Kyle Jensen

Originally from Fresno, California. He has earned a Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a B.A. in Theatre Arts emphasis in Design/Tech from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State). During his time at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Kyle sound design credits includes multiple dance pieces, The Sound of Music, Wounded Healers, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Hair, Mamma Mia! Cloud 9, and H.M.S. Pinafore which also served as his thesis that was published as a written work titled The Sound Design of H.M.S. Pinafore. Kyle also served as interim sound design instructor and advisor in the Spring of 2022.

Prior to coming to Valdosta State University, he was the Production Electrician & Sound Engineer for Texas Tech University, School of Theatre & Dance. Prior to graduate school, he served as the Auditorium Operations Manager, for Roosevelt School of the Arts in Fresno, CA, and worked as a Sound Technician with Celebrity Cruises.

Other sound design credits include Miracle on 34th Street with the Phipps Center for the Arts in Wisconsin. It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play with Doubting Thomas Production in Minnesota. La Cage Aux Folles, Mamma Mia! Urinetown, Fun Home, The Full Monty, and Casa Valentina with StageWorks Fresno. He also sound designed for the Young Designer Collaboration Project for the 2019 USITT Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kyle has earned several awards for his work from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, in Region 5 and 8. He was also awarded with the 2023 USITT Sherry Wagner-Henry Board Fellowship, and is currently part of the Sound Commission, Development Committee and Membership Committee for USITT.

He is also a proud member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), and the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA)