Thursday, May 14, 2009

Time To Dim The Houselights






Did you find your seat? Here, row J. The houselights dim.... But wait, don't we need to backtrack a bit? Yes, let's go up to the sound room. Ah, here's a spotlight installed now and ready to be turned on. Let's go backstage to see how many lights have been unpacked. Wow, that's a lot. And these will be attached above the stage--and where else? From the catwalks--yes, that makes sense; that's what catwalks are for. And these; are they footlights? There's no depression on the stage floor for footlights. Maybe they too will be suspended above the stage; we'll see. It's evening now, so the theater can be darkened, and the stage light technicians can install the stage lights and adjust them. The flutter in the air? Oh, that's the Muses, getting more excited by the day. Can you blame them?

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