HOWARD PATTERSON
(he/him) is a Pittsburgh-based sound designer, audio engineer, and educator. Howard is the Assistant Teaching Professor of Sound Design at University of Pittsburgh. He has worked on many projects in and around Pittsburgh and is passionate about sonic storytelling. Recent designs have been heard at City Theatre Company, TheatreSquared, Quantum Theatre, and Pittsburgh Playhouse. Howard received his BFA from Point Park University. In his spare time not spent in the theater, he is a pro wrestler in- training.
Upcoming Designs:
King James (Cleveland Playhouse and City Theatre Company) Directed by Monteze Freeland
As You Like It (University of Pittsburgh) Directed by Tom Pacio
Selected Press:
"We’re delightedly yanked from one register to the next not only through the actors’ expert shift in playing style but also via beautifully choreographed sound (Howard Patterson) and lighting (John D. Alexander) design" - Pittsburgh Tatler
"Scenic designer Britton Mauk, working with projection designers Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras, lighting designer Minjoo Kim and sound designer Howard Patterson, all deserve kudos for the evocative, larger-than-life set that turns and unfolds, and reveals flashes of 21st-century communication platforms"- Onstage Pittsburgh
"Light design by C. Todd Brown and sound design by Howard Patterson effectively accomplish the heavy lifting of infusing the space with a supernatural aura"- Pittsburgh City Paper