Darron L. West
Video: Inside Rehearsals for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Hartford Stage (Feb 25, 2026)
GIANT Finds Full Cast and Design Team For Broadway Run (Feb 13, 2026)
Candy Buckley, Mahira Kakkar and More to Star in THE EMPORIUM at CSC (Feb 11, 2026)
BIO
Previously at the Friedman: The American Plan,To Be or Not To Be, The Royal Family, Top Girls, and Time Stands Still. He is a Tony and Obie Award-winning sound designer whose work for theater and dance has been heard in over 500 Productions nationally and internationally, on Broadway and off. His accolades for Sound Design include the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and AUDELCO Awards. He a two-time Henry Hewes Design Award winner, and a proud recipient of the Princess Grace Award statue.
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
Darron L. West, Mlima's Tale
winner
Darron L. West, Peter and the Starcatcher
winner
Darron L. West, Peter and the Starcatcher
Darron L. WestImitations For Saxaphone
winner
Darron L. West, Hot 'n' Throbbing
winner
Darron L. Westbobrauschenbergamerica
winner
Darron L. WestChesapeake
winner
Darron L. West, Y2K
winner
Darron L. West, Bob
Videos
Video: Inside Rehearsals for DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Hartford Stage
by Joshua Wright - 2026-02-25 17:59:02
Video: Zachary Quinto Discusses His Musical Roots Before Broadway Return in CULT OF LOVE
by Michael Major - 2024-10-11 15:56:38
Video: Watch A Stripped Down Performance From The Cast Of Berkeley Rep's CULT OF LOVE
by Joshua Wright - 2024-02-22 15:54:15
Video: Watch a Trailer for Leslye Headland's CULT OF LOVE at Berkeley Rep
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-02-03 13:56:35
VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for Leslye Headland's CULT OF LOVE, Coming to Berkeley Rep in January
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-12-17 11:48:05
Patrick Page's ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE Begins Performances Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-09-28 17:55:48
VIDEO: Guthrie Theater Artistic Director Joseph Haj on THE BACCHAE
by A.A. Cristi - 2020-03-03 20:22:21
VIDEO: Go Inside the Student Matinee of JITNEY at the Mark Taper Forum
by Stephi Wild - 2019-12-20 07:44:08
TV: What's Second Stage's LOBBY HERO All About? Chris Evans and Company Explain!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-02-16 16:00:00
TV: First Look at the Off-Broadway Premiere of Susan Miller's 20TH CENTURY BLUES
by A.A. Cristi - 2017-11-24 13:23:04
VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes with MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Costume Designer William Ivey Long
by BWW News Desk - 2017-03-16 14:29:06
News
by Joshua Wright - Feb 25, 2026
Go inside rehearsals for Death of a Salesman at Hartford Stage, starring Peter Jacobson and directed by Melia Bensussen. The production runs February 27 through March 29, 2026.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026
The full cast and design team have been announced, joining John Lithgow for the Broadway run of the Olivier Award-winning hit play GIANT. Learn more about the cast and team here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2026
Classic Stage Company has revealed the cast for the New York premiere of Thornton Wilder’s final play, The Emporium, adapted and completed by Kirk Lynn.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2026
Hartford Stage has announced the complete cast lineup for its upcoming production of DEATH OF A SALESMAN, set to open in February 2026. The renowned theater will showcase a diverse group of actors, bringing fresh perspectives to this classic play.
by Evan Henerson - Jan 16, 2026
Over a convivial 85 minutes directed by Simon Godwin, the shape-shifting Broadway vet Page holds us captive as he demonstrates why he is perpetually in demand as a classical actor, as an interpreter of Shakespeare, and certainly as an enactor of villains.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2026
Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery will begin performances at Village Theatre January 20 and will run through February 22, 2026 in Issaquah and February 28–March 22, 2026 in Everett.
by Roger Catlin - Oct 24, 2025
The attention to detail in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s terrific production of “The Wild Duck” extends to preshow atmospherics, with a distinct chill not attributable to the cooling autumn temperatures outside.
by Joshua Wright - Apr 25, 2025
Watch a first look at Hartford Stage’s upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Artistic Director Melia Bensussen, running April 17–May 18, 2025.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2025
The GRAMMY Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus has announced the performance schedule and opened ticket sales for the world premiere of Port(al), an ambitious new site-specific production.
by Michael Major - Apr 8, 2025
You won’t want to miss this production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet from Hartford Stage Artistic Director, Melia Bensussen (The Winter’s Tale, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, All My Sons, Simona’s Search). Watch the video!
by Roger Catlin - Apr 5, 2025
Devotees of Downton Abbey may be be surprised when Hugh Bonneville pops up as title character in the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s first rate staging of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025
Hartford Stage has revealed the artistic team for its upcoming production of Romeo & Juliet. See who is starring and learn more about the production here!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025
Round House Theatre has announced the 2025 lineup for the newly renamed Bonnie Hammerschlag National Capital New Play Festival.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2025
The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Joseph Haj. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by David Friscic - Dec 11, 2024
Actor and creator Patrick Page held the audience in the palm of his hand and took the audience (at the Klein Theatre of the Shakespeare Theatre Company) through a veritable “rogues’ gallery” of villains and devious- minded characters from the Shakespearean canon-- including murderers, the revengeful, the cowardly, the hypocritical, the manipulative and the treacherous. The vast array of characters that live in the bleaker recesses of our imagination were vividly portrayed in this ninety-minute penetrating and dramatically performed ode to the illustrious pantheon of perfidy.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2024
David Rasche and Emmy Award winner, Academy Award and Tony Award nominee Mare Winningham will star in Leslye Headland’s CULT OF LOVE at Second Stage Theater. See who else is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Michael Major - Oct 11, 2024
Zachary Quinto is leaning into his musical theatre roots before returning to Broadway in Cult of Love. While sitting down on The Kelly Clarkson Show, he revealed that 'there's a fair amount of music' in the play. Quinto then broke out his banjo, leading the audience in a sing-a-long of 'You Are My Sunshine.' Watch the video!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 11, 2024
All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain, a new work created and performed by Patrick Page and based on the villains of William Shakespeare, starts performances at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday, October 12. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 26, 2024
Shailene Woodley, known for her roles onscreen, will be making her Broadway debut in a few short months in Leslye Headland's new play Cult of Love. She visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to explain her draw to theatre amid a successful screen career. Watch the interview now!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 18, 2024
Leslye Headland’s CULT OF LOVE, directed by Trip Cullman, has just found its cast! The New York Premiere production of CULT OF LOVE will begin previews on November 20th and will officially open on December 12th at the Helen Hayes Theater. Check out who will star in the production here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Outstanding Sound Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mlima's Tale, Best Sound Design of a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher, Best Sound Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for Peter and the Starcatcher, Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Imitations For Saxaphone, Notable Effects - Sound (The Hewes Awards) for Hot 'n' Throbbing, Notable Effects - Sound (The Hewes Awards) for bobrauschenbergamerica, Outstanding Sound Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Chesapeake, Outstanding Sound Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Y2K and Design for soundscape (Obie Awards) for Bob.
Darron L. West has received several prestigious awards for his work in sound design. He won Best Sound Design of a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Tony Awards for Peter and the Starcatcher. He earned Notable Effects - Sound at The Hewes Awards for both Hot 'n' Throbbing and bobrauschenbergamerica. Additionally, he was honored with Outstanding Sound Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Chesapeake and Y2K. West also received an Obie Award for Design for Soundscape for Bob.
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