Moderated by Alex Donnelly (Vice President & General Manager for Broadway at PRG), this webinar includes panelists Palmer Hefferan (sound designer and composer), Germán Martínez (Theatrical Sound Designer) and Natasha Katz (lighting designer).
✨ Why You Should Attend:
+ Face-time with some of Broadway’s top designers as they share their expertise on the best equipment choices for a variety of theatre environments;
+ Application tips on how to apply for support to help purchase equipment through ATW’s ALWI Classroom Resources Program;
+ Your specific questions answered through a live Q&A.
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Alex R Donnelly is the Vice President & General Manager for Broadway at PRG, the world’s leading provider of services and solutions in entertainment and live events. Alex manages the lighting, audio and video teams in New York. Outside of PRG, he owns and manages Fortress Productions where was involved with the productions of Stereophonic, Parade, Suffs, Alex Edelman’s Just For Us, Waitress, Oh, Hello, Sunday in the Park with George and the national tour of Hundred Days by The Bengsons. He was the Founding Executive Director of the Corkscrew Theater Festival, a multi-venue theatrical non-profit in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.
Palmer Hefferan is a Tony Award nominated sound designer and composer for theater, opera and podcasts. She has designed over 100 productions on stages in New York and across the country. She received a 2019 Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Sound Design from the American Theatre Wing. In 2022, she was an honorary chair of the American Theatre Wing Gala, which celebrated women theater practitioners. Recent productions include the Broadway premiere of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN (Tony Award nomination) starring Sadie Sink and directed by Danya Taymor, the Broadway premiere of LIBERATION by Bess Wohl and directed by Whitney White, and the World Premiere musical adaptation of PURPLE RAIN with music by Prince. Highlights from the last decade include numerous collaborations with Lileana Blain-Cruz, Sarah Benson, and Saheem Ali, TEETH: A Coming-of-Rage Musical Comedy by Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs, the Tony Award nominated production of Thornton Wilder’s THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH at Lincoln Center Theater, the Broadway production of Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US, now available on HBO Max, and the Tony Award nominated production of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN at the Booth Theatre.
Germán Martínez is an award winning freelance Theatrical Sound Designer based in NYC/NJ. He received his degree in Sound Design and Management from Montclair State University in May 2018. As a designer, he seeks original and enticing plays to help develop, and bring forward the stories of bold playwrights. He strives to provide his services to stories that explore the topics of, but are not exclusive to the LGBTQIA experiences, immigrant and first generation stories, and BIPOC narratives. Germán believes that tech is a crucial component to amplifying storytelling, and strives to push the boundaries with how audio interacts and is used on his productions. Keep up with his work on Instagram: @GermanTheSoundDesigner
Natasha Katz is an American lighting designer for the theatre, dance, and opera. Natasha has 19 Tony nominations and has won 8 times for shows including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, MJ, Aladdin, An American in Paris, and more. Natasha has more than 60 Broadway credits. She has also designed for operas and dance with the Royal Opera House, Dutch National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, and New York City Opera. Katz also dedicates her time to mentor through the American Theatre Wing Andrew Lloyd Webber University Scholarship program and mentor public high school students through the Wendy Wasserstein Project.
