Sound Journal #4

1. 2/25/15, 5:30pm, Adam’s Playhouse

2. Farthest: Sampson and Brian talking on stage, drill coming from the shop

3. Medium: 55 students on break chatting

4. Closest: hum of the rack at FOH, sound effects in headphones

5. Sound levels are at a low level except in my headphones, fluctuating depending on what the 55 crew is doing

6. One word: Mumble

7. 3 Sounds:

  • Chatter
  • Hum
  • Chain effect in headphones

Very uncomfortable situation in the library…

I was on the 7th floor of the library, where I usually go to study between 11am and 12:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
This girl, whom I had never seen before, and who was in some drug-induced state, came and sat in the desk right beside me. She was on the phone with a friend and was talking loudly about how she needed a sexual release. Note the audible shifting in seats as nearby people struggled with how to react to this. (Eventually I called public safety because she seemed a tad unwell, but I needed a recording because it was hard to believe).

Kristin Chenoweth Interview!

4/12/15, 7pm, Theresa Lang Center, Richie Ridge interviewing Kristin Chenoweth as hosted by the SAG Foundation

Farthest: Cars outside, ushers talking outside the room, glasses clinking as wine is poured
Medium: Baby crying a few rows back (ugh), overenthusiastic fan-girls talking about how they’re going to “lose it” when Kristin walks into the room, jazz music playing
Closest: Discussion of the various things my aunt and her friends have seen onstage lately, inept sound operator testing the microphones right in front of us.

Sound remains consistent, no one wants to be perceived as less than polite and cultured (except for that damn crying baby).

One word description: Sophisticated

Three sounds: Jazz music, wine glasses, excited chatter

Sound Observation #6

1. 3/20/15 – 2:00pm – backstage for “How the Other Half Loves”

2. Farthest: people whispering, people laughing, prop pieces moving or being dropped

3. Medium: wood creaking, footsteps on a platform, actors speaking lines

4. Closest: actors whispering backstage, tip-toe sounds backstage, clothe hangers clanking

5. The sound level would escalate, decrease, start to increase, and then escalate quickly and sound activity was constant.

6. One Word Description: Comedy

7. Three Sounds: people laughing, actors whispering backstage, actors speaking lines