Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. February 23rd, 2017, 8:53pm, John Cranford Adams Playhouse
2. Farthest Sounds – The Chimes, A Clarinet
3. Medium Sounds – People laughing behind and next to me, footsteps on stage
4. Closest Sounds – The dialogue on stage
5. Sound Level – Medium Loud
6. Sound Description – Resonant
7. Essential Sounds – Dialogue, Clarinet

1. When/Where: February 25th, 2016. 7:57 p.m. Monroe Lecture Hall audience of Hamlet
2. Farthest: People in the hallway outside of the house doors chatting and walking in
3. Medium: Audience members talking and laughing, getting ready for the show to begin
4. Closest: My friends talking about the cast members and what they’ve heard about the show
5. Sound level: loud
6. One Word: chatty
7. Three Words: talking, anticipation, laughter

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.