Robert Kaplowitz

Personal Information
Robert loves the Off-Broadway theatre community, and has worked on some of his favorite projects here. In addition to The Internationalist, Off Broadway design and/or composition credits include: Tracy Scott Wilson’s The Story (2004 Lortel Nominee), José Rivera’s School of the Americas (a LAByrinth/Public co-production), and Neil LaBute’s Wrecks (Public); Kia Corthron’s Light, Raise The Roof and Prudence Wright Holmes’ Bexley, OH! (NYTW); Eric Jackson’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie (PS122); Adam Bock’s The Thugs (SoHo Rep, co- designed with Jeremy Lee), the Mabou Mines Request Concert with Joanna P. Adler; Yasmeen Godder’s dance piece Hall (The Kitchen); Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, Some Girl(s), and The Distance From Here (MCC); Sheila Callghan’s Hunger Waltz (Relentless) and Dead City (New Georges); Cusi Cram’s All the Bad Things and Carlo Alban’s Intringulis (LAByrinth); Eric Bogosian’s suburbia (2nd Stage); Rinne Groffe’s Inky and Toni-Press Coffman’s Touch (Women’s Project and Productions); Bradford Louryk’s Christine Jorgenson Reveals (2006 Drama Desk’s Unique Theatrical Experience; 59 E 59, New World Stages and Theatre Row); Lanford Wilson’s Burn This and Regina Taylor’s Urban Zulu Mambo (Signature); Ben Johnson’s The Alchemist and Erin Cressida Wilson’s Hurricane (CSC); Oliver Mayer’s Young Valient, Richardo Bracho’s A to B, and Eduardo Andino’s Cuchifrito (INTAR); Colin Teevan’s Svjek (TFANA); Willy Holtzman’s Sabina (Primary Stages); Denis Johnson’s Shoppers Carried by Escalators into the Flames (Dimson); Charles Mee’s True Love (Zipper); William Hamilton’s White Chocolate (Culture Project at the Century Center); Ben Bettenbender’s Bliss (Rattlestick); Eric Schmidt’s Mssr Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran, and Alexandra Cunningham’s #11 Blue and White (Play Company), plus the musicals imPerfect Chemistry and Five Course Love (Minetta Lane) and the Pure Gospel Christmas & Valentine’s Day at the John Houseman. On Broadway, he designed An Almost Holy Picture at the Roundabout’s American Airllines theatre. He was the first professional sound designer at the Eugene O’Neill Playwright’s Conference (2000-2004), and has been a Resident Artist at Sundance. He teaches sound design at NYU, and is the new Guest Lecturer in Sound Design for the Five Colleges. He is also the Producing Artistic Director for the Relentless Theatre Company, and loves his wife Kittson O’Neill even more than he loves Off-Broadway.
 
Credits

Designer
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 The Hot Wing King Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre 03/01/2020 Sound Designer
2 17 Border Crossings New York Theatre Workshop 04/15/2019 Sound Designer
3 Gloria: A Life Daryl Roth Theatre 10/18/2018 Sound Designer
4 Our Lady of 121st Street Pershing Square Signature Center/ Irene Diamond Stage 05/20/2018 Sound Designer
5 Cost of Living New York City Center/ Stage I 06/07/2017 Sound Designer
6 Ernest Shackleton Loves Me Second Stage Theatre 05/07/2017 Sound Designer
7 Hadestown New York Theatre Workshop 05/23/2016 Sound Designer
8 Skeleton Crew Linda Gross Theater 05/19/2016 Sound Designer
9 ToasT Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Susan Stein Shiva Theater 05/05/2015 Sound Designer
10 The Fortress of Solitude Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 10/22/2014 Sound Designer
11 Red-Eye to Havre de Grace New York Theatre Workshop 04/30/2014 Sound Designer
12 stop. reset. Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 09/08/2013 Sound Designer
13 Reasons To Be Happy Lucille Lortel Theatre 06/11/2013 Sound Designer
14 Belleville New York Theatre Workshop 03/03/2013 Sound Designer
15 My Children! My Africa! Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 05/24/2012 Sound Designer
16 Hurt Village Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre 02/27/2012 Sound Designer
17 A Small Fire Playwrights Horizons 01/06/2011 Sound Designer
18 This Wide Night Playwrights Horizons/ Peter Jay Sharp Theater 05/16/2010 Sound Designer
19 County of Kings: The Beautiful Struggle Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater 10/12/2009 Sound Designer
20 Stunning The Duke on 42nd Street 06/18/2009 Sound Designer
21 Zooman and the Sign Peter Norton Space 03/24/2009 Sound Designer
22 Wig Out! Vineyard Theatre 09/30/2008 Sound Designer
23 Fela! A New Musical 37 Arts/ Theatre B 09/04/2008 Sound Designer
24 Hunting and Gathering 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 02/03/2008 Sound Designer
25 Pumpgirl New York City Center/ Stage II 12/04/2007 Sound Designer
26 In a Dark Dark House Lucille Lortel Theatre 06/07/2007 Sound Designer
27 Fate's Imagination Players Theatre 05/31/2007 Sound Designer
28 The Internationalist Vineyard Theatre 11/05/2006 Sound Designer
29 Wrecks Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater 10/10/2006 Sound Designer
30 subUrbia Second Stage Theatre 09/28/2006 Sound Designer
31 School of the Americas Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall 07/06/2006 Sound Designer
32 Some Girl(s) Lucille Lortel Theatre 06/08/2006 Sound Designer
33 The God Committee Lamb's Theatre 03/29/2006 Sound Designer
34 Confessions of a Mormon Boy SoHo Playhouse 02/05/2006 Sound Designer
35 Christine Jorgensen Reveals New World Stages/ Stage V 12/29/2005 Sound Designer
36 Five Course Love Minetta Lane Theatre 10/16/2005 Sound Designer
37 Inky Julia Miles Theater 03/13/2005 Sound Designer
38 Sabina 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 02/02/2005 Sound Designer
39 Fat Pig Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/15/2004 Sound Designer
40 Svejk The Duke on 42nd Street 11/14/2004 Sound Designer
41 Antigone Project Julia Miles Theater 10/13/2004 Sound Designer
42 White Chocolate Century Center For The Performing Arts 10/06/2004 Sound Designer
43 Light Raise the Roof New York Theatre Workshop 05/20/2004 Sound Designer
44 The Distance From Here The Duke on 42nd Street 05/06/2004 Sound Designer
45 The Story Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater 12/10/2003 Sound Designer
46 Touch Julia Miles Theater 10/09/2003 Sound Designer
47 Bexley (OH!) or Two Tales of One City New York Theatre Workshop 03/10/2003 Sound Designer
48 Burn This Union Square Theatre 09/19/2002 Sound Designer
49 True Love Zipper Theatre 11/27/2001 Sound Designer
50 Urban Zulu Mambo Peter Norton Space 02/25/2001 Sound Designer
51 Imperfect Chemistry Minetta Lane Theatre 08/23/2000 Sound Designer
52 The Alchemist East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 02/17/2000 Sound Designer
53 Hurricane East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 12/11/1999 Sound Designer
54 I Will Come Back Players Theatre 02/25/1998 Sound Designer

Author
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 Cost of Living New York City Center/ Stage I 06/07/2017 Original Music
2 Ernest Shackleton Loves Me Second Stage Theatre 05/07/2017 Original Music
3 Skeleton Crew Linda Gross Theater 05/19/2016 Original Music
4 A Small Fire Playwrights Horizons 01/06/2011 Original Music
5 Hunting and Gathering 59E59 Theaters/ Theater A 02/03/2008 Original Music
6 Fate's Imagination Players Theatre 05/31/2007 Original Music
7 Inky Julia Miles Theater 03/13/2005 Composer
8 Fat Pig Lucille Lortel Theatre 12/15/2004 Original Music
9 Antigone Project Julia Miles Theater 10/13/2004 Music
10 The Distance From Here The Duke on 42nd Street 05/06/2004 Additional Music
11 The Story Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Anspacher Theater 12/10/2003 Additional Music
12 Bexley (OH!) or Two Tales of One City New York Theatre Workshop 03/10/2003 Original Music
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2017 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design Hadestown Sound Designer
2 NOMINATED 2016 AUDELCO Award, Sound Design Skeleton Crew Sound Designer
3 NOMINATED 2009 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design Wig Out! Sound Designer
4 NOMINATED 2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design The Internationalist Sound Designer
5 NOMINATED 2004 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design The Story Sound Designer