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Equivocation

Sound Designer

Assistant Lighting Designer

The University of Alabama

Fall 2015

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Director: David Bolus

Scenic Designer: Charles Eddie Moncrief III

Lighting Designer: Jackson Curtwright

Diddly Bow

When we first began production we ran with the idea of being able to interact with the set as if it itself were a musical instrument -- hiding bells, drums, etc. While we ended up not using many of the musical instruments, I got the opportunity to build and experiment with a diddly bow, which is essentially a one string guitar that has been hooked up with a pickup. I had the very informative task of dissecting an electric guitar for a pickup, and working with mounting it onto one of the pillars of the set, thereby making it a part of the set itself. It had an incredible bass tone, and when Shag plucked it, the reverb would throb in tune with the shaking pillars. 

Diddly Bow

Diddly Bow

Piano Wire Placement

Diddly Bow

Diddly Bow

Piano Wire Placement

Diddly Bow

Diddly Bow

Piano Wire Placement

Diddly Bow

Diddly Bow

Pickup Rig and Piano Wire Bridge

Diddly Bow

Diddly Bow

Pickup Placement

Other Design Choices:

In the script, there is a stage direction, "Outside of the theatre is a world of fear." That resonated with me throughout the entire show, so we collaborated on a sound cue (naturally referred to as the World of Fear) that would play throughout the entire show, and would amplify or mute depending on the needs of the scene. We also had the opportunity to use a Tibetan Singing Bowl towards the end of the show, as Shagspeare is saying goodbye, as a seemingly peaceful bell that grows in volume as time passes, just like the characters in the production.

World of Fear - Equivocation
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Tibetan Singing Bowl - Equivocation
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