Robert Salerno is a Sound Designer and Audio Engineer for theatre, live events and podcasts. In May 2027, Robert graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale with an MFA in Design. Most recently, he designed Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Yale Repertory Theater.

He recently was a design fellow at Chautauqua Theatre Company, assisting and designing on a 9 show season of New Plays, readings and workshops. He was the designer for CTC's Future Now New Play Labs, Erasers and The Bone Wars directed by Drama League directing fellows, Bronwen Carson and Liz Fischer.

Robert is also an experienced Audio Engineer and ready to work as a FOH engineer, technician or production audio. He was the audio director at Trollwood Performing Arts School and also graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama's technical internship program in sound. Robert has worked as an A1 for musicals at White Plains Performing Arts Center, SigPro Studio Theatre and The Weathervane Theatre. He also was the audio technician for Heart Global's 2022 Music Outreach tour in Japan.