Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Bench in front of Davidson Hall

Sounds: Airplane flying overhead, Students going to next class, Bike rack/Lock, Door Opening and Closing

Location: Merrick Avenue Athletic Center – volleyball courts

Sounds Heard: Shoes squeaking on the floor, volleyballs hitting arms, hands, and bouncing off the floor with varying intensity. Close female voices yelling and communicating, far male voices also yelling and laughing (all reverberating in the space). Footsteps thudding across the plastic flooring, some closer than others.

Location: Shore of Long Beach, New York

Sounds heard: Small ocean waves, big ocean waves, sand grinding against the speaker, sweater rubbing against speaker. 

Location: Hofstra University, just outside Emily Lowe Hall

Sounds Heard: the Hofstra shuttle breaking then passing by, the Hofstra gardeners raking the leaves

• Socks rustling against the carpeted floor
• Feet being put on the floor
• Shifting against the bed frame and blanket
• A quick knock against the bed frame
• A scrape against the wall
• Nicole stepping off of the bed and walking toward the door
• Nicole turning the door handle 
• The door popping open and creaking
• The door clicking back into place

• Music playing from a speaker, muffled by the blanket
• The crinkling of pieces of paper
• Talking from all around the fire pit
• The crack of the lighter repeating throughout
• The whoosh of the fire starting back up
• Laughter from all sides

• Water Rushing from the Sink
• Wooden scrubber brush handle repeatedly hitting the edge of a metal pan
• Faint sound of someone talking in the distance
• The wooden handle being tapped against the pan
• The pan being put down on the metal drying rack

Identify the location of the clip: Mailbox Room, BOR

Identify the sounds heard in the clip:

• Opening of the mail drawers
• Moving paperwork around
• Moving mail and the boxes around
• Putting mail in the boxes
• Opening of a door

• Identify the location of the clip: Room in Bill of Rights before a final Identify the sounds heard in the clip:
  • Tapping the table with the pencil
  • Page flipping
  • Stapling
  • Drinking water
  • Writing down notes and erasing

Valley Stream North High School: Track Meet 5/17/22

• Announcer
• Crowd cheering
• Birds chirping
• Applause