Education Outreach: What's your favorite part of being the sound designer ?
Hallie Boyd: Well, I really like doing things on my computer. My favorite part of being a sound designer is probably being able to edit the sounds on my computer and play with the effects wherever I go because I bring my laptop everywhere with me, so if I have an idea for the sound design I can work on it right away.
EO: What was your inspiration or intention behind your design?
HB: Because of the nature of this play, a lot of the sound has to help tell the audience what Jonas is seeing in his mind. Because of this, the sound was pretty straightforward in most cases. If the memory is of sailing, then I would put together the sound of the ocean, with the sound of a boat going through water, and some wind. A lot of the time I have to work closely with light to create the intended effect.
EO: What one neat fact about sound designing would you like to share with students seeing the show?
HB: What I've discovered is that the quality of sound effects can definitely make or break a play. There is a scene when a character breaks his leg, and the squelching, sickening sound of the leg breaking can make an entire room cringe. Without that shock value that causes the audience to almost feel what the character is feeling, it doesn't make nearly as much impact.
EO: Some funny or interesting moment in the production thus far?
HB: Well, I just about went insane because one day I had to spend hours looking through online sound databases for the right kind of baby cry. Basically, I was listening to screaming babies for hours. It was a bit maddening.
...Imagine listening to this for hours on end...
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