Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

• Socks rustling against the carpeted floor
• Feet being put on the floor
• Shifting against the bed frame and blanket
• A quick knock against the bed frame
• A scrape against the wall
• Nicole stepping off of the bed and walking toward the door
• Nicole turning the door handle 
• The door popping open and creaking
• The door clicking back into place

Date: May 19

Location: The landing of the stairway between floors at Broadfield

Far Sounds: Laughter by the back of the house, a glass clinking upstairs

Medium Sounds: Anna, Andrew, and Ben talking in the doorway of Anna’s room upstairs, the squeak of a water bottle closing

Close Sounds: Heavy footsteps against the wooden floor in the living room, a notification dinging on my phone

Sound Description/Level: In this environment, the sounds all feel a little bit muffled as I sit in between floors, it almost feels like a liminal space between two separate environments

One Word: Removed

• Music playing from a speaker, muffled by the blanket
• The crinkling of pieces of paper
• Talking from all around the fire pit
• The crack of the lighter repeating throughout
• The whoosh of the fire starting back up
• Laughter from all sides

Date: May 19

Location: Backyard of Broadfield

Far Sounds: Cars driving by the front of the house, wind rustling through the trees

Medium Sounds: Chill music playing from a bluetooth speaker, footsteps in the grass of our neighbor’s yard

Close Sounds: Nicole crinkling up papers, Nicole putting the paper into the fire pit, Nicole pouring a little lighter fluid onto the wood, the faint sound of the fire cracking

Sound Description/Level: This environment feels lively and continuous but the sounds are all generally a quiet volume

One Word: Peaceful

Most Important Sounds: The sound of the fire cracking, the music playing from the speaker

• Water Rushing from the Sink
• Wooden scrubber brush handle repeatedly hitting the edge of a metal pan
• Faint sound of someone talking in the distance
• The wooden handle being tapped against the pan
• The pan being put down on the metal drying rack

Date: May 19

Location: Couch in the basement of Broadfield

Far Sounds: Cars driving by in the distance, Michelle sniffling in the backyard, Michelle crunching the grass beneath her feet in the backyard

Medium Sounds: Water rushing from the kitchen sink faucet, someone putting a glass down in the kitchen, the sliding door to the backyard being opened

Close Sounds: Nicole scrolling through Tik Tok, Nicole singing along to a song on Tik Tok

Sound Description/Level: The sounds around me feel full of life, and almost nostalgic. It is not a very loud environment, but one brimming with somewhat contained liveliness.

One Word: Warm

Most Important Sounds: Nicole singing along to her Tik Tok, Michelle’s crunching the grass beneath her feet