Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Setting: Lowe 106 at 10:40 pm on February 25th, 2016 during Peer Gynt Rehearsal

2. Farthest Sounds: Jack Saleeby’s voice, Marta’s laughter, gasps, laughter, and grunts from actors playing trolls on stage, stomping

3. Medium sounds:  Two cast members not on stage whispering to each other, assistant director Erik Rosati telling Stage Manager Noah Silva something

4. Closest sounds:  Pages turning from an actor not in scene, pencil scratching, keys typing.

5. Sound Level: Medium

6: Sound Description: Comfortable

7: Important Sounds: Jack’s voice, Whispers, Stomping

February 24th. 6:58P.M. Lowe 106: Peer Gynt Rehearsal

Closest: People screaming, yelling, laughing, jumping around (loud thuds from hitting the floor hard)

Med: Wind through the window, people walking in socks, the door opening and closing

Far: Typing, clock ticking

Sound level: Loud

One word: Overwhelming

Three sounds needed: People screaming/laughing, people walking in socks, door opening and closing repeatedly

Location: Adams Playhouse, Wednesday February 17th, shortly after 8pm

Farthest: Keys clicking on a keyboard, pencil scratching

Medium: Jean, Maureen and Sam discussing script changes

Closest: Max leading the cast in a vocal warm up that involves them jumping around in circles repeating “Topeka Bodega”

Sound level: High

One word: Echo-y

Three sounds: Vocal warm up, script discussion, pencil scratching.

In the Green Room of the Blackbox, before rehearsal at 6:50 p.m.

We hear Bryan playing the drums in one of the dressing rooms, people talking, laughter,  and me telling someone that I’m doing a field recording.

1. 2/11/2016, Blackbox, As You Like It rehearsal, 7:13 p.m.
2. Farthest: footsteps on the set, Maya and Bryan wrestling and running their lines, Kara giving instructions, Sampson hammering foam, a buzzing of the a.c.
3. Medium: Dabney and Ally having a conversation, Marie talking to Caroline, Andrew walking along the set
4. Closest: Amber and I typing, her taking sips of her coffee
5. Sound level: medium
6. One Word: clamorous
7. 3 Essential Words: running, hammering, typing

1- Thursday, May 1, 2014, 8:42pm, Enterprise RA Office

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest away from me, you can hear the sounds of the music director as she talks about what we have planned for the Makin’ Treble concert this Sunday. Then, the group starts singing and you can hear the voices as they combine together to create the accompaniment.

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

At medium range from me, you can hear the voice of the soloist as she’s singing the song.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Closest to me, you can hear the sound of my own voice as I join in on the song and continue on through the arrangement.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The sound level of the activity is quick. The song we’re singing is a ballad and it’s a great arrangement, so everyone is excited to sing it and join in.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Rich

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

The three sounds which are essential to the sound environment are the sound of the music director speaking before we begin, the group as they sing the arrangement, and the soloist as she begins the song and we continue on.

Into the Woods rehearsal, around 9:00 pm, April 10th, 2014.

Sounds heard: The wolf singing, little red faintly singing, rehearscore, the director and I speaking about the dance, I say “the turn” at some point,  a cough.

1. 2/27/2014, 3:00 PM, Rehearsal of Seussical Jr at a K-8 private school.

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: the boom box playing music, kids singing along to the music, director shouting out dance moves

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: kids stomping around running in the back of the room, feet landing from effortful kartwheels, feet shuffling trying to find the right position.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: my watch ticking, my pen writing on paper, kids whispering behind me, someone chewing next to me

5. General sound level and activity: the kids are attempting (and failing) to be quiet and calm, so the sound level is a medium but a whole lot of activity is going on.

6. One word to describe the sound environment: 

Youthful

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-boom box playing music

-kids running around in the back

-my watch ticking

1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014. 8:20 pm. Rehearsal room.

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

• Low, loud hum of the vent
• Foot steps from the other room

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
• Scene going on between 5 people
• Paper being flipped as the musical director thumbs through the score
• Cast members whispering to one another

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
• Person next to me fingers taping on their phone
• My congested breathing

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The sound level is very focused on the scene that is going on. The sound level is loud due to the acoustics of the room. The amount of sound activity is medium, pretty much every person in the full room is producing some noise

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Focused

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
• The huming of the vent

• The scene being acted out

• Paper turning

4/22/13 7:15 PM Calkins dance studio

Music, Choreographer counting/calling actions for a warmup before a dance rehearsal