1. Lighting Theatre Arts

2. Why Stage Lighting? Visibility/Illumination Mood and atmosphere Indication of time and place Rhythm and punctuation Make it pretty! Help the actors – isolation from audience

3. Illumination * From Exploring Theatre – Glencoe (Nancy Prince & Jeanie Jackson)

4. Illumination * From Exploring Theatre – Glencoe (Nancy Prince & Jeanie Jackson)

5. Qualities of Light Intensity Color Distribution Movement

6. Lighting Design

7. Vocabulary Light Crew – Responsibilities: Planning (lighting design) Preparing (hanging/focusing/programming the lights) Running the lights during the performances Lighting Plot Floor plan of the set showing the placement of lighting A list of what lights are turned on and off and where the switches are located Cues are marked in the tech’s promptbook for use in production

8. Lighting Plot * From Exploring Theatre – Glencoe (Nancy Prince & Jeanie Jackson)

9. Lighting Instruments Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights (Lekos) – Produces a strong concentrated beam of light

10. Lighting Instruments Gobos

11. Lekos

12. Lighting Instruments Fresnel Spotlight – Produces a light beam with a soft edge

13. Fresnels

14. Lighting Instruments Follow Spot – Used to highlight and follow a moving performer. Produces a beam strong enough to project at a distance.

15. Lighting Instruments Floodlight/Scoop – has short throw distance and is used to provide medium to wide wash (spread) of light

16. Lighting Instruments Border Light Strip – A strip of lights connected together in one metal unit. They are generally hung above the stage to blend the acting areas and to add color to the set.

17. Lighting Instruments PAR Can - produces an intense oval pool of light with unfocused edges (like a car’s headlight)

18. Lighting Director Interview Chris Binder, Lyric Opera of Chicago Chris Binder