The
Wonderful World of Dissocia
Lighting
Plan-
Act 1
1) Standard
lights on stage neutral colour, Lisa is on stage alone in her house.
2) Line,
automated voice- “Thank you.” Page12. As this is said a square of white light
appears down stage centre, large enough for the lift passengers and Lisa to fit
in.
3) As
passengers leave the stage walking backwards, the square life light disappears.
4) Now Lisa is
in Dissocia, the lights have changed to blue and purple tones, very abstract
and weird.
5) Spot light
on the two Guards and Lisa on the line by Guard 2 “No, no it’s the other
things…” Page18. Leaving the blue and purple lighting as it is.
6) Spot light
quickly disappears on the line delivered by Guard 1- “She won’t have any of
them” Page19. Blue and purple light remains.
7) Lights
increase in brightness but still remain the same colour when the Oath taker
arrives on stage.
8) After The
Oath taker delivers the line “And now for the Ceremonial Song!” Page27 there is
an ensemble song. The lights here stop being purple and blue and turn in to red
and white lights which moving fast and start darting across the stage. These
stop at the same time the song finishes on the line ‘Dissocia!’ Page27
9) Lights
return to the original purple and blue they were before the song.
10)
Soon after this on the same page the Merchanised Voice
speaks “Incoming attack…” on this line which is sudden, the lights are to turn
in to white flood lights, possible add an undertone of flashing lights if
appropriate (depending on epileptic audience member).
11)
On page28 after the Voice speaks its last line, “Of
the Black Dog King!’ these lights are to stop immediately and the purple and
blue lights are to resume as normal like nothing ever happened.
12)
Page29 after the line delivered by Guard 2, “The Black
Dog King” they white flood lights are to come back ONLY for the line that
everyone says “Queen Sarah, protect us from the Black Dog King” and straight
after this, the blue and purple lights are to be resumed as normal.
13)
The Oath taker and the Attendance exit and with this,
the lighting changes to tones of blue, green and white. This is to reflect a
change of setting to an outside area. Page30
14)
When Lisa’s song, ‘What’s an hour’ starts on page 34,
the lighting changes to an all-round red light on stage and a white spot light
on Lisa as she sings.
15)
The song finishes and these same lights remain for a
while until Lisa realises there are flies around her bottom. At this point she
deliver her line starting “Go away….” At this point, the lighting will change
back to the blue, green and white outside setting.
16)
On page 40, the Goat sings a short song. When he
starts the lights are to stay the same colouring however decrease slightly in
brightness, not a huge amount however it has to be noticeable for the audience.
17)
On the same page, the Goat will turn Lisa over on the
floor and just BEFORE she delivers her line “What are you doing” the blue,
green and white lights need to disappear. The lighting now has become dark,
with the effect of a backstreet alleyway, very private and secretive however
the audience need to be able to have a clear view of the Goat and Lisa.
Therefore the lights need to be dimmed straw lights. Uncomfortable for audience
as it is a sensitive scene.
18)
Page 41, Jane enters the stage and as she delivers her
line “Hello there”, the lights return to the blue, green and white outside feel
lighting.
19)
Page 42, Lisa delivers her line “You’re what?” this is
the starting point for the lighting to slowly change. Between that line and
Lisa’s line “Why would you want to do that?” on page 43, these lights need to
fade out and a strong red light over the stage needs to slowly replace it. This
will happen gradually, fading in at first however by her line, “Why would you
want to do that?” needs to be prominent and strong to represent anger, abuse
and pain.
20)
On page 45, Lisa will cover her ears and start
chanting, beginning “Dissocia, Dissocia!” as she continues, these red lights
need to start flashing and moving across the stage until her line ‘I want to go
home’.
21)
When she has finished speaking these light will go out
and there will be a black out.
22)
Bottom of page 45, Bear delivers the line “Hello Lisa”
with this, a spot light appears on bear who is up stage centre and on Lisa who
is down stage left.
23)
Lisa will move over to the Bear. Her spot light is to
follow her until she becomes visible in the Bear’s spotlight, where the bears
spot light will now include Lisa.
24)
As Jane enters on page 47, the spot light comes off of
Lisa and the stage returns to the blue, green and white outside setting.
25)
Lisa and Jane get in to the car. The lights at the
point the car starts moving, need to blue and white, a sky colour. Over the
whole stage.
26)
Page 50 Lisa says ‘I think there’s a storm brewing’ at
this point, the blue colour lighting needs to get dark, so possibly drop the
white out for this effect.
27)
On page 51 Jane says her line at the bottom of the
page “Bombs away!” a fire colour, red and yellow light needs to fill the stage
as if they are flying over a fire and people burning.
28)
Page 53 Jane delivers her line beginning ‘That’s the
one’ at this point the fire coloured lighting needs to fade out and be replaced
with the blue, green and white outside setting lighting. As if they have now
landed outside on the ground.
29)
Lisa is left in the middle of the stage. The lighting
for this part where she is speaking to Vince needs to return to the very first
lighting we see in Dissocia which is standard on stage lighting neutral colour.
30)
AFTER Lisa’s line on page 54 “Do what you like” the
lighting is to return to the blue and purple all round stage lighting we used
earlier.
31)
Page 58 everyone gets up and sings “Habby Burnday”
with this, the lighting needs to change to red and white lights which moving
fast and start darting across the stage, used for last ensemble Dissocia song.
32)
Return to purple and blue lighting when song finishes
33)
When Biffer stands on a chair and delivers his silent
speech, a spot light is on him, page 58.
34)
Everyone claps, spot light disappears.
35)
Page 69, Violinist shouts the line “INCOMING!” Here,
the attack lighting needs to be used again, the lights are to turn in to white
flood lights, possible add an undertone of flashing lights if appropriate
(depending on epileptic audience member).
36)
Lights return to blue and purple when Lisa gets to the
middle of the stage and everyone stops making the attack movements. These
lights are to be resumed just BEFORE the line is delivered by Inhibitions,
beginning “She didn’t cover her head…”
37)
Page 71, spot light on Laughter and Ticket, just for
the line delivered by Laughter beginning “That’s right, you cowardly curs!”
Goes away after line, ending with the word protectors!”
38)
Lights return to the blue and purple.
39)
AFTER the Army sing the Rivers of Bile song on page
72, the stage lights become red, no longer blue or purple. They are now red.
40)
Red light disappears after everyone runs off stage and
says “CHARGE”.
41)
Two Spot lights, one on Lisa and the other on Vince.
Follows then both when they walk slowly.
42)
AFTER the line
delivered by Lisa “Oh my God – it’s you!” complete BLACKOUT.
End of Act
1
Act 2
No lighting changes in the second act. Simply the houselights
are on throughout, from start to finish.
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