-april-seventh-1928/

Crime or Emergency. by Sibyl Kempson. I ran sound at PS122 and Fusebox in Austin, 2009, then in Bonn in 2011. photo by Justin Bernhardt. https://53rdstatepress.org/Sibyl-Kempson-Crime-or-Emergency

guest crash appearance at The Steam-Powered Hour, by Matt Diffee. with Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, Noam Pikelny, Roz Chast, and many more. The Tank 2009. http://www.matthewdiffee.com/

the Summer Institute at The Performing Garage. on and off: 2008-2016. sound design, technical direction, occasional performer. https://theperforminggarage.org/summer-institute/

American Tresure, by Julia Jarcho, produced by 13P, winter 2009. I worked as technical director and production manager. photo by Rob Strong https://minortheater.org/productions/american-treasure/

So Much to Go Crazy (The Show Might Go On) (Sehr Langsam). by Sibyl Kempson. Austin Texas, the Off Center. 2010. I sang onstage. http://austinlivetheatre.blogspot.com/2010/11/upcoming-so-much-to-go-crazy-by-sibyl.html

The Select (The Sun Also Rises). by ERS. 2009-17. Matt Tierney and I both designed the sound and acted. the circle closed in 2017 when I taught John Collins how to run Matt’s part. photo by Mark Barton. https://www.elevator.org/shows/the-select-th

Vision Disturbance. my first show with Christina Masciotti. dir by Rich Maxwell. I designed sound. started at Abrons in 2010, then I followed it to Boston, Bonn, and Milan. photo by Ari Mintz. http://www.christinamasciotti.com/vision-disturbance

When a Priest Marries a Witch. Suzanne Bocanegra w Paul Lazar. wore several hats here: sound design, production management, and technical direction, starting in 2011 at The Chocolate Factory, MFAHouston, James Cohan Gallery, Williams College, Abrons

Dreamless Land. Jarcho. Abrons Arts Center. 2011. my first acting gig w Julia. photo by Rob Strong https://minortheater.org/productions/dreamless-land/

Secret Death of Puppets (or) How Do Puppets Die? (or) Puppets Die in Secret. by Sibyl Kempson. first worked on this at Tonic in maybe 2004(?) doing voice-over w Jim Fletcher. then I designed sound for it at Dixon Place in 2011. photo by Cathryn Lyn

Steve Cuiffo is Lenny Bruce. St Ann’s Warehouse 2011. sound design. photo by Kevin Regan https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/lenny-again

Shuffle. ERS with the Office for Creative Research. at the NYPL, BPL, Bobst, and Prague Quadrennial 2011. again just an actor, kind of. photo by Ben Rubin https://www.elevator.org/shows/shuffle/

Ich, Kürbisgeist. by Sibyl Kempson and Big Dance Theater. 2012 at the Chocolate Factory, and 2013 at NYLA. I designed sound with Jamie McElhinney. photo by Paula Court https://www.bigdancetheater.org/shows/ich-kurbisgeist-2012/

Grimly Handsome. 2013 at the Ontological and again in 2015 at JACK. photo by Alex Fabozzi https://minortheater.org/productions/grimly-handsome/

Terror of the Soul. with Elevator Repair Service. Morgan Library 2013. sound design and reading. http://www.thelmagazine.com/2013/11/the-horror-and-the-comedy-of-edgar-allan-poe/

Arguendo. by ERS. Seattle, Philly, Bushwick Starr, the Public, Woolly Mammoth, Wexner, REDCAT…. at one point in 2013 I performed this and Grimly Handsome in the same day. that was a great day. https://www.elevator.org/shows/arguendo/

Adult. Abrons 2014. sound design. photograph by Oren R. Cohen/Stephen Dobay http://www.christinamasciotti.com/adult-show-info

Nomads. 2nd to last show ever at the Ontological. 2014. photo by Yi Zhao https://minortheater.org/productions/nomads/

A Sort of Joy (Thousands of Exhausted Things). by ERS and the Office for Creative Research. MoMA 2015 photo by Ben Rubin https://ocr.nyc/public-space-interventions/2015/03/30/a-sort-of-joy/

A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes. by Kate Benson, dir Lee Sunday Evans. City Center 2015. photo by Joan Marcus https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/17/theater/a-beautiful-day-in-november-opens-at-city-center.h

Social Security. by Christina Masciotti, at The Bushwick Starr. 2015. I designed sound and understudied for T. photo by Maria Baranova http://www.christinamasciotti.com/social-security-show-info

Fondly, Collete Richland. by Sibyl Kempson and ERS. first showing in 2011 at The Performing Garage, then the Walker in Minneapolis in 2013, and NYTW in 2015. I designed the sound, played the audience plant, Sailor Boy, and Krampus. photo by Tina Fi

Empathy School. by Aaron Landsman, featuring Jim Findlay. Abrons 2016. sound design. photo by Paula Court https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/empathy-school-love-story

Love Story. by Aaron Landsman, featuring Frank Harts. Abrons 2016. sound design. photo by Sara Krulwich https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/empathy-school-love-story

My Saturnian Lover. by Tony Oursler. 2016 https://tonyoursler.com/tony-oursler-the-imponderable-archive-1

The Terrifying. first show as minor theater and my first sound design for Julia. 2017 photo by Sarah Krulwich https://minortheater.org/productions/the-terrifying/

Raw Bacon From Poland. my first time directing and fourth time designing sound for Christina. Abrons 2017. photo by Maria Baranova https://www.christinamasciotti.com/raw-bacon-from-poland

Jack and the Beanstalk. The Panto Project by ONEOFUS w Julie Atlas Muz and Mat Fraser. Abrons 2017-18. sound design. photo by Norman Blake https://www.thepantoproject.com

Opium. by Spiegelworld at the Cosmopolitan in Vegas. 2018. sound design. photo by Al Powers https://spiegelworld.com/opium/

Mind on Heaven. created this show w my friend Brian Cagle, starting in 2014 and still evolving. photo by Paula Court https://www.mindonheaven.com

This is the Color Described by the Time. my first gig with Lily and Door 10. 2018 at the new Flea. I designed sound and played Thornton Wilder. photo by Paula Court http://www.door10.org/work#/this-is-the-color/

The Album Project: or Here There Are Blueberries. by Moisés Kaufman. Colony Theater Miami 2018. sound and video design. https://www.colonymb.org/the-album

The Opera Is Always on the Table, by Hanna Novak. New Ohio 2018. photo by Sung-Ah Jun

Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf. by Kate Scelsa and ERS. Abrons 2018. my first time working w ERS only as a sound designer. https://www.elevator.org/shows/everyones-fine-with-virginia-woolf/

Pathetic. minor theater. Abrons 2019. sound design and the role of Ted Goader. photo by Elke Young https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/theater/review-in-pathetic-a-retelling-of-racine-love-hurts.html

Studio Créole. at the Manchester International Festival 2019. sound design. https://mif.co.uk/whats-on/studio-creole/

Dr. Ride’s American Beach House by Liza Birkenmeier directed by Katherine Brook photo by Kimie Nishikawa https://arsnovanyc.com/Dr-Rides-American-Beach-House

Islander written by Liza Birkenmeier directed by Katie Brook HERE September 2021 photo by Maria Baranova

Ulysses Theater Basel dir. John Collins photo by Maurice Korbel

Ulysses. Bloomsday 2022, Symphony Space. ERS photo by Kevin Yatarola

Marie It’s Time written by Julia Jarcho dir: Ásta Hostetter HERE Arts Center 2022

Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge by Elevator Repair Service premiere: Philly Fringe Arts, September 2021. tours: Wesleyan, Williams College, REDCAT, deSingel, The Public Theater, NYC fall 2022 2023 Festival d’Avignon photo by Joan Marcus

THE WHITNEY ALBUM by Jillian Walker, directed by Jenny Koons. Soho Rep Apr-May 2023 photo by Lanna Apisukh

Ulysses at Bard, 2023 (for 2 previews… then shut down because covid)

Our Class BAM Fisher, Jan-Feb 2024 dir Igor Golyak photo by Pavel Antonov

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