Week 4 Texture

This Saturday I went up to my old stomping ground and had the privilege to see Cuesta's "Man of La Mancha". The show was full of interesting choice for this productions. The play was set in a holding cell and the actors climbed up and around the bar while the audience watched through the bars. with the action in a barred metal cage, the stage and our view from the audience always was full of texture. they used moving gobos to give the effect of passing trees on their horse rides and spot follows that were shot into the cage from right behind the audience seating that followed the action on that stage but also enhanced the shadow of the bars. This was a very interesting use of set design and lighting design and it keep me very engaged the entire show. Really this piece inspired me to start looking at what could be interesting when we play with texture as lighting and or concealing the face of an actor, and how and when it would actually be beneficial.