Kimberly S. O’Loughlin (she/her) is a queer, transfeminine, award-winning sound designer, composer, and engineer based in New York City, her work has been heard throughout the United States. Originally from northwestern New Jersey, her passion for sound began in her teens and grew into a career spanning theater, concerts, events, television, film, and recording.

She is currently the resident sound designer at The Argyle Theatre on Long Island and at The Barnstormers Theatre in New Hampshire, where she is now in her fifth season. Her designs have ranged from intimate plays to large-scale musicals, always rooted in collaboration and storytelling.

Regional work includes Clue (Oregon Cabaret Theatre) and I Am My Own Wife (Long Wharf Theatre). In New York, her designs have been featured in Winesday (LDK Productions), Two By Synge (Irish Rep), Misconceptions (Blessed Unrest), While You Were Partying (SoHo Rep), and Overture and Leaving Eden at the New York Musical Festival. She also served as Festival Sound Designer and Coordinator for the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, working closely with directors and playwrights to help bring new voices to the stage.

Her work has been recognized with a Best of Fest Production award for Overture the Musical and multiple honors for Leaving Eden, including Best Musical, and Outstanding Overall Design. Additional nominations include BroadwayWorld New Hampshire Awards and New Hampshire Theatre Awards for her designs at The Barnstormers.

A graduate of SUNY Empire with a B.S. in Sound Design, Kimberly previously taught theatrical sound design at Montclair State University. Her work continues to focus on developing new plays and musicals, valuing collaboration, open communication, and the shared act of storytelling that defines live performance.