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Audio Theatre Classroom Production Kits
Field Test Information
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Field Test Location:

Duncan Polytechnical High School
4430 E. Garland Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710

Class:

Kristine Charters= Theatre Arts Class

Dates:

February 15 through April 30, 2002

Plays Field Tested:

AToltec=s Tomb@  C  Level II script
AThe Monkey=s Paw@  C  Level II script
AThe Necklace@  C  Level I script
AThe Last Leaf@  C  Level I script
AThe Perfect Touch@  C  Level II script

Equipment used:

Mixer C Realistic Stereo Mixing Console, 3 (1/4 inch) microphone inputs, 1 microphone input shared ( a splitter was used)

Microphones (4) C 2 Audio Technica AT835, 1 Audio Technica PRO4L, 1 Shure omni directional

Cassette Deck C Sony TC-KE500S 3-head stereo cassette deck

CD Players (3) C 2 Sony CFD-ZW755, 1 Magnavox (speakers were detachable on all units)

Editing software C Cool Edit 96

Thirty-one students participated in the five productions. Grade levels ranged from 9th grade through 12th grade.

Participating Students:

Mara Mostacero
Cynthia Ortiz
Anna Dam
Anne Dam
Monique Miller
Adrian Adame
Melody Torres
Melissa Mendibles
Ue Thao
Liw Saechao
Amy Hang
John Moua
Monique Pastran
Rachel Burchfield
Maria Conchas
Sam Viengkae

Robert Andrada
Chiamee Vang
Sokdy Siphongsay
Brandi Winton
Evelyn Correa
Mai Chang
Kim Uy
Bobby Chan
Lena Thongkhanlay
Joann Chounkanany
Rachel Barrows
Pao Her
Sulena Vasquez
Khouanenapha Phaphone
Yia Vang

Excerpts from the Field Test Productions

Level I Scripts

Sound effects used in Level I are pretty much limited to recorded background sounds and music, with an occasional manual effect. 

Level II Scripts

Sound effects used in Level I included most of the recorded sound effects on the CD, plus manual sound effects.

AThe Necklace@  C  Level I script

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AThe Monkey=s Paw@  C  Level II script

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AThe Last Leaf@  C  Level I script

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AThe Perfect Touch@  C  Level II script

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  AToltec=s Tomb@  C  Level II script

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"Monkey's Paw" page

"Last Leaf" Page

"The Necklace" Page

"The Perfect Touch" Page

"Toltec's Tomb" Page

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