Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Main Dining Room at Bits and Bytes

Sounds Heard: People Talking, People Laughing, Hum of the Fro-Yo Machines, Metal Clanging (from the workers cleaning up), Soft Crunch of Biting into Food, Jangles of Keys

Date: 3/1/2023

Location: my kitchen

Sounds Heard: plastic container being moved, knife being picked up, food hitting tin foil, footsteps, tin foil rattling, tray sliding into metal rack, air fryer door opening and closing, buttons beeping, air fryer turning on, plastic being placed on the counter, sink turning on and water running.

Location: Room 237, South Hall at JWU

Sounds Heard: People Talking and Laughing on the TV, Background Music on the TV, Soft Clicks (from me picking at the skin around my fingers)

Location: NY Subway

Sounds heard: people talking, doors closing, subway chime, rails screeching, wind howling, wheels squeaking

Location: Sitting on a bench in front of the unison, late afternoon 5/17/22

Sounds Heard:

• wind
• cards driving past in the distance
• birds chirping
• leaves rustling in the trees
• birds flying past
• sniffling
• scraping
• gusts of wind
• crunching leaves
• crackling plastic

Location: On Hofstra’s Campus, near Bits, walking, early afternoon 5/17/22

Sounds Heard:

• Birds
• loud footsteps
• lots of cars driving past
• wind
• crickets
• plastic clanking from a bag
• distant voices
• heavy breathing

Location: Doctor’s office, 5/9/22

Sounds Heard:

• fans
• shuffling
• machinery whirring and clacking
• people shifting on stools
• distant footsteps
• clock ticking
• faint voices
• knocking

Identify the location of the clip: Hofstra Alliance Hall Lobby

Identify the sounds heard in the clip:

• Elevator sound
• Computer typing
• Turnstile opening
• Walk steps
• breathing

Location: By the Elementary School, 11:05 pm

Sounds Heard:

intense wind

footsteps

distant metal clanging

cars speeding by

flag whipping in the wind

louder metal clanging

Identify the location of the clip: Hofstra Student Center

Identify the sounds heard in the clip:

• People talking
• Tapping on the table
• Message sound
• Keys