Return to the Future - Tech Cues List

Scene 1 The Doc’s House 1985 (MATTY)

LX – Blackout
AV - Blackout

AV - Love heart
SX - 1 The Power of Love’ (primary dance)pg 1
LX - (when lyrics start)Flashing Lights for Dance
instrumental sections go to blackout
1 DRAMA BLOCK (DOC'S COUNTER WITH SILVER PHONE & ODD
MECHANIC PARTS)SLID INTO CENTRE STAGE. GUITAR SET
LEANING ON DOC'S COUNTER
AV (includes sound) - Mechanical Beats +explosion
AV - Speakers
LX - ½ level wash
Matty: Whoah! Rock n Roll!)pg 1
AV - (includes phone ring and all sound) Doc on the
Phone
MATTY SLIDES OUT DOC'S COUNTER

Scene 2 The front of the School 1985 (MATTY,

JENNY, LUCY, MR STRANGEWAYS, TEENS, MEREDITH,
PROTESTORS)

JENNY/LUCY WITH TEENS WITH BOOKS, BACKPACKS, MEREDITH

WITH POSTERS

AV - (includes sound) school and bus

Primary student calls 'You forgot your bag'
(non-scripted)
AV - backpack and books gif
SX - 2 'Take on Me’ (primary dance) - pg 2
LX - Flashing Lights for Dance

LX - Full wash
Meredith: 'Save the Clock Tower' pg 4
AV - Save the Clock Tower Poster
SX - 3 'Fight the Power' (instrumental)’ pg 6
LX - Blackout
AV - Blackout
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Scene 3 Matty's Kitchen 1985
(MATTY,JOHN,BILL, LUCY, DANNY, LINDY)
MATTY AND JOHN WITH TECHS SET 4 CHAIRS, KITCHEN TABLE
(TABLECLOTH PEPSI CANS, DINNERWARE, CAKE)SET IN
CENTRE

LX - wash
AV - 1985 kitchen wallpaper
SX - 4 'Night Train' pg 9
LX - Blackout
AV - Blackout
TAKE OUT TABLE AND CHAIRS

Scene 4 The Deserted Street 1985 (MATTY, DOC,

NEWTON DOG - STANDING IN OP)
DOC WITH VIDEO CAMERA
LX - Blue Night
AV - Night Sky
Doc: Kaboom watch this!
AV (includes sound) - Car Travels pg 10
LX - Blue Night
AV - Night Sky
Doc: 'Of Course' pg 10
SX - 5 Time Travel Landing Car returning
SX - 6 Sirens Doc: “Wait Matty you need to get in”
AV (includes sound) - Car Travels pg 10 Doc: 'Just
Go' pg 10
AV - Time travel moving backdrop
SX - ‘7 The Heat is On’ - end abruptly at
2:18(primary dance)pg 11
LX - Blackout for start of song until lyrics start
LX - Flashing Lights for Dance
LX - Blackout

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Scene 5 The Deserted Street/Ice-Cream Parlour 1955
(MATTY, JOHN, GERRY, SAM, BILL & GANG, PROTESTORS,
TEENS)
TECHS SET 2 DRAMA BLOCKS AS COUNTER SLID IN TO CENTRE
STAGE LEFT, 6 STOOLS, YELLOW PHONE, JOHN WITH BOOK,
SAM WITH BROOM, GERRY WITH TEA TOWEL, TEENS WITH
DRINKS

LX - Full Wash
AV - Black and White Checkerboard / Open Sign
SX - ‘8 A Change is Gonna Come’(high school)pg 15
AV - Ocean gif
SLIDE OUT DRAMA BLOCKS AT START OF MUSIC

Scene 6 The Street (JOHN, MATTY, PETER, LINDY)

JOHN ENTERS WITH BICYCLE AND BAG WITH BINOCULARS USR

LX -
Full Wash
AV -
House
AV -
(includes sound) Car Crash
AV -
House
Peter: 'Help Me take him in the house' pg 15
LX - Blackout
AV - Blackout
MATTY & LINDY BED SLID IN TO CENTRE STAGE LEFT (WHITE
BEDDING)
LX - Pink Wash
AV - Lindy's Bedroom Wallpaper
LX - Blackout
SLIDE OUT BED
SX - 9 'Night Train'

THERE IS NO SCENE 7

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Scene 8 Lindy’s kitchen (MATTY, PETER, LINDY,
LORALIE, SIBLINGS)

4 CHAIRS, KITCHEN TABLE (TABLECLOTH,

DINNERWARE)TV,SET IN CENTRE STAGE RIGHT, TOMMY SETS
PLAYMAT & BABY DOLL DSR

LX - Wash
AV – Kitchen fruit wallpaper
Peter: 'I'll disown you.'
LX - blackout
AV - blackout
TAKE OUT KITCHEN TABLE, CHAIRS, TV

SX - 10 'Night Train'

Scene 9 The Doc’s Street and House 1955 (DOC,

MATTY)
SX - ‘11 Rockabilly Rebel’ (primary) pg 20
LX - Flashing
AV - Rock n Roll

1 DRAMA BLOCK (DOC'S COUNTER & ODD INVENTION

PARTS)SLID INTO CENTRE STAGE. DOC WITH SILVER HELMET.
MATTY WITH VIDEO RECORDER

LX - wash
AV - Clock wallpaper
AV - (includes sound) Doc Parking Lot 1 pg 21 ("Okay
Doc this is it")
AV - (includes sound) Doc Parking Lot 2 pg 22 ("This
is the part coming up Doc")
AV - (includes sound) Doc Parking Lot 3 pg 23 ("What
did I just say?")
AV - Clock wallpaper
SLIDE OUT DOC'S COUNTER WHEN SCHOOL BELL IS HEARD

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Scene 10 The Front of School 1955 (MATTY, DOC,
JOHN, BILL & GANG, MR STRANGEWAYS, TEENS, LINDY &
FRIENDS)
SX – 12 School Bell (just before 'School Days' dance
SX - 13 'School Days’ (high school)pg 24
LX - Flashing lights
AV - The front of school
LX - Wash

DOC AND MATTY SLIDE IN BUSH, JOHN ENTERS WITH BOOK,

TEENS AND FRIENDS WITH BOOKS

SX – 14 'Mr Sandman’ pg 28 - SONG (MICS IN)

AV - Moon Gif
LX - Dappled Pink / Blue
AV - Front of School
LX - Wash
BUSH SLIDES OUT

SX – 15 ‘Only You’ (primary) pg 29

AV - Under the Sea
LX - Blue
LX - blackout
AV - intermission slide
SX - '16 Power of Love' (during intermission start)

INTERVAL

Scene 11 School Canteen 1955(MATTY, JOHN, BILL &

GANG, MR STRANGEWAYS, TEENS, LINDY & FRIENDS)
CAST BRING ON OWN STOOL AND SET UP DURING INTERVAL
BLACKOUT

SX - '17 Night Train' pg 29

LX - wash
AV - Yellow/Black Checkerboard/Burger
LX - Blackout

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Scene 12 John’s Bedroom 1955 (MATTY, JOHN)

SX - ‘18 The Final Countdown’ (primary)

LX - blue wash and flashes

AV - purple space
LX - blackout
MATTY & JOHN SET DRAMA BLOCK AS BED SLID IN TO
CENTRE, BLUE SPACE BEDDING
AV - space wallpaper
LX - blue night
SX - 19 Van Halen burst (visual cue- arm up/down)
LX - blackout
SX - 20 Night Train
SLIDE OUT BED

Scene 13 The Main Street/Ice Cream Parlour 1955

(MATTY, JOHN, GERRY, SAM, BILL & GANG, TEENS)
TECHS SET 2 DRAMA BLOCKS AS COUNTER SLID IN TO CENTRE
STAGE LEFT, 6 STOOLS, JOHN WITH NOTEBOOK & PEN, TEENS
WITH DRINKS

LX - wash
AV - white and black checkerboard / Open Sign
LX - Blackout (Lindy: 'I'm gonna find out')
LX - special spot on singers during blackout
AV - Blackout
SX– 21 'Unchained Melody' (high school dance and live
song with backing)pg 34
AV - Heart in Bottle
LX - blue / yellow dappled light during dance
AV - Blackout
LX - Blackout

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Scene 14 The Doc's House 1955 pg 36 (MATTY, DOC,
LINDY AND FRIENDS)
1 DRAMA BLOCK (DOC'S COUNTER & ODD INVENTION
PARTS)SLID INTO CENTRE STAGE. DOC WITH SILVER CAR.
MATTY WITH VIDEO RECORDER
LX - wash
AV - Doc in Parking Lot 4 (includes sound)
AV - clocks (Doc: "She's tracked you down")
SLIDE OUT DOC'S COUNTER

Scene 15 The Front of School 1955 (PROTESTORS, MR

STRANGEWAYS, TEENS, MATTY, JOHN)

SX – 22 ‘Lean on Me’ (primary)pg 37

LX - pink / yellow wash
AV - Holding hands gif
TEENS SLIDE IN BUSH TO CENTRE STAGE RIGHT.
PROTESTORS WITH PROTEST SIGNS
AV - front of school
LX - wash
LX - blackout
AV - blackout
SX - 23 'Night Train'
BUSH SLIDES OUT

Scene 16 The Doc's House 1955 pg 38 (MATTY, DOC)

1 DRAMA BLOCK (DOC'S COUNTER & ODD INVENTION
PARTS)SLID INTO CENTRE STAGE. MATTY WITH VIDEO
RECORDER

LX - Wash
AV - Clocks
SX - 24 Radio Announcement
LX - Blackout

SLIDE OUT DOC'S COUNTER

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Scene 17 The Front of the School 1955 (MATTY,
JOHN, LINDY & FRIENDS,SAM, BILL & GANG)
SX – 25 'Shake Rattle and Roll’ (primary) pg 40

TECHS SLIDE IN DRAMA BLOCKS FOR LIVE BAND DURING

PRIMARY DANCE, MUSICIANS TO CONNECT AMPS TO LEADS AND
POWER

LX - flashing
AV - Sparkles and poster

SLIDE IN BUSH TO DSR

LX - night blue
AV - front of school at night
SLIDE OUT BUSH

Scene 18 The Dance Hall 1955 (MATTY, JOHN, LINDY &

FRIENDS, SAM, PROTESTORS,MR STRANGEWAYS, TEENS, BILL
& GANG)

LIVE SX – 'Earth Angel’ pg 44 (high school)LIVE MUSIC

LX - moving lights
AV - Wings
AV - Poster and Sparkles
SX - LIVE 21 Johnny Be Good' (all improv hand jive)

SX - 26 'Power of Love' ('Matty such a nice name' -

end of scene)
LX - blackout
AV - blackout
SLIDE OUT DRAMA BLOCKS WITH MUSIC GEAR

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Scene 19 The Main Street 1955 (MATTY, DOC)
DOC WITH ROPE

LX - night blue
AV - night stars
AV - travel back to 1985 video pg 49
SX - 27 'The Heat is On'

Scene 20 Matty’s house 1985 pg 49 (MATTY, JOHN,

LINDY, DANNY, LILY, BILL, JENNY, DOC)

BILL WITH CAR SPONGE AND PACKAGE, JOHN AND LINDY WITH
BADMINTON RACKETS

LX - Wash
AV - 85 Kitchen Wallpaper
LX - blackout

ALL – 28 ‘The Power of Love’ CURTAIN CALL