Tate Boccaccio

Fools and Foes

Sound Designer • Sound Reinforcement Trainer

Courtesy of Shakespeare in Delaware Park and The Garrett Club

ChromaVerb for Knocking

Courtesy of Shakespeare in Delaware Park and the NACC

Sound Cue Spreadsheet

Courtesy of Shakespeare in Delaware Park and The Garrett Club

Courtesy of Shakespeare in Delaware Park and the NACC

INFO

Fools and Foes, directed by Nathanial Higgins, produced by Shakespeare in Delaware Park, a 35-performance outdoor Shakespeare tour around Western New York State closed on August 24th, 2026.

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As the Sound Designer for Fools and Foes my responsibilities included:


• Editing SFX to have greater depth, an example being a knock on large castle doors echoing through a chamber (listen above).

• Constructing Pre/Post Show pop hits to sound Shakespearean with instruments like lutes, whistles, and keys (listen above).

• Programming a QLab show file with effects and groupings.


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As the Sound Reinforcement Trainer:


• Teaching a new staff member to transport, maintain, deploy, and mix wireless microphones as well as a JBL Pro speaker system.

• Explaining EQ, compression, dynamics, and networking concepts.