There’s an idea that the central element of theatre and the only thing that truly matters is story. That we can dispense with spectacle and still have riveting theatre. Which is true but honestly it’s rare. I went to see The Lily’s Revenge and was so delighted by it–the huge undertaking, the simply lovely story, [...]
Prompted by a #2amt conversation in progress on the mighty Twitter machine… I’ve puzzled over this any number of times: at this time, in our society, theatre does not matter to the vast majority of people. I’ve seen figures saying that less than 10% of Americans see theatre. Most of those must go to big [...]
Like most theatrical lighting designers educated in universities and trained in big proscenium spaces, I like to imagine the practical aspects of a lighting design with traditional lighting equipment in mind. Ellipsoidal reflector spotlights, fresnels, and so on, with “standard” positioning such as onstage electrics, front-of-house pipes, side booms, and groundrows–that’s how I sort out [...]
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