Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. Location: 4/4/18, 6:30pm, Mineola Station
2. Farthest sounds: taxis pulling up to the curb, train whistle in the distance
3. Medium sounds: people in line buying tickets, footsteps on the stairs, wind rustling
4. Closest sounds: trains pulling up to the platform, announcer over intercom, train door opening, people walking by
5. Sound level is high
6. One word description: train
7. Three essential sounds: announcer, train whistle, train pulling up to platform

1- Mineola Train Station 3/1/2018 5:27pm

2-the rail road crossing signs up ahead coming dow, the wind, cars all honking and fighting to park to make the train

3-the girl scouts across the platform all shouting to buy cookies and giggling, the announcement made by the LIRR

4-my heart beat after running down the stairs because i thought i was late, the lady next to me asking the time to her husband, my phone ringing in my hand

5-mediumly busy – while there isn’t a lot of noise there is still a lot of implied action, everyone waiting for the train

6- Waiting

7- the railroad crossings coming down, my heart beat, and the announcement by the LIRR

Date/Location: Mineola Train Station, 2-25-17, 7:30am

Sounds Heard: kid yelling, train honking, rattling and vibration of train coming, train passing “swoosh”, breaks of the train coming to a stop, train door opening, beep of speaker turning on on train, man in speaker talking, birds chirping