“Is Zoe’s Room Available” is a play that takes place in the main character’s bedroom.  She expresses her frustrations to the young man who is passed out beneath her bed.  The lighting was realistic and reflected the natural lighting in a teenager’s bedroom.

In “Milton’s Revolution,” the main character  dramatically ends his career as a comic-strip artist at a convention celebrating his work.  The lighting reflected the lighting that would be present in a hotel ballroom presentation.

In “Rage,” a coffee shop employee vents his frustrations about the various characters he comes into contact with at his job.

Alfred, the main character in “Rage,” slips into a fantasy world where he expresses his broken heart to imaginary characters.  According to the playwright’s wishes, each of these fantastical beings is represented by the pink and green lights focused on the tables.

A seemingly normal suburban woman expresses her murderous desires to her video camera in “Incredible.”

She frames the video as a sort of self-made cooking show.  The vibrant colors of lighting reflect the insane surreal quality of play.

The lighting hits the mad heroine from obscure angles, reflecting the directors desire to bring an expressionist quality to the piece.

Sharp-angled gobos, strange angles and intense color further promote an expressionist idea in the lighting.

Deep reds and a smoking oven work to create a diabolical effect for the sinister ending of this play.

The title character in “The book of Joe” expresses his misunderstood motivations.  The lighting highlights the graffiti on the wall behind him.

In the final moments of the play, the graffiti becomes Joe’s wings and the lighting turns blood red as he recounts his own death.