2007 Sep 12 - Wed
Lighting for Moliere's Sisterhood, the 80's Version
From this month's production of Moliere's The Sisterhood at
Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society, here are three
shots of the set during the Pre-Show, Intermission, and Post-Show
Decoration cues. During the periods of activity, the set is fully lit, with subtle dimming
of unused area. Unused areas would be the bar and the sofas at various times. This is my
first show where I was lead on lighting design and programming.
The goal of the color splashes were to offset the black and white patterns of the main
set. The color changes were also meant to occur in a somewhat early morning (cool of the
day), mid day (warmer, hot sun), early evening sequence (heavy on sunset colors). The
purple and green in the second were used to highlight the only actor with a color wardrobe,
Trissotin, who had bright green and purple in his clothing.
I used three HighEnd ColorCommand lights to light the French Doors. One light was aimed
at one door from far stage right, one was aimed at the other door from up stage center, and
a third provided a splash across the backdrop from up stage center. The beam width was
adjustable to provide a beam or a wash as I needed.
Although the pictures don't show it dramatically, a purple color splash was 'thrown' on
the red backdrop in the hallway to highlight the phone. A slightly greenish downlight
served to show the phone in stark contrast.
A square shuttered light was used to provide a highlight on the bottles at the bar
throughout the play.
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