One Play, Two Stages

Ultra-broadband networks like Internet2 open up new artistic possibilities. Here, improvisational groups at UCLA and Stanford work together in a joint theatrical performance. The high bandwidth of the academic network made it possible to achieve exceptional video and audio quality without any perceptible lags in the timing. A group of theater sound design students from UCLA worked on the sound environments and sound effects for the performance; designing the sound to be engaging in both locations required rethinking traditional theatrical sound design methods.
