AJ KLEIN
Student Sound Designer & A1
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Wrangler of Details
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"Eclectical" Engineer
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Student Sound Designer & A1 〰️ Wrangler of Details 〰️ "Eclectical" Engineer 〰️
About Me
‘Eclectical’ Engineer and Detail-Wrangler
Download My: Resume | Artist’s Statement | Sound Design Portfolio Work
Check Out My: Live Recording Samples
I love to take creative and technical risks. That's why as a Sound Designer, A1, and student in Chicago and San Francisco, my job is to activate empathy and excitement through my technical and creative background in audio.
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. I want to build bridges through emotional attunement, technical mastery, and administrative responsibility.
The technical skills I use such as RF coordination and audio networking are vehicles through which I contribute to the projects I care about. 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.
“I’m always open to feedback, but you’re never going to hear it from the PA!”
Media
Video profile by Chris Kim about my work on Dillo Day Disaster, Northwestern University’s 95th Original Waa-Mu Musical!
Theatre & Music Live Multitrack Samples
Upcoming Productions
Updated June 2026
Title — Role(s) — Company — Director — Venue — City
The Still Point — Immersive Dance — Audio Installation Engineer — Iris Company, SOMArts — SF, CA
Once Upon a Mattress — Musical Theatre — Sound Designer — Coastal Repertory Theatre — Half Moon Bay, CA
School of Rock — Musical Theatre — Sound Designer & A1 — Arts Alliance, NU — Evanston, IL
Grace and the Butterfly Effect — Play with Music — A1 — Wirtz Center, NU — Evanston, IL
Finding Nemo — Musical Theatre — Sound Supervisor — Purple Crayon Players, NU — Evanston, IL
Newsies — Musical Theatre — Associate Sound Designer — Dolphin Show, NU — Evanston, IL
