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the pitch to infer taking off and landing. This technique
of the actors supplying sounds was consistent to the style
of the Open Theatre. Complete involvement in situation was
enhanced in The Serpent by the actors improvisations of
sound during the "Garden" scenes, the'"Curses" scene, "The
Blind Men's Hell" scene, and the "Begatting" scene. With
the exception of these improvised sounds and the live music,
the sound for the production was recorded and played at the
appropriate time during performance.
Recorded sound for The Serpent was needed for the "Ken-
nedy-King Assassination" sequence. This scene was presented
as if it were a slowed-down silent film. All the things that
happened during John F. Kennedy's assassination occurred on
stage to a count of twelve. A voice was recorded counting
from one to twelve, and this recording was played twice for-
ward and then once backward. Amplification through an echo
chamber heightened the over-all effect for the scene.
In Viet Rock, a difficult sound cue dealt with a scene
occurring in the midsw of battle. This scene found the GIs
in the rice paddies of Vietnam. The technical problem arose
with the ending of the scene where a GI must be hurt by a
mortar explosion. Therefore, precise timing was required
between the delivery of lines and the recorded segment of
battle sounds ending with the explosion. The problem was
solved by rehearsing the scene repeatedly to perfect the
timing between the actors and the sound technician.
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Peveto, Mildred A. An Experiment in Open Theatre, thesis, August 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500450/m1/78/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .