Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 2/6/14, 10:43, Hammer Lab

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

• The sounds of mouse clicks and keyboard pressing from the computer lab side of the room
• Varied whispers and conversations from the next room over
• Footsteps against the floor as someone with a heavy step changes tables

3. Identify sounds at medium range.

• A conversation about shoes held by the girls three tables over
• The sound of the PridePrinter pushing out new pages
• Someone’s keys dangling as they swipe into the lab

4. Identify sounds closet to you.

• The sound of my friend turning the pages of her Shakespeare play
• The vibration of her phone as she receives a notification
• The crunch of a snack bar as the person next to me enjoys their snack
• The clicking of my fingers against my MacBook keyboard

5. One word to describe the “sound environment”: Hardworking

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

• The keyboard clicks
• the turning pages
• the PridePrinter whirring