Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
Designing Color and Light for the Stage
Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
ISBN: 978-1-041-22180-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Electric Spectacle: Designing Color and Light for the Stage offers an intimate look into theatrical lighting design and collaboration through the eyes of four-time Tony Award winner, Kevin Adams.
The book traces Adams' transformation from Texas-born set designer to self-taught Broadway lighting designer, chronicling numerous productions including his 20-year journey with "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and his groundbreaking work on "Spring Awakening." Rather than focusing solely on technical aspects, Adams emphasizes the art of collaboration with directors, choreographers, designers, and performers across ten significant productions that shaped both his career and the theater industry. Central to the book is Adams' response to the revolutionary transition from incandescent to LED lighting in the early 21st century, documenting how this technological shift transformed stage design. Adams reveals his unique approach of using his own home as a laboratory for lighting concepts that later appeared in his Broadway designs. Through detailed examples and extensive visual documentation—including light plots, paperwork, handmade collage and works on paper, scenic models and renderings and production photos from high-profile musicals spanning 1998-2025—readers gain insight into the creative process behind theatrical lighting design.
Adams shares valuable lessons on creative problem-solving, communication strategies, and navigating the ups and downs of theatrical life, making this comprehensive work both an educational resource for students of theatrical lighting design and emerging professionals and an accessible behind-the-scenes look at how Broadway magic is created.
Zielgruppe
Professional Practice & Development and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction
Chapter 1: Becoming a Lighting Designer, 1962-1996
Case study: Early Shows and a Rather Plain Lightbulb
Chapter 2: Hedwig’s Modest Arrival
Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Off-Off Broadway, 1997
Case study: Gooseneck Footlights
Chapter 3: Hedwig Moves Uptown…Two Blocks
Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Jane Street Theatre, Off-Broadway, 1998
Chapter 4: Hedwig Hits the Road—Developing Ideas
Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Boston, Los Angeles, London, 1999-2000
Case study: Frames of Light
Chapter 5: Maybe We Can Do Something More Attractive
Sexaholix, John Leguizamo’s solo show, Broadway, 2001
Case study: Lighting with Incandescent Lightbulbs
Chapter 6: A Life Changing Show
Spring Awakening, Atlantic Theatre Company, Off-Broadway, 2006
Case study: Home Light
Chapter 7: Time to Make a Plot and Cue the Show
Spring Awakening, Atlantic Theatre Company, Off-Broadway, 2006
Chapter 8: Moving to Broadway/Adapting a Plot
Spring Awakening, Broadway, 2006
Chapter 9: Directors, Group Collaboration and Expressing Ideas in Pre-production
Chapter 10: Do You Have Any Ideas That Interest You?
Next to Normal, Off-Broadway, 2008
Case study: Looking and Seeing with Mark Wendland
Chapter 11: Magic Sheets
Next to Normal, Broadway, 2009
Chapter 12: Adapting a Plot to Tour
Next To Normal, US National Tour, 2010
Chapter 13: Let the Sunshine (and Snow) In!
Hair, Broadway, 2009
Chapter 14: Followspots
Hair, Broadway, 2009
Chapter 15: This Band Green Day
American Idiot, Broadway, 2010
Chapter 16: Attending Rehearsal and Noting Ideas
Chapter 17: Finally, to Broadway
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Broadway, 2014
Chapter 18: Writing the Cues
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Broadway, 2014
Chapter 19: Different Ways to Start a Light Plot
Head Over Heels, Broadway, 2018
Case study: Surviving Company Housing with Color
Chapter 20: Making a Show During the COVID Lockdown
The Social Distance Dance Club, The Armory, NYC, 2021
Chapter 21: Funny Girls and Undercover Tasks
Funny Girl, Broadway, 2022
Chapter 22: Making a Shop Order
Funny Girl, Broadway, 2022
Chapter 23: Making and Closing a Beautiful Show
Swept Away, Broadway, 2024
Chapter 24: Full Circle
Chess, Broadway, 2025
Chapter 25: Tips for Young Designers
Chapter 26: Graduating from College
Or, Now What?
Appendix A: KA’s Guide for Guests Visiting Tech
Acknowledgements
