Eurydice Light Cues

Eurydice Lighting Cues, Version 1 Page 9

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Cue Preshow House to 1/2 Blackout Top of Show “It can be interesting..”/visual on Eurydice X “I didn’t know…”/visual on Eurydice X He take string out of pocket “Let’s go in the water…”/visual Orpheus and Eurydice exit Father enters “If I were to give a speech”/visual on Father X “Keep quiet about politics”/ visual on Father X Wedding music/visual on Father holding arm out Visual on Father X Father exits Eurydice enters Nasty Man enters Nasty Man breath after “Eurydice” Nasty Man sits Father enters Orpheus and Eurydice enter “Silly goose” Eurydice off platform Eurydice X to pump Nasty Man & Eurydice on bottom step Nasty Man & Eurydice on middle step Nasty Man & Eurydice on top step Orpheus X to pump Nasty Man & Eurydice resume normal speed “I can’t stay long”/visual on Nasty to lower platform “Eurydice, I’m not interesting…” Nasty Man blows on Eurydice “Eurydice!” Eurydice hand in air Eurydice hand in air Eurydice hand in air Eurydice freezes Stones in position “Eurydice was a great musician…”/visual on Big Stone X With elevator ding Eurydice steps out of elevator Father enters Stones sit on bench “One day it would not stop raining…” “There are no rooms!”

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SL Overworld Add CS areas Add SL areas Isolate SR areas Bring up all 3 Overworld areas Transition SL areas, Father light Add CS areas, Father light Add SR areas, Father light Wedding special SR

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Wedding special CS Transition Full stage Overworld Bring up Underworld side lights? Fade to isolate Nasty Man in SR Transition SR area, Father light Add in Area I Inkies up, leave I glowing for Orpheus? Add CS, I still glowing Isolate SR, I still glowing Bottom stair special Middle stair special Top stair special Isolate SR Platform (diff than Orph), leave SR glowing Add in middle platform, SR still glow Change mood on platform, SR still glow Window special only SR full Bump top stair special Bump middle stair special Bump bottom stair special Blackout SL areas Bring up all 3 Underworld areas (leave room to make brighter when Eury enters) Elevator special Elevator out, Underworld slightly brighter Underworld shifts slightly (top light?) Add inkies Add isolation to B & E (not string yet) Transition

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Orpheus on platform Orpheus drops letter Father creates string house

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Eurydice sits in suitcase Orpheus enters

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Orpheus drops letter Father enters

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Orpheus rolls over on platform Eurydice embraces Father After a beat

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“Love, Orpheus” After a beat? “Act like a stone” After a beat? “There’s plenty of time” After a beat

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Orpheus drops books Father picks up book

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“…and pray and sing” After a beat

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“Don’t move!” After a beat Father exits

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Once father exits Lord of Underworld enters “Knock, knock” L of U exits

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After L of U offstage Orpheus enters

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“That’s the note, that one, right there” After a beat “…but only 1 thing at a time.” Orpheus enters

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“I’m going the way of death” Orpheus drops letter

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“He’s going to sing” The sound of breath? Music? Knock

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“No one knocks at the door of the dead!” After a beat

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Underworld glow, Platform up Transition Underworld back up (cue 42), slow fade to bring up string house special Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) glow, Platform up Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48), Platform glow Platform out Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) glow, Platform up Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) Time change transition? Underworld plus string (cue 48) Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) glow, Platform up Underworld plus string (cue 48) Underworld plus string (cue 48), Platform glow Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) glow, Platform up Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) Underworld with Eurydice w/o Father (cue 41) Transition Red wash Underworld + L of U red wash Underworld with Eurydice w/o Father (cue 41) Transition Underworld with Eurydice w/o Father (cue 41) glow, Platform up Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) Transition Underworld plus string (cue 48) glow, Platform up (G and H this time) Take H out Underworld plus string (cue 48), Platform glow Underworld plus string (cue 48), Straw special Blackout Underworld plus string (cue 48), Platform up full Blackout Underworld plus string (cue 48), Platform up full

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Orpheus steps to middle platform

Underworld plus string (cue 48), Move from G to H 87 Orpheus steps to bottom platform Underworld plus string (cue 48), Move from H to I 88 Lord of Underworld enters Underworld + L of U red wash (cue 71) + Orpheus on I 89 Orpheus steps onto floor level Underworld + L of U red wash (cue 71) + Overworld lighting 57 90 Orpheus steps back onto platform Underworld + L of U red wash (cue 71) + Orpheus on I 91 Lord of Underworld exits Underworld plus string (cue 48), Orpheus on I 58 92 “It’s for the best” Wedding cue repeat CS (cue 14), plus I glow 93 Father & Eurydice X to SR Wedding cue repeat SL (cue 13), plus I glow 59 94 “Good-bye” Isolate CS area, plus I glow 95 Eurydice X to SL Add in SL area 96 “Wait, come back” Take out SL area, I glow, add in SR for stones 60 97 “That’s Orpheus”/visual on Eurydice X Add in SL area 98 Orpheus starts to walk Underworld faint glow, bottom stair special, platform glow 99 Keeps walking Underworld faint glow, middle stair special, platform stronger 100 Keeps walking Underworld faint glow, top stair special, platform stronger 101 He turns & they look at each other The world falls away??? 102 The world comes back together Platform glow?? 103 “You startled me” Bring up inkies 61 104 Eurydice X down to lower platform Underworld glow brighter, she’s in I, he’s on platform 62 105 “The train looks like the opposite of a train.” Underworld glow even brighter, she’s in I, he’s on platform 63 106 “Eurydice” Underworld full, Underworld plus string (cue 48), platform out 64 107 Father takes string house down Underworld (cue 42), slow fade to take out string house special 65 108 Father kneels on floor 6 Isolate Father in SR area, father light 66 109 Father splashes face (w/ping?) Underworld (cue 42), father light out 110 Stones come to examine him Inkies out 69 111 Lord of Underworld enters Underworld (cue 42) + L of U red wash 112 Lord of Underworld exits Underworld (cue 42) 70 113 “To my husband’s next wife” Isolate Eurydice CS, father light 114 Eurydice X to SL Isolate Eurydice SL, father light 115 Eurydice X to CS Isolate Eurydice CS, father light 116 Eurydice X to SR Isolate Eurydice SR, father light 71 117 Eurydice splashes face (w/ping?) Underworld (cue 42), father light out 118 With elevator ding Elevator special up 119 Orpheus X to CS Isolate Orpheus CS 120 Orpheus holds up string Blackout 121 After a beat Curtain call 122 After curtain call Blackout 123 After a beat Postshow Cue 42 on page 29 becomes the standard underworld look (needs to not have red top light) Cue 48 on page 34 becomes the standard underworld plus string house look (needs to not have red top light) Could all transitions be a purple wash?