I was very impressed with the entire lighting concept of the show and how lighting really can truly impact the tone or mood of a scene. I did my lab hours for lighting during the hang weekend for Arturo Ui and I did not understand how many of the lights would be used, nor did I understand how lighting could be so specific for one scene. Finally seeing the show with the lights in action put into perspective how much lighting impacts the scene; for example, the lighting for the scene sixteen, the funeral of Ignatius Dullfeet, not only provides a grim overtone, but also a somber mood with the ample amount of blue and purple gels used. This scene had a stark contrast in mood compared to many of the other scenes in the show and the lighting was the biggest reason why, displaying the importance of …show more content…
The simple scenery worked for the most part in portraying the original intentions of the play, but the projections onto the screens were a bit distracting. The projections took me out of the play because of how hard they were to read, especially the projection onto the screens that were used for a background of Dogsborough’s country home. Other than the projections, the scenery was quite nice and seemed like it could be considered to be part of the original playwright’s concept and idea of epic