Original PromptCreate a worksheet that allows musical theatre students to create their own lighting design for one of the following: 1) Romeo and Juliet when Tybalt kills Mercutio, Queens performance of It's A Kind of Magic, and Michael Jacksons thriller. Students should be able to design a lighting plan, explaining which lights they have chosen (spotlight, gobo, floodlight etc) and what colours they have chosen. There should be a beginning, a mid point/climax point and an end
This resource focuses on the principles and elements of lighting design specifically for performance art. Students will engage with the analysis of dramatic scenes, applying various lighting design principles such as instrument selection, color palette, and intensity to enhance mood and narrative progression over three distinct segments of a chosen performance. The document includes key terminology related to lighting instruments, concept maps of color usage, and options for scene selection that require students to justify their design choices based on the emotional impact of lighting. Additionally, students are encouraged to sketch stage plots and visualize lighting transitions through the beginning, climax, and ending phases of the performance, considering how historical contexts may affect their designs.