Jessica Paz

Jessica Paz
Born	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Sound designer
Years active	2007–present

Jessica Paz is an American sound designer, most notable for her work on Broadway and off-Broadway.^[1][2] She is the first woman to win the Tony Award for Best Sound Design.^[3]

Career

Paz is currently represented on Broadway in Anaïs Mitchell's Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre, Neil Diamond musical A Beautiful Noise and in Susan Stroman on the play POTUS.^[4][5] She worked as front of house engineer for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Antibalas, Femi Kuti, Lady A, Candy Shop Boys and more.^[6] She also worked as an associate sound designer in Disaster!, Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand and more.^[7]

Paz has been a lecturer in Sound Design at Princeton University and was a faculty advisor for Princeton University's production of Next To Normal.^[8][9] She is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), SoundGirls, Women's Audio Mission, TSDCA and IATSE Local 829.^[10][11]

Selected theatre credits

As sound designer

• Kiss My Aztec, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2022)
• Little Shop of Horrors, Westside Theatre (2019)
• Hadestown, Broadway (2019)
• Much Ado About Nothing, Delacorte Theater (2019)
• Kiss My Aztec, Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2019)
• Miss You Like Hell, The Public Theater (2018)
• SCKBSTD, Virginia Stage Company (2011)

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Notes
2019	Hadestown	Tony Award for Best Sound Design	Won	[12]
		Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical	Won	[13]
		Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Sound Design	Nominated	[14]

References

1. "Jessica Paz's Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee". refinery29.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
2. "JESSICA PAZ". broadwayworld. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
3. "4 Key Takeaways From the 2019 Tony Awards". playbill.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
4. "Neil Diamond Musical 'A Beautiful Noise' to Open on Broadway in December". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
5. "New Broadway Comedy 'POTUS' To Star Rachel Dratch, Lilli Cooper, Julie White, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough, Suzy Nakamura & Vanessa Williams". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
6. "Design-Focused 'in 1: the podcast' Welcomes Shakespeare in the Park Sound Designer Jessica Paz". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
7. "Jessica Paz". americanrepertorytheater.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
8. "Sound Design". arts.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
9. "Jessica Paz". arts.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
10. "Ask The Expert Theatre Sound Design". soundgirls.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
11. "Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association". tsdca.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
12. "2019 Tony Award Winners: Full List". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
13. "Drama Desk Awards Winners List: 'The Ferryman', 'The Prom' Among Top Honorees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
14. "Hadestown Leads Winners of 2019 Outer Critics Circle Awards". broadway.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

External links

• Official website