Since 1994, Rob Kaplowitz has been a sound designer on art installations, films, operas, and Broadway. He won a Tony Award for his work on Fela! One of his current projects brings him to North Carolina, where he is installing a state-of-the-art sound system for Cape Fear Regional Theatre in Fayetteville. Hear what Kaplowitz has to say to Beltline to Broadway about the evolution of sound design amidst a pandemic and what patrons can expect to hear at Cape Fear Regional Theatre down the road.
About the Guest
Robert Kaplowitz has spent the last twenty-five years designing sound and composing music for theater, and has been honored with an Obie for Sustained Excellence in Sound Design and a Tony for Fela! His musical Minors premiered at the Lantern Theater in Philadelphia; he also creates installation art, runs Nine Hostage Arts in Philly, teaches at Princeton, is an ambassador for the Prague Quadrennial, and loves his family more than anything else.
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Next up for Cape Fear Regional Theatre is the production of Murder for Two. For more information on that production, visit CFRT’s website, or to view a complete schedule of Triangle theater events, visit our Triangle Calendar Page.