Max Silverman · Composer & Sound Designer
press & reviews
What critics, collaborators, and audiences are saying about Max's work across theatre, film, and beyond.
Collaborator Voices
Director's Voice
Sound design is so important in creating an environment, and Max is one of my favorites because of his attention to detail… He lifts everything up.
— Kenny Moten, Director
The Brooklyn Rail · Interview
Annie Jin Wang: I was also really impressed by the sound system, and I'm curious about the experience of working with your sound designer to pipe in all of those atmospheric noises—almost underscoring, throughout the whole space—that give the piece a light science-fiction feeling.
Nick Auer: Max Silverman, our sound designer, is a total wizard because we didn't have a super robust team or budget, and he was able to create dynamic sound from a central system in every space. The texture of the world really comes alive once you have sound playing in all these different spaces and in the hallway. The momentum of the piece is so driven by that general room tone that is pervasive throughout.
Nick Auer: Max Silverman, our sound designer, is a total wizard because we didn't have a super robust team or budget, and he was able to create dynamic sound from a central system in every space. The texture of the world really comes alive once you have sound playing in all these different spaces and in the hallway. The momentum of the piece is so driven by that general room tone that is pervasive throughout.
— Annie Jin Wang interviews Nick Auer, Director · The Brooklyn Rail
Press & Reviews
OnStage Colorado · Feb 2026
Max Silverman's original music and sound design complement these shifts in tone, moving from club-like textures at the Capulet party to mournful underscoring as the tragedy tightens its grip.
— Toni Tresca · Romeo and Juliet, Arvada Center
Lighting & Sound America · Jun 2022
Max Silverman's original music strikes the right melancholic note; he also provides some highly sophisticated sound effects, such as a mournful piece of classic music overlaid with rain and the beep of a heart rate monitor.
— David Barbour · Mr. Parker, Penguin Rep Theatre/Theatre Row
Curtain Up · Feb 2026
That charge is amplified by Max Silverman's original music and sound design, which threads through the evening with a steady, atmospheric pulse.
— Curtain Up · Romeo and Juliet, Arvada Center
Times Square Chronicles · Jul 2025
Max Silverman's sound design weaves in Cavett's voice and subtle original music to ground us in the emotional terrain.
— Suzanna Bowling · Gene & Gilda, George Street Playhouse
OnStage Colorado · Oct 2025
Max Silverman's sound design, supported by Rowan Livengood, adds rumbling undercurrents throughout that never overwhelm but always unnerve.
— Toni Tresca · The Thin Place, BETC
BroadwayWorld · Oct 2021
Sound Design by Max Silverman and Lighting Design by Patrick Hinchliffe proved themselves to not just be complementary, but integral to the production, truly setting the scenes.
— Jon Bee · Steel Magnolias, Cherry Creek Theatre
TheaterScene.net · Aug 2025
Rounding out this superb creative team is Max Silverman, whose sound design and original music add to the overall entertainment quality of the show.
— Scotty Bennett · Gene & Gilda, George Street Playhouse
OnStage Colorado · Dec 2025
The sound mix is nicely dialed in by Max Silverman to where every word sung is perfectly clear.
— Alex Miller · Frozen, Arvada Center
OnStage Colorado · Nov 2025
Jon Olson's abrupt lighting snaps and Max Silverman's dissonant sound cues carve open a fissure — whenever Jane's mind spirals, the lights and sound snarl.
— Toni Tresca · Job, Curious Theatre
OnStage Colorado · Sep 2024
Sound in musicals can be a challenge even in the most well-equipped theatres but Max Silverman's mix is spot-on, as are some of the other sound cues.
— Alex Miller · Waitress, Arvada Center
The Denver Post · Mar 2023
Kudos to sound designer Max Silverman for having a baby-mewling recording that is effective but won't make you want to smack the people in row 32 on a flight.
— Lisa Kennedy · AMERIKIN, Curious Theatre
Community News · Dec 2024
Max Silverman's sound design is subtle, but it enhances many scenes, especially when Burnett is performing Gilda's tour de force.
— Neal Zoren · Gene & Gilda, George Street Playhouse
OnStage Colorado · Oct 2025
Max Silverman's sound design is particularly noteworthy, with a perfect mix that made every line clear against the live orchestra.
— Alex Miller · Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Front Row Center Denver · Sep 2025
Max Silverman has come up with authentic radio announcements and creepy versions of Three Blind Mice dropped into appropriate places.
— Beki Pineda · The Mousetrap, Arvada Center
Awards & Recognition
2023 True West Award
Outstanding Sound Design · Denver, CO
The True West Awards recognize outstanding achievement in Colorado theatre each season. Max was honored in 2023 for his work in Outstanding Sound Design — a recognition of the meticulous craft and storytelling he brings to every production.
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Outstanding Sound Design
Max Silverman
Max Silverman
2023
True West Award
Outstanding Sound Design · Denver, CO
2022–25
Henry Award Nominee × 6
Colorado Theatre Guild · Outstanding Sound Design
2022–25
OnStage Colorado Award × 4
Best Sound Design