BLACK PAGE MUSIC
All Things Audio for Theater
Black Page Music is a music and sound production company operated by Robert Oriol. Currently based in Los Angeles, California. Services include original music composition and sound design, music recording and production, editing and mixing.God Save Gertrude
A punk rock riff on Hamlet written by Deborah Stein. Music composed by David Hanbury with lyrics by Deborah Stein and David Hanbury. A play with songs, directed by Michael Michetti at Theatre @ Boston Court.
The cast includes Jill Van Velzer as few have seen her before, Steve Coombs in his return to the Boston Court stage, Lilly Holleman and James Horan. Music direction and sound design by Robert Oriol. The entire play takes place in a bombed-out theater, beautifully brought to life by set designer Susan Gratch, with lighting by Steven Young. Photo by Cheryl Rizzo. Ran October 10 through November 8, 2009 at Theatre @ Boston Court.
Press Quotes
"...director Michael Michetti makes sharp use of Jason H. Thompson's space-spanning videos, Rob Oriol's ominous sound and Steven Young's spectacular lighting." - LA Times"Come ready for a nonstop sensory experience. The play, brings you into the doomed space and leaves you there, as it is performed without intermission, and Rob Oriol's sound design sits you right next to Gertrude, war and all." - San Gabriel Valley Tribune
"Oriol's aural background pulled me in as soon as I sat down. I was tempted to look up to see the airplanes that were surely whizzing overhead, as I pondered how many people it took to make the army marching turned concert crowd soundscapes" - Annenberg Digital News.