Wonderful Town

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

By Leonard Bernstein

Directed by Diane Lala

Sound Designed by Bryan Pivaral

Wonderful Town is a comedic story about two sisters facing the wacky rollercoaster ride that is 1930’s Greenwich Village, located in New York City, with dreams of making a name for themselves. Originally from Columbus Ohio, Ruth is an aspiring writer while Eileen has her eyes set on being an actress. On this absurd but relatable journey the sisters meet colorful neighbors along the way that put them in funny situations like doing the Conga with sailors and doing odd jobs to get by. 

The show emphasizes the surealness with the hustle and bustle of New York city and the sound design will help highlight the absurdity of the performance on stage. Due to Corbett Auditorium size, an A/B/ VOX system implementation will reinforce and deliver clarity, while the band L/R 8 cabinet Line Arrays let the diverse music of Leonard Bernstein, like Jazz and Conga, come to life and envelop the audience with a concert style approach with Array Zoning with the assistance of Audiotechnic d&b Arrayprocessing. The boat house installations are used to help reinforce for the audience members sitting far left and right. For those sitting in the balcony two d&b Y7P speakers will be used as delays so that they get the same clarity as if they were sitting with floor seats. The Digico SD10, with its outstanding customization, will allow the console to be tailor made to handle the 32 plus cast with a full orchestra.