Lighting Observation #3

Thursday, February 24th. At the Public-Martinson Theater.
I was in the audience watching Out of Time. There was a lighting cue where all of the upstage amber lights on the ground were lit, then unexpectedly a led was lit shining a bright white light, backlighting the actor onstage.
The led light was only used once during the whole show, and it was for this moment. I didn’t even realize the light was there until it was turned on. Because of its intensity and quick movement, it was unexpected and when it first tuned on, I felt like everything stopped for a moment. I wasn’t paying attention to anything but that light. Then once my brain processed that the actor was speaking again, I wasn’t focused on the light anymore.

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