Maxine R. Gutierrez

Max began touring as a sound engineer in 2007 - playing all fifty states and internationally to Colombia, Costa Rica, Japan, Panama, and Venezuela. While on-the-road, she was offered her first contract on Broadway. So she left the touring life in Tokyo and moved to New York City, presenting new challenges - Broadway and a commute (instead of constant traveling). After mixing the entire run of the Tony-nominated, King Charles III at the Music Box, she covered the mix at The Color Purple, which won the Tony for Best Musical Revival. Max, then, returned to the junkyard at the recent revival of CATS, at the Neil Simon Theatre, rounding out her total to almost 1400 performances of CATS. Max, then, took over as A1 on Tony-winning revival, Once on this Island, presented in-the-round at Circle In the Square. After its closure, Max returned to the Music Box, mixing the Tony Award winning, Dear Evan Hansen. After the pandemic hiatus, Max went on to production mix and lead the audio department at MJ: the Musical, which has won 4 Tony's including Best Sound Design. Outside of the theater, Max also mentors through Open Stage Project and speaks to students through universities and organizations such as Penn State, Pace University, and USITT.