Picture this: You just dropped a month’s rent on a pair of 250W beam lights, cranked up the haze, and fired them up at your weekly bar gig. Instead of a jaw‑dropping light show, you get two ...

How a play is lit changes not only how it looks but how we feel about it. Top designers Paule Constable and Mark Henderson discuss mysteries of the craft In the darkness of the Lyric theatre in ...

Consider the vibe-altering lighting changes during the Prince of Denmark’s existential soliloquy in “Hamlet” or the climactic instrumental crescendo of “I Dreamed a Dream” in “Les Misérables.” ...

Lighting has the ability to tell a story all on its own. It has the ability to provoke a certain emotion from audience members without having to say anything. With that said, many don't realize the ...