Payne

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June 19 - September 4, 2026

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June 23 - September 4, 2026

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July 14 - October 3, 2026

Joe Payne

Sound Designer––Something Rotten!, She Loves Me

Previously at the Festival: Over twenty seasons as sound designer and/or composer; favorites include the Henry IV, V, VI series, Hamlet, King Lear, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Tempest. Projections designer for The Mountaintop and Silent Sky.

Other Theatres: Pioneer Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Syracuse Stage, Berkeley Rep, The Clarence Brown Theatre, Marble City Opera, Imagination Stage, The Neo-Futurists, Alabama Shakespeare, Round House Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Indiana Repertory Theatre, The Virginia Stage Company, The Egyptian Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Utah Symphony and Opera

Teaching Credits: Associate Professor of Sound and Media Design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; previously at Illinois State University and The University of Utah.

Professional Affiliations: United Scenic Artists Local 829, Theatrical Sound Designers and Composer’s Association

Website: paynesound.com

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