Production Role: Lighting & Sound

The Production Role I’ve chosen for our show I See Monsters, is lighting and sound. As I’ve learned, this is an extremely vital part of the productions we perform at our school, and in theatre as a whole. Lighting can evoke emotions, reactions, and emphasise parts, or a whole scene. In I See Monsters, our L+S crew have decided to give each play from the 4 a different colour pallete. We do this to not only differentiate the plays in I See Monsters, but also evoke different emotions from the audience, and create a specific mood and atmosphere.

For example, in Pygmalion, a romantic-comedy style play, though most of the lighting will be naturalistic, we’ve chosen light pink as it’s ‘main colour’, to symbolise romance, and a generally happy play. In Dr. Faustus, we’ve chosen to colour red, and it is focused on lucifer and demons. In Frankenstein, we’ve chosen green, and Blue for Salome.

Currently, we are still focusing on improving our lighting skills, learning how to properly use the lighting program and create cues to play on stage. We are particularly looking at LED lights and their impact on stage, compared to other coloured lighting like the spotlights, and how we can incorporate them into our production. We’ve also been experimenting with different effects, including the disco ball, to create a Theatre Of Cruelty inspired effect. As of now, we are at the beginning stage of creating the official lighting cues that will be used in the production.