Journal Entry #4

Date: April 3rd, 2022

Location and Time: the women’s dressing room in the basement of the Adams Playhouse, 2:34pm

Far Sounds: someone running down the hall in heavy boots, someone running the sink in the adjoining bathroom, a voice passing by the door

Medium Sounds: people on the other side of the room talking, someones phone playing low music on the other side of the room, hangers scraping against the metal of the clothing rack as someone moves costumes around, a shoe hitting the floor on the other side of the room from someone taking it off

Close Sounds: the monitor right overhead playing the show, the person next to me scraping their chair against the floor, someone close to me spraying hairspray, noises coming from the phone of the person next to me as they play a game

Sound Description/Level: sounds slightly restless, the noises of people getting ready and waiting around, the general ambiance of being back stage at a show in the routine of performing

One Word: restless

Most Important Sounds: the monitor playing the show, the sounds coming from the phone next to me, people talking on the other side of the room

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