DARRON L WEST is a Tony Award-winning sound designer and composer whose work spans theatre, dance, and multimedia performance. His Broadway credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, for which he received the Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play, and The Merchant of Venice. His work is recognized for its sophisticated integration of sound, music, and dramatic storytelling. For this fictional adaptation, West creates an immersive sonic environment in which the intimacy of a whispered confession can give way to the overwhelming force of a city in revolution, integrating an imagined original score by The National.