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Bus Stop: Lighting

Markus Price

Visibility

• The play Bus Stop is set in a diner that the characters are restricted to due to harsh weather conditions.

• All areas where action occurs should be lit at all times to with little to no variation to dramatize the length of time spent in the diner in stillness.

Visibility

Shapes & Forms

• To create a sense of being bound by the weather, the lighting should gravitate towards the center to the stage and set.

• All surrounding areas of the focal points should be dim. This creates a night time or harsh weather feeling to the stage.

Shapes & Forms

Visual Compositions

• Blue hues and soft lighting should be applied to the scenes to create the vibe that snowstorm would naturally.

• Blues are also indicative of somber moods which are conveyed by Grace and Elma in Act I when discussing their love lives or lack there of.

Visual Compositions

Time & Place

• Bus Stop was set in the 1950’s in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Soft lighting is most appropriate for this play because bright and bold lighting is more indicative of a glamorous, modern, and exciting setting. All characteristics that are not representative of 1950’s Missouri.

Time & Place

Rhythm of Visual Movement

• The interesting moments in this play all come from the characters reactions to their confinement. The lighting should be set and should stay the same for the majority of the duration of the play to show the lack of change in their current predicament.

Rhythm of Visual Movement

Central Visual Image

• The central visual image I would choose for the play would be the windows. From the windows the audience can see weather, chaos, and whatever else their mind allows them to see. The windows and the lighting effects from them can effect the entire mood of the play to create the right environment.

Central Visual Image

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