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Rhythm And Movement: The Lighting Design For "Eurydice", A Living Poetic Metaphor, Emily Rachel Clarkson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will delve into the historical context, analysis, design process and execution of the lighting design for the University of Arkansas’ production of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice. Special care will be taken to document an exploration of the challenges faced by this production during research, design meetings as well as throughout the implementation of this design. This document will seek to answer the questions: how does one design the lighting for a show that is in and of itself a metaphor? When each scene requires its own striking visual, how does the designer weave the play together so that it …

A Storm In The Port: The Process Designing Twelfth Night, Jacquelyn Ryan Cox

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to document the process and provide all the necessary materials for the realization of the lighting design for the University of Arkansas Department of Theatre’s 2015 production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. This thesis consists of the following materials: designer’s script analysis, design concept statement, historical and evocative research, Vectorworks overstage plot, Vectorworks section plot, LightWright paperwork, cue sheet, final magic sheets, and process evaluation. The materials provided are necessary to the design team, the electricians who hang the light plot, and the designer in order program the cues. Archival photography is included …

Lighting Two Worlds As One: A Variation Of Moises Kaufman's "33 Variations", Diana Renee Kaiser

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In partial fulfillment of a Master of Fine Arts degree, this thesis will document the lighting design process for Moises Kaufman's 33 Variations, performed at the University of Arkansas in October, 2012. The paper will illustrate the collaborative approach taken by the design team in developing this production. Also this paper will discuss the close work and collaboration between the light and sound designs, and specifically, the choices made in the technical rehearsals.

This paper will attempt to answer the question: How do you bridge the gap between time and space making one cohesive world, provide various locations, and support …

Lighting The World Of Urinetown: The Musical By Greg Kotis And Mark Hollman, Justin Brett Ashley

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis will describe the lighting design process for the production of Urinetown: the musical produced at the University of Arkansas, University Theatre, October 2010. The thesis will detail the process that was followed to create and produce the lighting design from original idea to completed production. The process covers visual and textual research, artistic process, technical process, development of light plot and associated paperwork.