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Since two scripts were used, each demanded its own style
and form of illumination. Some instruments were hung and
gelled so that they could be used in both performances. But
there were certain lights used only in one production. These
specials were placed in such a way as not to disturb the
lights utilized in both shows.
Several different unique lighting effects were employed
in the experiment. During the "Kennedy-King Assassination"
in The Serpent, a strobe light was used to give the film ef-
fect. At the close of The.Serpent, the general lighting fad-
ed out as a black light was used to reveal a star and its
rays on the material spread between the poles. In Viet Rock,
Christmas tree twinkle lights were strung to the poles and
material upstage. During the opening song, these twinkle
lights were employed to give a bizarre circus, side-show
effect.
The lighting of the experiment displayed a flexibility
in creativity and heightened the basic style of the Open
Theatre scripts. The lighting cues were abundant and were
executed carefully to achieve a technical perfection. The
director was fortunate to receive the assistance of a deli-
gent technician like James Smethers. (See light plot in Ap-
pendix E, p. 357.)
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Peveto, Mildred A. An Experiment in Open Theatre, thesis, August 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500450/m1/82/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .