AJ KLEIN
Sound Designer & A1
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Wrangler of Details
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"Eclectical" Engineer
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Sound Designer & A1 〰️ Wrangler of Details 〰️ "Eclectical" Engineer 〰️
About Me
‘Eclectical’ Engineer and Detail-Wrangler
Download My: Resume | Artist’s Statement
Check Out My: Latest Technical Drawings | Live Recording Samples
I love to take creative and technical risks. That's why, as a theatre and electrical engineering student, my goal is to elevate vulnerable experiences through compassionate communication and the arts. It’s my mission to proactively step in when things inevitably go awry, step back to elevate others’ ideas, too, and put out all of the countless, thrilling little fires that appear as the show approaches.
As an A1 and sound designer for live musicals, my job is to activate empathy and excitement through my technical and creative background in audio. I want to build bridges and advance the frontier of acoustic communication through emotional attunement, technical mastery, and administrative responsibility.
More broadly, as a member of the theatre community, I believe in the power of embracing tension and discomfort in order to challenge the status quo. I strive to create change in and through environments that require constant adaptation and problem-solving.
Upcoming Productions (Updated April 2026)Dillo Day Disaster (95th Annual Waa-Mu Musical) — Sound Designer, A1 — Cahn Auditorium
The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical — Sound Designer, A1 — Harris Auditorium
Legally Blonde — Sound Designer — Shanley Pavilion
Iris Company Installation — Audio Installation Engineer — SOMArts SF
Once Upon a Mattress — Sound Designer — Coastal Repertory Theatre
Grace and the Butterfly Effect — A1 — Barber Theatre, Wirtz Center
EducationNorthwestern University ‘29
NYU Tisch Summer P&D Workshop
Crystal Springs Uplands School
“I’m always open to feedback, but you’re never going to hear it from the PA!”