Cricket S. Myers

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Cricket S. Myers is an American sound designer based in Los Angeles, California, United States. She graduated with a MFA from California Institute of the Arts and has since then worked on over 300 productions around LA. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Sound Design in 2011 for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo [1] and won best sound at the Drama Desk Award. In 2007 LiveDesign named her a Young Designer to Watch. [2] [3]

Awards and nominations

AwardsProductionCategoryVenue/Prod CompanyResultNotes
2007 Ovation Awards TryingBest Sound Design (Large Theater)The Colony TheaterNominated [4]
2007 Ovation Awards The BacchaeBest Sound Design (Intimate Theater)The Celebration TheaterNominated [4]
2008 Ovation Awards Dark Play Or Stories For BoysBest Sound Design (Intimate Theater)The Theatre @ Boston CourtNominated [5]
2008 Ovation Awards EmergencyBest Sound Design (Large Theater) Geffen Playhouse Nominated [5]
2008 Ovation Awards Norman's ArkBest Sound Design (Large Theater) John Anson Ford Theatre Nominated [5]
2008 Ovation Awards Picasso At The Lapin AgileBest Sound Design (Large Theater)Rubicon Theatre CompanyNominated [5]
2009 Ovation Awards Battle HymnBest Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Circle X Theatre Company NominatedWith Michael Levine [6]
2009 Ovation Awards Mary’s WeddingBest Sound Design (Large Theater)Colony TheatreNominated [6]
2009 Ovation Awards Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Best Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group NominatedWith Kathryn Bostic [6]
2009 Ovation Awards The Little Dog Laughed Best Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group NominatedWith Lewis Flinn [6]
2010 Ovation Awards Cousin BetteBest Sound Design (Intimate Theater)The Antaeus CompanyNominated [7]
2010 Ovation Awards Grace & GlorieBest Sound Design (Large Theater)Colony TheatreNominated [7]
2010 Ovation Awards The Lieutenant of Inishmore Best Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group Nominated [7]
2011 Drama Desk Awards Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Outstanding Sound Design in a Play Richard Rodgers Theatre WonWith Acme Sound Partners [8]
2011 Tony Awards Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Best Sound Design of a Play Richard Rodgers Theatre NominatedWith Acme Sound Partners [9]
2013 Ovation Awards Bad Apples!Best Sound Design (Intimate Theater) Circle X Theatre Company Nominated [10]
2013 Ovation Awards Joe Turner's Come and Gone Best Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group Nominated [10]
2013 Ovation Awards The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!Best Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group Nominated [10]
2014 Ovation Awards Play DeadBest Sound Design (Large Theater) Geffen Playhouse Nominated [11]
2015 Ovation Awards BentBest Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group Nominated [12]
2016 Ovation Awards EndgameBest Sound Design (Large Theater) Center Theatre Group Nominated [13]
2016 Ovation Awards I Only Have Eyes for YouBest Sound Design (Large Theater)Al Dubin Musical/Corky HaleNominated [13]

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