ROBERT ORIOL
All Things Audio for Theater
Robert Oriol is a composer and sound designer currently based in Los Angeles, California. In addtion to original music composition and theatrical sound design, he also provides music recording and production services, as well as editing and mixing.Argonautika
In this fresh retelling of the classic Greek myth, Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece has been reframed for our time. Join the fantastic voyage and encounter Hercules, Hera, sirens, centaurs, and more—familiar mythological figures imbued with unexpected character and depth. Discover humor, love, and the unimaginable as Tony Award® winner Mary Zimmerman reveals the humanity in the most monstrous of creatures in this unforgettable journey for the ages. Opened March 23, 2019.
Director: Julia Rodriguez-Elliott. Scenic Design: Frederica Nascimento. Costume Design: Jenny Foldenauer. Lighting Design: Ken Booth. Original Music Composition / Sound Design: Robert Oriol. Music Direction: Dr. Melissa Sky-Eagle. Fight Choreography: Kenneth R. Merckx, Jr. Movement Direction: Stephanie Shroyer. Dramaturg: Miranda Johnson-Haddad. Stage Manager: Samantha Sintef. Assistant Stage Manager: Jacob Houser. Associate Costume Designer: Dayna L. Lucas. Wig / Make-Up Design: Shannon Hutchins. Props Master: Erin Walley. Associate Puppet Designer: Dillon Nelson. Light Board Operator: Alexander LaConte. Deck Crew: Grace Gaither. Deck Crew: Catherine Lee. Scenic Construction and Painting: Sets to Go and A Noise Within
Music from Argonautika
Click the PLAY button below to stream all the music from this production, or click HERE to go to the BandCamp page for track listings and details.Press Quotes
"The design team, who must also contend with having three shows in rep at once, knocks this one out of the park: Lead Frederica Nascimento, Costumes by Jenny Foldenaur and Associate Dayna L. Lucas, Lighting by Ken Booth, and Sound by Robert Oriol. All must keep the machinery nimble and light and do so, with very little visible stagecraft to distract from the feeling of giants, harpies and ships at sea. As always, the Music Direction by Dr. Melissa Sky-Eagle and Fight Choreography by Kenneth Merckx, Jr., are top notch, and Pasadena audiences are treated to Broadway-quality voices and action. A special nod to Puppet Designer Dillon Nelson for taking on a much-beloved Ray Harryhausen skeleton battle and making it his own, as well as Stage Manager Samantha Sintef for keeping the ropes flying and trap doors springing with no fuss." - Melanie Hooks (ColoradoBlvd.net) April, 2019"Frederica Nascimento’s deceptively simple set (a bridge and three ladders) works wonders when complemented by Erin Walley’s clever props, Dillon fanciful Nelson’s puppets, and above all Jenny Foldenauer’s supremely imaginative costumes and Shannon Hutchins’s wigs and makeup, all of the above spectacularly lit by Ken Booth, and sound designer Robert Oriol’s original music adds to the adventure every step of the way." - StageSceneLA, March 2019