Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. The sound environment took place 02/07/2022-9:30pm-Alliance 12th Floor Lounge 
2. Far sounds include the door outside of the lounge swinging open and shutting closed quickly with force as people walk in and out of the upstairs lounge space. 
3. Medium sounds near me is the constant clicking of controller switches as my boyfriend plays a game, as well as the sound of his slow inhales and exhales. 
4. Closest to me is the dialogue vibrating from the tv. “I appreciate you being vulnerable gabby- will you accept this rose?” 
5. Without focusing it may seem like there is only one sound flooding the room, that being the sound coming from the tv. However when doing this exercise one realizes there is a lot more comprising this sound environment than general droning of the bachelor. 
6. One word: Co-existence 
7. In order for the environment to stay in tact I feel as though the most important sounds are the clicking of the controller, the rise and fall of deep breaths being inhaled and exhaled, and the dialogue blaring from the tv that signifies what I am doing. 

1- 3/21/13, 9:00pm, Republic Hall bathroom

2- Chatter of a group of people in the hallway, someone thumps against the wall and everyone laughs, as time passes, their talking gets quieter and they seem to have left the hall

3- Someone walks into the bathroom, the door creaks open and slams shut; I can barely hear them shuffle to a stall and the door bounces shut behind them; the next sound I hear is the door of the stall bouncing open again and the automatic sink clicks on. The paper towel dispenser grinds rhythmically as they pump it and they shuffle to the door and let it slam shut behind them.

4- I am standing in the shower, the water is splashing down around me. The shampoo bottle top clicks as I open and close it. My soft humming echoes slightly in the enclosed space

5- The general sound level is at a medium and the sound activity is at a medium-low

6- Mundane

7- The water splashing down around me, the slamming of the door, the chatter of people outside