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Work/Light

I've always loved the transition between worklight and stage light. It's such an amazing view into just how much proper lighting can transform a world.

Using cue photos from Vor, I compiled several before/after pairs first on Instagram and then here below with some creative CSS. Slide the slider to see the transformation. My plan is to just keep adding to this collection over the years, and I wish I had enough on older shows to go back further!

Many thanks to Luke Delwiche for the creative name suggestion on this series!

Spring Awakening

Woodstock Arts Theatre · Woodstock, GA · 2026

The same set in the warm amber walk-in look, a single textured beam raking the center of the stage The Spring Awakening pallet-wall set and thrust under cool blue work light, haze hanging in the air, stage empty
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Dancin' In The Street

Highlands Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2026

The same street at night mid-show: purple and magenta washes, a star-field sky, the cast gathered onstage The brownstone street set sitting in flat warm work light before the show, stage empty
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The Boy Who Loved Batman

Jaeb Theater · Tampa, FL · 2024

The same set in the full comic-book look: electric blue panel frames, The Secret Origin projections, a performer center stage with arms spread The comic-panel set in a dim projection-check state, test slides up on the screens, one crew member sweeping the deck
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern — Off-Broadway

Stage 42 · New York, NY · 2024

The same tavern in show state: a performer alone in a tight center pool, the carved scenic panels lit deep red The Twenty-Sided Tavern set at Stage 42 in a dim blue-green work state, house seats empty in the foreground
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Harry Potter Drone Art Show: Tour Launch

Dodger Stadium · Los Angeles, CA · 2026

The same view at night: the Slytherin serpent drawn by drones above the field, green beams sweeping below Dodger Stadium at dusk before the show: empty field, tower lights up, no active cue
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The Burnt Part Boys

Highlands Performing Arts Center · Highlands, NC · 2025

The same set in a night look, cool beams cutting through the timber slats, the company silhouetted upstage The mine-timber set at cue 0.1, zero values: flat warm work light and a draped tech table in the house
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern — North American Tour

North American Tour · 2025

The same stage mid-show: a burning village filling the LED wall, the whole room saturated in red The touring tavern in its works cue: the LED wall running a seat-map test grid, crew at the tavern tables
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern — Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House · Sydney, Australia · 2024

The same room in show state with the audience in: red dragon silhouettes burning on the panels, the cast mid-scene The tavern build at the Sydney Opera House mid-reset: haze, open white light, crew straightening chairs
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Beauty & The Beast

Byers Theatre · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024

The same frame mid-show: Belle’s cottage under a painted blue sky, Belle crossing in her blue dress The Beauty and the Beast show curtain and gilded portal under house and work light
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