Why Study Sound Design?
You are passionate about theatre. You are creative, talented, and enjoy collaborating with others. In the Sound Design concentration you will learn to think critically and create designs that support productions that address the current issues in our society. You will be actively engaged in our productions learning the practical skills needed to execute your ideas.
Why Study Sound Design at MMC?
You will receive strong conservatory training in a robust theatre program while getting a well-rounded college experience. You will develop a pre-professional design process that integrates disciplines from across the College. Experience everything New York City offers as the center of the entertainment industry. You will learn from faculty members who are working professional designers. Our design and technology course sequence builds a thorough design process incorporating technical skills, theatre history, and practical experience. Our inclusive and diverse student body have opportunities to study with New York theatre professionals, design mainstage productions, establish professional contacts, participate in a one-on-one mentorship, and obtain internships with some of New York’s major theatre designers, theatres, television studios, and film companies.
What You Will Learn
- You will learn to create and mix soundscapes for plays and working with professional sound designers learn to mix and run sound for musicals.
- You will learn to work with the latest digital software and to plan and use the equipment needed to provide sound for a live production. For example, you will have the opportunity to design the sound for productions in our Theresa Lang Theatre and similar work designing for our other venues.
- Through coursework and experiential participation in mounted production opportunities, you will learn aural and dramatic analysis, conceptualization, and research skills needed to plan designs and effectively present them to directors and other production team members.
Program Highlights
Exciting NYC Internships
Senior Design Showcase
Career Focused
Professor Connell worked closely with me on the revision of the Drama Therapy minor, at MMC. I feel confident in its capacity to prepare students to apply for graduate programs in Drama Therapy and to provide students with the opportunity to explore how Theater and Psychology intersect, as a means of dimensionalizing their acting training. Teaching the College’s Drama Therapy: Theories and Practice class for two years was truly a pleasure and I saw students grow personally and professionally in the course.
Laura Wood ’05, Ph.D., RDT/BCT, LCAClass of 2005, Major in Theatre Arts with concentrations in Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre
Immediate Past President North America Drama Therapy Association
“I’ve been part of so many organizations because being a student leader means helping other student leaders,” she quips.“ At MMC, I was involved in diverse extracurricular activities on campus, including serving as the President of the Student Government Association (SGA); Treasurer of Unbranded (Fashion Marketing Association); Vice- President of Global Citizen Society; Cultural Peer Mentor and Peer Leader for the NYC Seminar.”
Brenelle Braganza ’19Class of 2019, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing triple-major
Accounting and Economics minors
I truly appreciate Marymount Manhattan College for its knowledgeable professors and variety of programs that have helped me further my goals in business and in acting.
Rachel Summers ’16Class of 2016, Double major in International Business and Marketing
Minors in Accounting and Theatre Arts
At MMC I experienced the same sense of community I had back home; it is a place where I learned to embrace my strengths and improve on my weaknesses. My professors truly offered me valuable advice and inspiration during my years at MMC, and supported me as I applied for graduate school.
Steffany Franco ’17Class of 2017, Finance Major
Minors in Accounting and Economics
MMC’s close proximity to museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art allows for courses to be held in front of works of art, which, as an Art History student, was incredibly important and rewarding to me. Because of the small size of the program, the professors are aware of their students’ interests and are always on the lookout for new learning opportunities for each of them.
Lauren Walter ’10Class of 2010, Major in Art History
MMC’s New York City
The center of theatre in the United States, NYC is an amazing city in which to find your artistic voice. The College is centrally located in Manhattan and offers classes that allow students to experience the richness of the city. Our students are exposed to great theatre – on Broadway, Off-Broadway, along Theatre Row, and downtown in experimental theaters. Performance research and study is available throughout the city. Internships. Apprenticeships. Emerging media. This city is your campus.
