HALF

(A New Play by Valyn Lyric Turner & Directed by: Jayna Shoda Meyer)

~Production Photos~

~Sound Reel~

Sound Reel Coming soon...

~Process Pictures & Paperwork~

In the rehearsal room. Earlier in the process, bringing in some rehearsal sounds for the big end of show montage, and a few transition sounds.

Loading in the show in to the Jewel 2 Blackbox Theater. Working with Lighting and Projections who were also hanging in space.

Production Staff Meeting during tech week. On the first day of tech we were given a new scene, as it was a new works process.

Mid-tech week. Actively teching through the show, during a hold.

HALF Script Analysis - Google Docs.pdf

Sound Analysis

The second pass-through of the script. Taking notes of important things that stuck out to me in relation to the plot and the obvious things that stuck out to me revolving around the sound.

Music Breakdown_Thoughts - Google Sheets.pdf

Music Breakdown/Thoughts

Talked with the playwright about the music that they heard as they were writing in order to get a launching point for the show. Due to the amount that the show jumps around in time (from 1967-2017), we wound up centering a lot of the music around the "functioning present" of 1986 and working with songs that correctly fit the energy of the overall scene.

HALF Sound Cue.pdf

Sound Cue Sheet with Tech Edits

After asking the Stage Manager their preferred method of receiving Sound Cue changes/notes/adjustments and landing on identifiable changes on the cue sheet, I wound up assembling my cue sheet while also highlighting them to indicate additional cues and changes for the Stage Management team.

~ Remarks~

HALF was the first full-length play that I sound designed at Boston University School of Theatre, and it was a fantastic experience. When Jayna Shoda-Meyer (the director) approached me about the project, we had the opportunity to talk about her vision for the piece as well as the question of "What do you hear?" After talking with her and developing a concept (that would later be adjusted and re-defined) we worked a lot remotely until I could get into the rehearsal room to really feel out the energy of the show. It was also beneficial that we had the playwright in the room with us. With HALF being a new play, a lot of changes happened in the room as we went in addition to providing the creative team with a tremendous resource. Probably one of the most challenging parts was creating this vocabulary to help the audience move with the changing time periods and liminal spaces - IN ADDITION TO this large memory sequence that occurred towards the end of the show that launched us into the flash-forwards.

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