Zach

R27 - Medium Red R60 - No Color Blue In early meetings Chris [director] and I were thinking of a convention to give the sense of perpetual looming danger. Battle between God and the angels has been declared and the human people are merely collateral damage. The play is set in a fantastical land where the moon has gone away, and the milk has turned to salt. Needless to say the "rules" of this world set the stage for a very bold design. While sifting through my image bank for suitable research I came across this evocative image [Photo 1]. It was PERFECT. It gave the feeling of pandemonium and chaos, pushing and pulling this BLOOD RED color through the dark black dead of night. I proceeded to show this to Chris, and he fell in love. I decided to light the exposed lighting positions with R27 (Medium Red) to have the audience and actors feel shrouded. I later coined this idea as [Photo 2] "The Canopy of War". The war has lasted throughout the evening. The nightmare is over once the sun takes its rise. All fighting has ceased, they have survived. As earlier stated, the moon has gone away. If the moon has gone, what of the sun? In this world, what does sunlight look like? Chris and I discussed a VERY cold, stale sunlight with rays slicing through the darkness. Again, back to my research [Photo 3]. The desolate, exposing, unknowing nature of this image sold us. I chose to use R60 (No Color Blue) as my sunlight. A LARGE juxtaposition from the blackness through the whole of the second act. I received word from the actress who played 'June' that she was moved onstage every night, because she could actually feel the rise of the sun taking place throughout the final scene. [Photo 4] www.ZachBlane.com Marisol by Jose Rivera Purchase Repertory Theatre - Purchase, NY Director: Chris McCann Lighting Design: Zach Blane Scenic Design: Lauren Madden Costume Design: Rachel Guilfoyle Sound Design: David Singer