Man of la mancha Lighting design

If any one has done this show before, could you please give me a tips or hits with such the use of colours, or what lights you used in the rig... any thing would be helpful


Matt

I haven't lit this but I did see the Melbourne production a couple of years ago. The lighting was brilliant!

The prison scenes could be lit with profiles with a gobo to represent the prison bars. A bit of shadow wouldn't go amiss if you have the stage size to do it on. A smoke machine might be usefully employed to create mood as well.

Presumably the fantasy scenes will involve bright Spanish costumes, reds and greens and oranges so you could light with rose and straws (always useful colours)

The final sequence is particularly dramatic and open white or steel blue in a profile spot on Aldonza and Cervantes with the rest of the stage dimmer might be effective.

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As the main lighting state is the holding room of the prison, there are sometimes very rapid changes back & forth, from CervanteÂ’s reality to QuixoteÂ’s improvised adventures. While the use of smoke is effective. It may have to be used only subtly, if it has to depend solely on the heat transmitted from the rig, to be able to dissipate fast enough for the Quixote scenes.
For the Cervantes scenes basic Fresnel wash of Congo (L181), -Tokyo (L071) - (L132) blues & (126) Mauve & even Lavender to enhance With Break up GoboÂ’s. Of course there is the flicker. of the fire that will assist as well. In the Quixote scenes because the locations vary from the Spanish Plains, church, Inn & Cervantes house. These will dictate the lighting state. Remembering that these are make believe & performed in the holding room of the prison. There still has to be a definite & significant colour change appropriate to these scenes.
Also as most of the Quixote costumes are supposedly sourced from the props basket by the prisoners & supervised by Sancho. I wouldnÂ’t go over the top with the gaudy spanish costumes.
Depending upon the stageing. If you use a fixed or a desending staircase from the flyÂ’s &/or none at all? This will determine the over all mise en scene & rig. Especialy for the last scene where Cervantes & Sancho climb the staircase to meet there inquisition. If you fly the staircase a Profile with a split gel of Blue/Bastard Salmon works well, beamed down from the top of the stair to add to the mood & fade out with the stairs being flown out.