Represented by Miles Polaski ​ ​ ​ ​ SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER Michael Griffo ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ [email protected] 773.905.4529 [email protected] www.milespolaski.com ​ ​​ ​ 212-556-6714 SOUND DESIGN — PLAYS (selected credits) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ PRODUCTION PLAYWRIGHT PRODUCING COMPANY DIRECTOR WHERE STORMS ARE BORN Harrison David Rivers Williamstown T​ h​ eatre Festival Saheem Ali ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ TWO CLASS ACTS A.R. Gurney The Flea Theatre Stafford Arima ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ FULFILLMENT Thomas Bradshaw The Flea Theatre Ethan McSweeny ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ BOOK OF JOSEPH Karen Hartman Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Barbara Gaines ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ BYHALIA MISSISSIPPI Evan Linder Contemporary American Thtr. Fest. Marc Masterson ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ WASHER DRYER Nandita Shenoy Ma-Yi Theatre Benjamin Kamine ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SAGITTARIUS PONDEROSA MJ Kaufman Nat. Asian American Theatre Co. Ken Rus Schmoll ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ A CHRISTMAS CAROL add. James Palmer Trinity Repertory James D. Palmer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE HAIRY APE Eugene O’Neill Goodman / The Hypocrites Sean Graney ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MEN ON BOATS Jaclyn Backhaus American Theatre Company William Davis ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PICNIC and ...LITTLE SHEBA William Inge Transport Group Jack Cummings III ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ WANT Zayd Dohrn Steppenwolf Theatre Kimberly Senior ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MAN IN LOVE Christina Anderson Steppenwolf Theatre Robert O’Hara ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE KID THING Sarah Gubbins Chicago Dramatists Joanie Schultz ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ CADILLAC Bill Jepsen Chicago Dramatists Edward Sobel ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ CUCKOO’S NEST Dale Wasserman The Gift Theatre John Kelly Connolly … ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ WHITE PEOPLE J.T. Rogers The Gift Theatre Michael P. Thornton ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MOUSE IN A JAR Martyna Majok Red Tape Theatre William Davis ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE Timberlake Wertenbaker Red Tape Theatre James D. Palmer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS Karel Capek Strawdog Theatre Shade Murray ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE 39 STEPS Patrick Barlow Duke City Repertory Vincent Carlson ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ A CHRISTMAS STORY Philip Grecian Fox Valley Repertory John Gawlick ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ LEAVING IOWA Tim Clue, Spike Manton Fox Valley Repertory Rachel Rockwell ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE SECRETARIES The Five Lesbian Brothers About Face Theatre Bonnie Metzgar ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SWEET TEA E. Patrick Johnson About Face Theatre Daniel Alexander Jones ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SOUND DESIGN — MUSICAL THEATRE (selected credits) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ GUYS AND DOLLS Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Richard J. Hinds ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ LES MISERABLES Claude-Michel Schönberg Barter Theatre Richard Rose ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE ORIGINAL GREASE Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey American Theater Company PJ Paparelli ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ XANADU Douglas Carter Beane American Theater Company Lili-Anne Brown ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ BITTERSWEET Noel Coward Light Opera Works Jim Harms ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ HELLO, DOLLY Michael Stewart Light Opera Works Rudy Hogenmiller ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG Alan Jay Lerner Fox Valley Repertory Jonathan Berry ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ORIGINAL MUSIC AND COMPOSITION (selected credits) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ MEN ON BOATS Jaclyn Backhaus American Theater Company William Davis ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ T. Dan Aibel American Theater Company Margot Bordelon ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ A PERSISTENT MEMORY Jackob Hoffmann MBL Productions Jessi Hill ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL Chelsea Marcantel Contemporary American Thtr. Fest. Edward Herendeen ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MARY’S WEDDING Stephen Massicotte Barter Theatre Katy Brown ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ OF MICE AND MEN John Steinbeck Steppenwolf Theatre Michael P. Thornton ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ LAKEBOAT David Mamet Steep Theatre George Cederquist ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ RICHARD III William Shakespeare Strawdog Theatre Nic Dimond ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS Karel Capek Strawdog Theatre Shade Murray ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EQUUS Peter Shaffer Redtwist Theatre Joe Stead ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE Timberlake Wertenbaker Red Tape Theatre James D. Palmer ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (2011 to 2015) BARTER THEATRE, STATE THEATRE OF VIRGINIA​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ RESIDENT SOUND & PROJECTION DESIGNER AND HEAD OF SOUND DEPARTMENT at LORT Regional Theatre. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Designed sound and projections for more than 65 productions in its three venues. Selected credits include: Les Misérables, 9 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ to 5 the Musical (dir: Richard Rose), A Streetcar Named Desire, Avenue Q, Mary’s Wedding (dir: Katy Brown), Dial M for Murder ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (dir: Tricia Matthews), The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead (dir. Susanne Boulle). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AREAS OF EXPERTISE AFFILIATIONS ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Theatrical Sound Designer and Composers Association ○ Design for musical and non-musical productions. ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (TSDCA) member since 2016. ○ Music composition: Folk, Classical, Rock, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ American Theatre Company (2016-2017): sound designer Electronic, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ in residence. ○ Music production, mixing and mastering. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ 2nd Story Chicago (2006-2011): company member, sound ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Mash-up and music remixes. designer, music curator, musical director. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Voice-over production and direction. ○ Collaboraction Theatre Company (2007-2011): company ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Projection & media design. member, resident sound designer. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Interactive audio/visual installations. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ DAWs (Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools, Sonar). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ GUEST RESIDENCIES ○ MIDI programing and sequencing. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Master Classes in conjunction with designing sound for ○ Sound system design. ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ University of Nebraska‘s production of SHE KILLS ○ QLab, SFX, WATCHOUT, Isadora, & Resolume ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ MONSTERS (2016). Arena ​ ​ ○ Master Classes in conjunction with designing sound and ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ programming. composing original music for the University of Texas at ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ After Effects, Photoshop. Austin’s productions of THE CATARACT (2012) and DR. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Computer construction, software & hardware JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (2011). ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ installation, and audio interfaces. ​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AWARDS AND HONORS ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ S.A.L.T. Award Nominee — GUYS AND DOLLS — Merry-Go-Round Playhouse (2017) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Drama Desk Award Nominee — FULFILLMENT — The Flea Theatre (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee — FULFILLMENT — American Theatre Co. (2016) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee for LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE — Red Tape Theatre (2011) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Honor Award Recipient — THE KID THING— Chicago Dramatists (2011) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Recipient — MOUSE IN A JAR — Red Tape Theatre (2010) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee — ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST — The Gift Theatre (2010) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee — WHITE PEOPLE — The Gift Theatre (2008) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ○ Joseph Jefferson Award Nominee — EQUUS — Redtwist Theatre (2008) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ .