Lighting Observation #14
1.) Thursday Mar. 24th 2011, 12:00 A.M. Spiegel Theatre.
2.) A performer backlit in silhouette by the Alpha Psi gobo.
3.) In between acts during Cabaret the Alpha Psi Omega gobo illuminates the back wall of the Spiegel. After an act finished, the lights blacked out but for some reason the gobo came up immediately. The shift was sudden and very startling. The large Greek letters in white against the black wall were very powerful-looking, and there was enough light to provide the backlight necessary to put the actress still onstage in silhouette. It made her immediately imposing, which was unfortunate, considering the fact that she had just finished performing. It was a visceral experience.