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Lighting Design

Notes for the Lighting Crew

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This week, I’m preparing for my sixth musical at New Hartford High School, the third one entirely designed and run by a student crew. This is an abridged version of the letter I gave the crew, as they begin attending rehearsals.

February 27, 2018 Backstage, Memoirs, Theater

What I Talk About When I Talk About Lighting

Drowsy Chaperone - RCT
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If there’s a given in stage work, it’s that performers and directors get most of the attention (and the credit). Many of my theatergoing friends say, “I don’t really think about lighting.” Well, I’ve been thinking about lighting, a LOT.

October 13, 2015 Backstage

Introduction to My Hypothetical Lighting Text

An empty stage thrills me. The silence, the smells, the possibilities. A stage should only be empty in […]

May 13, 2013 Backstage, Memoirs

My Earliest Days as a Lighting Designer

Over twenty years of lighting I guess I did more than a thousand shows, and only once was […]

May 11, 2013 Backstage, Memoirs
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