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TARZAN LIGHT CUES

In general, the lighting will be realistic musical in nature.

CUE 1: Houselights/Preshow. Curtain Wash.

CUE 2: House to Half.

CUE 3: House Out


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Prologue

CUE 4: Stormy lighting. Changing blue and green sidelight. Bluegreen top light. Strobe
flashes from both sides. (Build this cue with effects and multiple cues.

CUE 5: Isolate on Mother and Father with followspots. Smokey amber and blue sidelight.
Bluegreen top light. Break-up patterns from top (Following them ?). Cyc in medium blue.

CUE 6: Cross-fade lighting to follow Mother and Father.

CUE 7: Keep low level lighting on Parents. Fade out FS on Parents. Add amber and blue
front light on apes. Add amber and blue sidelight on apes. Add blue-green top light on apes.
Breakup patterns downstage. Cyc in light/medium blue.

CUE 7.5: Add followspot on Kala and reduce front light on others slightly.

CUE 8: Add special on Father. Fade out FS on Kala. Change sidelight to light amber and
blue.

CUE 9: Add FS on Kala. Change sidelight to amber and blue-green.

CUE 10: Change sidelight to light rose and blue.

CUE 11: Fade FS on Kala. Add FS on Kerchek. Add special on Kerchek if possible.

CUE 12: Add FS on Father. Fade FS on Kerchek. Add special on Father if possible.

CUE 13: Fade out FS and any specials. Lower intensity of front light and change sidelight
to red and blue-green. Add moving light pulsating if practical.

CUE 14: Isolate on Kala with FS and sidelight and top light. Sidelight in rose and blue.
Toplight in green.

CUE 15: Add lighting on treehouse. Sidelight in lavender and blue. Fade FS on Kala.

CUE 16: Change sidelight to red and blue-green. Expand area that is lit if necessary.
CUE 17: Return to Cue 15. Adjust area if needed. Add FS on Kala.

CUE 18: Add light on apes. Like Cue 7.5 without area for parents.
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Act 1, Scene 1 – Ape Nesting Grounds

CUE 19: Low level lavender and blue front light. Add deep rose and middle blue-green
sidelight. Add blue-green top light on apes. Breakup patterns downstage. Cyc in low level dark
blue.

CUE 20: Fade all front light. Reduce level on sidelight on all and darken blue-green
sidelight. Isolate on Kala with tight FS and ML specials in dark blue-green.

CUE 21: Change ML to deep/middle blue.

CUE 22: Change ML to deep lavender.

CUE 23: Increase level of sidelight slightly.

CUE 24: Increase level of sidelight and toplight. Change sidelight to rose and bluer, blue-
green.

CUE 25: Fade to Blackout/blueout.


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Act 1, Scene 2 – Jungle Clearing

CUE 26: Amber and blue front light. Amber and middle blue sidelight. Add blue top light
on apes. Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in light/medium blue. Isolate on Young Tarzan and
Young Terk.

CUE 27: Change sidelight to middle amber and bluegreen. Isolate lighting on Young Terk
and Young Tarzan.

CUE 28: Add FS on Young Terk and Young Tarzan. Fade out all frontlight.

CUE 29: Change sidelight to amber and medium blue.

CUE 30: Fade FS. Add amber and blue frontlight. Isolate if possible.

CUE 31: Return to Cue 29. Add FS on Young Terk and Young Tarzan.

CUE 32: Change sidelight to light amber and light blue.

CUE 33: Return to Cue 26. Adjust Area as needed.


CUE 34: Slowly darken cyc, and fade out top light. Change sidelight to deep amber then
deep lavender and blue-green, lower intensity. Add ML in breakup pattern and green as they
arrive in the deep dark jungle. Isolate on Kerchek and Tarzan.

CUE 35: Add FS on Kerchek. Isolate lighting on Kerchek if possible.

CUE 36: Add FS for Kala. Add more MLs if possible.

CUE 37: Change ML to color to rose.

CUE 38: Change sidelight to deep rose and blue-green.

CUE 39: Start ML patterns rotating and or add more ML.

CUE 40: Return to Cue 36.

CUE 41: Return to Cue 35. Isolate on Kerchek. FS out on Kala

CUE 42: Blackout/Cyc only.


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Act 1, Scene 3 – Watering Hole

CUE 43: Return to Cue 34, but change ML to water effect and lighten color in sidelight
slightly to medium lavender and medium blue-green. Isolate on Young Tarzan. Possibly FS on
Tarzan.

CUE 44: Change sidelight to medium lavender and blue.

CUE 45: Add amber and blue front light for Kala and Young Tarzan. Fade out ML or FS
on Young Tarzan
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Act 1, Scene 4 – Jungle Clearing

CUE 46: Return to Cue 26. Amber and blue front light. Middle amber and blue sidelight.
Add blue top light. Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in light/medium blue. Isolate on Young
Tarzan and Young Terk. Adjust area as needed. ML patterns rotating slowly. FS on Kala.

CUE 47: Lighten color of sidelight. Start patterns moving around stage slowly.

CUE 48: Add followspot on Young Terk and Young Tarzan. Fade out FS on Kala. Change
sidelight to rose and blue?

CUE 49: Return to Cue 47. Add FS on Kala. Change pattern in ML or change color.

CUE 50: Add FS on Terk. Change sidelight to light rose and blue. Change top light to
blue.
CUE 51: Change movement of ML. Change sidelight to light amber and blue. Change cyc
to light blue.

CUE 52: Isolate on Tarzan and/or add FS on him. Maybe move all ML to him.

CUE 53: Return to Cue 46. FS out.

CUE 54: Fade out front light and add FS on Kala and Kerchek. Isolate on them. Change
sidelight to deep amber and middle blue. Focus ML on couple. Cyc in Rose.

CUE 55: Change sidelight to red and blue. Change cyc to Purple.

CUE 56: Change sidelight to red and blue. Change cyc to Dark Blue.

CUE 57: Change sidelight to middle amber and blue. Change cyc to Dark Blue.

CUE 58: Change sidelight to rose and dark blue. Change cyc to Dark Blue.

CUE 59: Change sidelight to purple and dark blue. Change top light to blue-green. Change
cyc to Dark Blue-green.

CUE 60: Blueout.

CUE 61: Return to Cue 34 – end of fade to darker level. Blue-green toplight. Adjust area
as needed.

CUE 62: Add light for torch. ML effect. Increase light levels slightly in an extended time
fade.

CUE 63: Add red to cyc. Possible change sidelight too. Increase light levels slightly.

CUE 64: Return to Cue 62. But change sidelight to middle amber and medium blue.
Change cyc to dark blue/medium blue

CUE 65: Change ML to red.


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Act 1, Scene 5 – Deep in the Jungle

CUE 66: Amber and blue front light. Middle amber and blue sidelight. No top light.
Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in light/medium blue. Return to Cue 46? No ML effect. Adjust
area as needed.

CUE 67: Fade all front light. Add FS on Jane. Isolate on jane with sidelight if practical.

CUE 68: Start ML pattern rotating in the area of Jane or on set.


CUE 69: Change sidelight to rose and light blue.

CUE 70: Add some front light for ensemble. Change sidelight to lavender and blue.

CUE 71: Fade out front light on ensemble.

CUE 72: Change backlight to light blue.

CUE 73: Add front light for emsemble. Start ML moving around stage.

CUE 74: Isolate lighting on final area of song/dance.

CUE 75: Add front light on Jane. Fade out FS.

CUE 76: Return to Cue 66.

CUE 77: Isolate lighting if possible. Change sidelight to rose and blue. Add FS on Tarzan.
Lower intensity of front light on Jane.

CUE 78: Return to Cue 76. Keep FS on Tarzan?

CUE 79: Return to Cue 77, but change sidelight to lavender and blue.

CUE 80: Change backlight to lavender and possible change sidelight to rose and blue.

CUE 81: Return to Cue 78. FS out. Add front light if needed.

CUE 82; Return to Cue 79, but change sidelight to amber and blue. Isolate on Tarzan and
Jane with FS.

CUE 83: Blackout.


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INTERMISSION

CUE 84: Intermission Up (Similar to Preshow)

CUE 84.1: AF - House Up.

CUE 85: House to Half.

CUE 86: House Out

CUE 86.1: AF – Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 1 – Human Camp
CUE 87: Amber and middle blue sidelight. Add blue top light. Cyc in light/medium blue.
FS on Terk.

CUE 88: Add amber and blue front light for other apes.

CUE 89: Change sidelight to deep amber and blue sidelight. Add ML on group.

CUE 90: Change sidelight to rose and light blue. Add ML moving around as they trash the
camp.

CUE 91: Change ML color to red and maybe change pattern.

CUE 92: Change sidelight to purple and blue-green.

CUE 93: Isolate on group if possible with front light and ML.

CUE 94: Return to Cue 88.


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Act 2, Scene 2 – Deep in Jungle

CUE 95: Darken cyc, top light. Change sidelight to deep amber then deep lavender and
blue-green, lower intensity. No backlight. Add ML in breakup pattern and green.
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Act 2, Scene 3 – Jungle Clearing

CUE 96: Lavender and blue front light. Rose and middle blue sidelight. Add blue top light.
Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in medium blue. Isolate on Tarzan and Jane if possible.

CUE 97: Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 4 – Human Camp

CUE 98: Return to Cue 94.

CUE 99: Fade out front light. Change sidelight to deep lavender and blue. Add FS on
Porter and Jane.

CUE 100: Change sidelight to middle amber and light blue.

CUE 101: Change sidelight to lavender and rose.

CUE 102: Isolate on Porter with ML. Lower intensity of other lights.

CUE 103: Return to Cue 101, but change sidelight to amber and lavender.
CUE 104: Change sidelight to amber and blue.

CUE 105: Return to Cue 98.

CUE 106: Fade out front light. Move ML closer to area. Change sidelight to lavender and
blue. Add FS on Tarzan and Jane (Jane at lower intensity). If possible put ML backlight on
Tarzan.

CUE 107: Change backlight to light blue or lavender.

CUE 108: Change sidelight to amber and deep lavender.

CUE 109: Return to Cue 107.

CUE 110: Change sidelight to rose and light blue. Isolate more on Tarzan and Jane if
possible.

CUE 111: Return to Cue 105.

CUE 112: Return to Cue 106. Add FS on Tarzan and Jane (Tarzan at lower intensity). If
possible put ML backlight on Jane.

CUE 113: Return to Cue 109. Adjust area as needed. Cyc in dark blue. Sense of
candlelight, romantic.

CUE 114: Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 5 – Deep in Jungle

CUE 115: Amber and blue front light. Darken cyc, top light. Change sidelight deep lavender
and blue-green, lower intensity. No backlight. Add ML in breakup pattern and green.
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Act 2, Scene 6 – Human Camp/Jungle

CUE 116: Return to Cue 98 without front light. Isolate on Jane if possible and add ML
backlight. Add FS on Jane. Change cyc to lavender.

CUE 117: Change sidelight to lavender and blue

CUE 118: Add light for Tarzan without front light.

CUE 119: Add FS on Tarzan.

CUE 120: Change sidelight to rose and blue. Change backlight to lavender.

CUE 121: Change sidelight to middle amber and light blue.


CUE 122: Return to Cue 120. Add ML on each actor.

CUE 123: Isolate on both actors if possible.

CUE 124: Return to Cue 111.

CUE 125: Amber and blue front light. Amber and middle blue-green sidelight. Add blue top
light. Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in light/medium blue. Isolate on Tarzan and Terk. Like
Cue 26.

CUE 126: Add FS on Tarzan and Terk. Fade out frontlight.

CUE 127: Change sidelight to deeper amber and blue.

CUE 128: Return to Cue 125.

CUE 129: Retiurn to Cue 126

CUE 130: Change sidelight to light amber and light blue.

CUE 131: Isolate on Terk with ML. FS out on Tarzan.

CUE 132: Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 7 – Ape Nesting Grounds

CUE 133: Low level amber and blue front light. Add deep lavender and middle blue-green
sidelight. Add blue-green top light on apes. Breakup patterns downstage. Cyc in low level dark
blue.

CUE 134: Change sidelight to deep rose and middle blue-green.

CUE 135: Isolate on Tarzan and Kala is possible.


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Act 2, Scene 8 – Treehouse

CUE 136: Add lights on treehouse and fade lights DS.

CUE 137: FS on Tarzan. Fade out front light. Isolate on Treehouse. Lavender and blue
sidelight. Breakup patterns around treehouse.

CUE 138: Change sidelight to middle amber and blue.

CUE 139: Change sidelight to rose and blue-green.


CUE 140: Return to Cue 138.

CUE 141: Change sidelight to middle blue and deep lavender.

CUE 142: Change sidelight to middle amber and deep blue.

CUE 143: Return to Cue 133 but adjust area to match blocking. Change sidelight to
lavender and middle blue-green. FS Out.

CUE 144: Fade out front light. Add FS on Tarzan and Kala. Keep some light for Kerchek.

CUE 145: Change sidelight to rose and middle blue.

CUE 146: Change sidelight to rose and deep lavender. Add ML on Tarzan and Kala.

CUE 147: Return to 143.

CUE 148: Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 9 – Human Camp

CUE 149: Return to Cue 98.

CUE 150: Adjust area for apes and Clayton.

CUE 151: Change cyc or sidelight to red.

CUE 152: Adjust front light to area of apes SL. Change sidelight to lavender and blue. Add
ML on Kerchek.

CUE 153: Add FS on Kala Fade out front light.

CUE 154: Add FS on Tarzan.

CUE 155: Blackout

CUE 156: Amber and blue front light. Amber and middle blue sidelight. Add blue top light.
Breakup patterns upstage. Cyc in light/medium blue. Isolate on Jane and Porter.

CUE 157: Add front light for entire ensemble. Change sidelight top light to amber.
Brighten Cyc. Move ML to ensemble.

CUE 158: Isolate CS and add light on Tarzan.

CUE 159: Blackout.


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CUE 160: Curtain Call.

CUE 161: Add ML on Ensemble moving around.

CUE 162: Change side light.

CUE 163: Brownout.

CUE 164: Blackout.

CUE 165: Post-show Up

CUE 165.1: AF – Add Houselights

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