Arshan Gailus
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sound Design
Arshan Gailus (they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked extensively as a Sound Designer and Composer for the theater. Arshan has worked with theater companies including Shakespeare & Company, ArtsEmerson, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, California Shakespeare Theater, The Huntington Theatre Company, Capital Repertory Theatre, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Plays in Place, A.R.T Institute, The Lyric Stage Company, Company One, and many more.
In addition to their theater design work, Arshan creates and performs multi-modal works of storytelling, interactive and immersive performance, music, video, writing, and web-based forms exploring identity, belonging, culture, community, co-creation, and our relationship to the people and places around us. Arshan is a passionate believer in the power of experiential education and co-learning, previously having taught at Emerson College and having worked alongside students as a guest designer at schools including Harvard University, Brandeis University, Suffolk University, and Ohio University. Arshan is a member of USA local 829.
