Mourning Becomes Electra
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 2011
Sound design by Victoria Delorio nicely increases the sense of impending doom.
Zach Freeman - New City Stage
Sound and music, composed by Victoria (toy) DeIorio, add a great deal to the mood of this tragic story about a family that's cursed."
Alan Bresloff - Around the Town Chicago
Composer and Sound Designer Victoria Deiorio lays down an appropriate score of menacing strings and ominous bass.
Alex Huntsberger - ChicagoPride.com
Waiting for Lefty
American Blues Theatre, 2011
Victoria Delorio’s soaring musical interludes, and the period costumes by Samantha C. Jones and Elizabeth Flauto, add authenticity to this play that still has the ring of truth.
Hedy Weiss - Chicago SunTimes
The technical design is likewise first-rate, but Victoria DeIorio's stirring sound design is worthy of special note.
Mary Shen Barnidge - Windy City Times
A Few Good Men
Peninsula Players, 2011
Heraldic music sets the opening tone. A brisk clip of sound announces scene changes.
Warren Gerds - Green Bay Press-Gazette
The 39 Steps
Indiana Repertory, 2011
Victoria DeIorio’s sound design make the audience participants in the story in unexpectedly funny ways. Victoria’s compositions and sound design also include a satisfyingly rich array of aural textures; if her sounds were fabrics, they would range from satin to tweed.
Hope Baugh - www.IndyTheatreHabit.com
The 39 Steps
Cleveland Playhouse, 2010
Composer Victoria Toy DeIorio’s delicious sound effects, from the sizzle of fried fish and howling Highlands wind to the kerplop of water under a bridge add to the fun, with her original melodramatic music thrown in for good measure.
Fran Heller - Cleveland Jewish News
Indeed, the quality, cleverness and timing of the lighting and sound are as instrumental in the manifestation of parody as anything the four performers bring to the stage. And in this production of The 39 Steps, they all work in perfect harmony to generate the illusion of utter chaos.
Bob Abelman, Cleveland News Herald
Low Down Dirty Blues
Florida Stage, 2010
With the expert sound design by Victoria DeIorio, the vocalists and band are a fine aural blend.
H. Erstein - Palm Beach Arts Paper
The superb sound design by Victoria DeIorio nicely balances the singers with Wheetman's band, boding well for future acoustics in the space.
Palm Beach Post
The first-rate sound bodes well for Florida Stage's future in the space, though much of it is probably due to the acoustic design of Victoria DeIorio
Palm Beach Arts Paper
Joseph Jefferson Award
Mary's Wedding, 2010
And while we’re on the subject of powerful women: Victoria Delorio became the first woman to win for sound design when her work on Rivendell’s Mary’s Wedding was singled out. Which is as maddening as it is marvelous. In 42 years, only one woman has designed award-worthy sound and only two woman have directed award-worthy musicals? Seriously? All respect to the abundance of award-winning testosterone but there’s something seriously wrong with this picture.
Catey Sullivan - Chicago Theatre Review Examiner
The Island
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 2010
Victoria DeIorio's sound design and J.R. Lederle's lighting add subtle but crafty details to this stark, heartfelt tale.
Kerry Reid - The Reader
Mary's Wedding
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 2010
Victoria DeIorio’s sound design, a clever back-and-forth between the rainstorms of the couple’s courtship and the guns of the war that separated them, is marvelous.
Caitlin Montanye Parrish - Time Out Chicago
...superb sound score by Victoria DeIorio.
Hedy Weiss - Chicago SunTimes
‘Mary’s Wedding’ is also assisted immeasurably by Victoria Delorio’s potent sound design.
Brian Kirst-Chicago Free Press
The Heavens are Hung in Black
Indiana Repertory, 2009
I also appreciated the lighting design by Lap Chi Chu and the sound design and musical compositions by Victoria DeIorio. Both evoke the haze and din of the ever-present war without overpowering the language or action of the play.
Hope Baugh - Indy Theatre Habit
Old Times
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 2009
Add a dribble or two of Victoria DeIorio's Hitchcockian incidental music, and the results make for a riveting 75 minutes of tantalizing, deceptively commonplace, mystery.
Mary Shen Barnidge - Windy City Times
...Victoria DeIorio’s suitably spooky mood-setting sound and original music.
Dan Zeff
Rabbit Hole
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, 2008
The effective sound design created by Victoria Delorio evoked the spirit of Danny that still haunted the family.
Julie McHale - TimeOut Theater Critic
Flight of the Dodo
Lifeline Theatre, 2008
The wit of Robert Kauzlaric (adaptor and lyricist) and the melodies of Victoria DeIorio (composer, lyricist and sound designer) combine to present a story that’s fun, educational, and that uses just enough sophisticated ‘poop’ humor to keep children, as well as their adult chaperones, entertained.
The Urban Coaster
The collaborative efforts of Lifeline’s artistic ensemble members Robert Kauzlaric (Adaptation), Victoria DeIorio (Original Music) and Paul S. Holmquist (Director) have done a wonderful job bringing Peter Brown’s fanciful story of community co-operation to life. The story’s adapted dialogue blends nicely with the original music and lyrics of Victoria DeIorio, which were well sung by the entire ensemble. ...the harmonies and choral work is wonderful.
Robert Andersen - Chicago Stage Review
The Mark of Zorro
Lifeline Theatre, 2008
Podra afirmar que se trata de un espectaculo que salta de lo teatral a lo cinematografico debido a la pista sonora. La musica envuelve a la platea, la cual no es solo oda a manera de cortina musical sino tambien en vivo cuando el grupo de caballeros canta al compos de las cuerdas.
(I would argue that it is a show that jumps from the theatrical to the cinematic because the soundtrack. The music envelops the audience, which is not only heard by way of shade but also live music when the men's group can sing along with the strings.)
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The Mark of Zorro
Lifeline Theatre, 2008
... light man John Sanchez and sound master Victoria DeIorio, conjure rollicking horse rides, rousing brawls, daredevil chases and a couple of "big kiss" scenes as if on a full film set.
Hedy Weiss - Chicago Sun Times
Like every good melodrama, "Zorro" comes with a manipulative score.
Barbara Vitello - Daily Herald
Sound designer Victoria DeIorio's often-subtle work adds to the ambience.
Web Behrens - Chicago Free Press
Sunday on the Rocks
Second Sex @ The Bailiwick, 2008
Best known for her excellent sound designs on stages across Chicago, Victoria DeIorio steps up as director here, leading a smart cast to deliver a show that remains enjoyable, even if Rebeck’s ending fails to convince.
Web Behrens - Chicago Free Press
I fell for it hard, and the Bailiwick production (a slumber party directed with verve by Victoria Delorio) is one of the better shows I’ve seen in the theater’s studio space.
Nina Metz - New City
Sunday on the Rocks
Second Sex @ The Bailiwick, 2008
Delorio’s cast makes strong enough choices to create real, breathing personalities out of underwritten characters. This is a play that could easily fall apart with actors who opt for the obvious, but all four women here craft nuanced performances. Delorio’s strong direction rescues the play from its indulgent tendencies.
Kris Vire - TimeOut Chicago
This charming and thought-provoking play was a pleasant surprise and a strong choice for a season opener displaying talent and thought in a simple, refined artistry.
Meghan Gillogly - SteadyStyle Chicago
Director Victoria DeIorio's well-designed production overcomes the script's flaws with complex, compelling, thoroughly credible characterizations.
Albert Williams - Reader
Dirty Cowboy
Lifeline Theatre, 2008
Music and lyrics by Victoria DeIorio and Jane Baxter, this musicalization is packed with quirky, participatory songs that keep the little ones totally engaged.
William Scott - New City Chicago
But combined with an original, toe-tapping country-flavored score by Victoria DeIorio and Jane Baxter Miller and lots of kiddie friendly audience participation, Lifeline has still come up with a pleasant and delightful afternoon family excursion.
Joe Stead - Steadystyle Chicago
Cymbeline
Milwaukee Shakespeare, 2008
Victoria Delorio’s sound design saturates every scene in atmosphere and punctuates almost every significant gesture (and offers a beautiful setting to Fear no more the heat of the sun).
Paul Kosidowski - Milwaukee Magazine
The play's use of special effects and magnificent sound captivated me.
Eric Jacobi - ericjacobi.com
Candles to the Sun
eclipse theatre co., 2008
Superb sound design and musical direction of Victoria DeIorio (with a fiddler, harmonica player and mountain voices all part of the live mix) adding to a sense of authenticity.
Hedy Weiss - Chicago Sun-Times
Musical director Victoria DeIorio delivers a warm sound-text of Baptist hymns and country ballads.
Lawrence Bommer - Chicago Free Press