Monday, January 16, 2012

Lighting the Importance of Being Earnest

There is another aspect of theatre that I love being a part of but haven't had a chance to talk about as much. Besides performing, one of my favorite areas to work with is lighting. At Hillsdale I am one of the Lighting Assistants and for The Tower Players production of The Importance of Being Earnest I was lucky enough to be the Assistant Lighting Designer. I helped Michael Beyer, our Head Lighting Designer, draw the light plot and pick color for the show. Color and lighting are a couple of the most fascinating concepts that go into producing a play. There is so much that lighting can either give to or take from a show. The color and lights set the mood, they provide visual interest and dimension, and they light the actors' beautiful faces. I've loved the process of designing lights for The Importance of Being Earnest and I hope I get to design lights for another show soon!

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