Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

1. 3/20/15 – 2:00pm – backstage for “How the Other Half Loves”

2. Farthest: people whispering, people laughing, prop pieces moving or being dropped

3. Medium: wood creaking, footsteps on a platform, actors speaking lines

4. Closest: actors whispering backstage, tip-toe sounds backstage, clothe hangers clanking

5. The sound level would escalate, decrease, start to increase, and then escalate quickly and sound activity was constant.

6. One Word Description: Comedy

7. Three Sounds: people laughing, actors whispering backstage, actors speaking lines