Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

5/8 8:26pm Playhouse greenroom

In this recording you can hear the music from the Danceworks piece currently on the stage. You can also hear laughter and chatter from dancers in the greenroom as well as my typing.

1. 4/27/24 10:31AM Blackbox
2. furthest sound: people talking about cues, rehearsal cubes being moved around backstage
3. medium range: actors onstage singing
4. close to me: keyboards clacking, people whispering
5. sound level and activity: the sound level was low-medium; the people meant to be heard were easily heard, but there wasn’t much movement otherwise
6. description: focused
7. essential sounds: cue discussions, actors singing, hushed whispers

2:36 PM, my living room

In this recording you can hear sniffling, chip. bags crinkling, the Bob’s Burgers intro as well as the scene starting, typing, doors closing, and footsteps.

4/12/2024, 5:29PM. My room

Sounds farthest away from me: cars driving down the street, music playing a few houses down

sounds at medium range: birds chirping outside my window, people walking around the house

sounds closest to me: my fingers tapping the keys on my computer, my stomach growling, my own breathing

The sound level is quiet and the sound activity is consistently low

One word description: peaceful

Essential sounds: Footsteps, cars, birds

1:31PM outside Bits and Bytes

In this recording, you can hear people chattering, my friend at my table trying to contain laughter (sounds gaspy), me putting an empty soda can on the table, pages of a book turning

3/30/24 – 4:54 PM – my kitchen

sounds farthest away from me: my roommates talking in the other room, someone rustling around

sounds at a medium range from me: roommate banging on a table, footsteps in the hallway

sounds closest to me: crunching chips, laughing at my roommate banging on a table, sniffles

sound level and activity: the sound level varies. In some moments, it’s very low, but the chip crunching and roommates making noises around the house brings the level up pretty high at some points. The activity is high.

description: abrupt

essential sounds: crunching, banging on the table, laughter

My kitchen 7:32 PM

Sounds heard: Keurig brewing, my housemates laughing and talking in the other room, my phone hitting the counter, refrigerator doors opening, things being placed on the counter, refrigerator doors closing, really awesome high pitched laughter.

3/8/24 – 3:13PM – My room

1. Sounds farthest from me: Birds chirping outside
2. Sounds at medium range: My footsteps, my housemate singing in the other room
3. Sounds closest to me: My breathing, putting things down as I clean my room, the sound of my hangers being moved in my closet
4. Sound level: pretty quiet, as usual. The sound activity is more active – things are happening and sound is being created, it just isn’t loud.
5. Description word: serene
6. Essential sounds: The birds, my housemate’s singing, and my footsteps.

Location: Living room

In this you can hear my housemate telling me that our snail died. Really cool timing. You can also hear shuffling around in the kitchen, and me reacting to the news.

Location: Blackbox lobby

Sounds: people speaking inaudibly in the background, someone singing a little tune, slightly more distinct yet still difficult to understand conversations, Phoebe talking about her sister coming to visit, laughing