"john Chenault" <john.chenault@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> For me the key to designing this show is how to keep the dark times
> really really dark. The audience will be sitting there for some time
> in the dark, their eyes will adapt, and they still should not see
> anything. Exit lights, aisle lights in the theatre work against this
> effect. To counter the ambient light in the theatre, try making the
> set as dark as possible.
>
> When we did it some time ago, we basically hung a black velour
> background, and put elements ( sink, refrigerator, front door, etc) in
> front of the black. It worked well because the black soaked up any
> light.
>
> John
I've read of one theater that got around their local fire codes by having
ushers with black cards on long sticks stationed in the theater. Just
before
the blackout scenes, they would hold the blinders up over the exit lights.
Whether they actually got the OK or not from the fire inspector, I don't
know...
You could also check your local regulations and see if glow-in-the-dark
exit
signs are permissible under your fire codes. They give off far less light
than your typical ones.
I think one of the best tips would be to get your actors working with the
major pieces of the set as early as possible, especially the actress
playing
the blind woman. She needs to be able to move around the set in pitch
darkness effortlessly.
-Rob
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