Music Man Sets and Lighting

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Overture

Lighting: Stage black

Lamps on inside Paroo house (SM)
Act 1

Scene 1

Train
(stage right floor platforms)

Lighting: Paroo house lamps out (SM to

handle?)
Lights up on Train only

Blackout Cue: Dont believe I caught your

name. and Harold shows the
audience
his suitcase with his name on
it

Scene 2

Town

Lighting: Lamps on in Paroo House (SM), but

no lighting
for front of the house
Lights up full stage, stage right side
stage
(park) and front stage

Scene 3

Town

Lighting: Full stage and park remain lit (could

also dim
stage lights and use follow spot)

Blackout Cue: Marion says Good!

Scene 4

Paroo House Inside

(stage left)

Lighting: Lights up on Paroo house only

Cue: Goodnight My Someone
Dim lighting on
Paroo house, follow spot on Marion

Blackout Cue: End of Goodnight My

Someone
Paroo lights out inside of house
(SM?)

Scene 5

Gymnasium
(center portion of stage only)

Lighting: Lights up full on center portion of

stage only
(may want follow spot on Harold
before and
during 76 Trombones)

Dim Cue: end of 76 Trombones

Lighting: Full lights on center portion of stage

at the
end of 76 Trombones Playoff

Scene 6

Town

Lighting: Lights up full on center portion of

stage
Lamps on inside Paroo house (SM?)

Blackout Cue: End of Pick-a-Little

Lights out in Paroo house
(SM?)

Scene 7

Library
(center portion of stage only)

Lighting: Full lights up on center portion of

stage only

Blackout Cue: After Marion tries to slap

Harold, but he
ducks and she hits Tommy
instead
Scene 8 &
9

Town

Lighting: Lights up full on center portion of

stage and
Park
Lights on inside Paroo house (SM?)

Blackout Cue: Shinn: I couldnt make myself

any plainer
if Ise a Quaker on his day
off.

Scene 10

Outside Paroo House

(stage left)

Lighting: Lights up on the front of the Paroo

house only
Cue: Marion saying in shining
white armor
either. dim lights on house with spot
on Marion
for My White Knight

Blackout Cue: end of My White Knight

Scene 11

Town

Lighting: Lights up on center portion of stage

as well as
Park
Lamps on in Paroo house (SM)
Cue: Marian says have to look
further. Its on
page Lights up on front stages as
well as
stage left and right stairs

Blackout Cue: Harold: the Ladies Dance

Committee
meets Tuesday nights at the
High School.
As music swells, slowly dim
lights
Lamps out inside Paroo house
(SM)

Act II

Scene 1

Gymnasium

Lighting: Full up on center portion of stage,

front stages,
and stairs

Blackout Cue: end of Shipoopi

Town

Lighting: Lights up full on center portion of

stage and

Park
Lights up inside Paroo house
Lamps on in Paroo House (SM)

Blackout Cue: End of Pick-a-Little reprise

Scene 2

Hotel/Inside Paroo House

Lighting: Lights up dim on hotel (slightly right

of center)
Spot on quartet
Lights up inside the Paroo House
Lamps on in Paroo house (SM)

Fade Out Cue: Quartet sings Lida Rose Oh,

Lida Rose,
Oh, Lida Rose bring lights
down on hotel
to black

Inside Paroo House

Lighting: Lights still up on inside of Paroo

house
Lamps still on inside Paroo house

Fade Out Cue: Winthrop says and he taught

me a

thong that hardly hath any

etheth in it.
Beginning of Gary, Indiana
Scene 3
Lighting: Focused spot on Marion, Winthrop, &
Mrs.
Paroo on front stages
Lamps stay on in Paroo house
End of Gary, Indiana kill spot and
bring lights
up on front of Paroo house, full
center stage,
park, and stage right steps

Dim Out Cue: Quartet leaves stage kill lights

in park and
on stage right stairs

Blackout Cue: Mrs. Paroo says I been usin

the Think
System from the parlor!
Lamps out inside Paroo house
(SM)

Scene 4

Park
(stage right)

Lighting : Lights up on park with bleed into

center
portion of stage

Scene 5

Park/Town

Lighting: At beginning of Goodnight My

Someone/76
Trombones bring lights up on
center portion
of stage

Dim to Black Cue: as Marcellus exits begins to

exit
leaving Harold standing
on stage until
black

Scene 6
Park/Town

Lighting: Lights up on Park, center portion of

stage,
front stages, and stairs
Lights on in Paroo house (SM?)

Blackout Cue: Constable drags Harold off in

handcuffs

Scene 7

Gymnasium

Lighting: Lights up on center portion of stage

and front
stages and stairs

Blackout Cue: Shinn says Mrs. Paroo, thats

Winthrop.;
Marion and Harold hug

Curtai
n
Call

Finale

Lighting: Lights up full center portion of stage,

park,
front stages, and stairs

Lighting: Lights up full center portion of stage,

park,
front stages, and stairs
Possible follow spot on Harold