Music Man Sets and Lighting

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Act 1

Overture

Scene 1

Lighting: Stage black

Lamps on inside Paroo house (SM)
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

Scene 8 &
9

Blackout Cue: After Marion tries to slap

Harold, but he
ducks and she hits Tommy
instead
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

Scene 3

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

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

Lighting: Lights up full center portion of stage,

park,
front stages, and stairs

Finale

Lighting: Lights up full center portion of stage,

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