Entering Professional Theatre Chapter 3: Advanced Walking and
Diet By John Bent Jr. (MSW) Advanced Sound Walking It is a well
documented fact, that almost all the sound effects used in
theatre in the 1950s were chickens. Chickens clucking, chickens
pecking, chickens flying (science would later discover that
chickens can not in fact fly), and chickens cooking. In fact
Sound Walking wasn’t even called Sound Walking in the 1950’s. It
was known as “Dodging the Chicken”. Jack Apogee would have only
have dealt with chicken sounds, and as a result, his repertoire
of walking techniques was small. But today there are many sound
effects, like thunder, automobiles, and flatulence. This chapter
shall deal with the advances in walking sound, and the many
strides modern sound walking has taken. Jack Apogee dodging the
chickens Designer – Walker Communication Many aspects of
technical theatre were borrowed from other sources, and one of
these sources is the navy. Knot tying, rigging, wigs, and the
underwear parade, are deep