2. • The play Bus Stop is set in a diner that the
characters are restricted to due to harsh
weather conditions.
• All areas where action occurs should be lit at
all times to with little to no variation to
dramatize the length of time spent in the
diner in stillness.
3.
4. • To create a sense of being bound by the
weather, the lighting should gravitate towards
the center to the stage and set.
• All surrounding areas of the focal points
should be dim. This creates a night time or
harsh weather feeling to the stage.
5.
6. • Blue hues and soft lighting should be applied
to the scenes to create the vibe that
snowstorm would naturally.
• Blues are also indicative of somber moods
which are conveyed by Grace and Elma in Act I
when discussing their love lives or lack there
of.
7.
8. • Bus Stop was set in the 1950’s in Kansas
City, Missouri.
• Soft lighting is most appropriate for this play
because bright and bold lighting is more
indicative of a glamorous, modern, and
exciting setting. All characteristics that are not
representative of 1950’s Missouri.
9.
10. • The interesting moments in this play all come
from the characters reactions to their
confinement. The lighting should be set and
should stay the same for the majority of the
duration of the play to show the lack of
change in their current predicament.
11.
12. • The central visual image I would choose for
the play would be the windows. From the
windows the audience can see
weather, chaos, and whatever else their mind
allows them to see. The windows and the
lighting effects from them can effect the entire
mood of the play to create the right
environment.
