Annie Light Cues

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The document provides lighting cues for a production of Annie, detailing how the stage lighting will change throughout different scenes and acts.

The lighting cues include changes to frontlight, sidelight, cyc/backdrop color, followspots, and specials/patterns.

For example, cues are used to set nighttime vs. daytime scenes, isolate characters, indicate location changes, and build/release tension.

ANNIE LIGHT CUES

In general the lighting will be realistic in nature.

CUE 1: Houselights/Preshow. General stage lighting. Amber toplight. Low level amber
& blue frontlight. Low level lavender & blue sidelight.

CUE 2: House to Half.

CUE 3: House Out

CUE 3.1: AF – Blackout. Projections.


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Act 1, Scene 1 – Orphanage, Nighttime

CUE 4: Low level amber & blue frontlight. Blue-green and blue sidelight. Break-up
patterns from SR. Cyc in dark blue.

CUE 5: Add light on Molly.

CUE 5.1: AF – Add frontlight on rest of stage.

CUE 6: Isolate on Annie & Molly with FS. Change Cyc to Magenta

CUE 7: Change sidelight to lavender & blue.

CUE 8: Change Cyc to blue.

CUE 9: Return to Cue 5.1, but keep sidelight from Cue 8. FS Out.

CUE 10: Return to Cue 7. Add FS on Annie.

CUE 11: Change Cyc to blue.

CUE 12: Return to Cue 4. FS Out.

CUE 13: Add hallway light through doorway.

CUE 13.1: AF – Add some frontlight.

CUE 14: Increase frontlight & add amber toplight.

CUE 15: Brighten stage with frontlight. Change sidelight to magenta & blue. Change cyc
to bluegreen. FS on Annie.

CUE 16: Dim frontlight, especially amber frontlight. Change sidelight to bluegreen & blue.
CUE 17: Return to Cue 15 with sidelight from Cue 16. FS Out.

CUE 18: Change sidelight to lavender & blue.

CUE 19: Return to Cue 14, but isolate on Molly.

CUE 20: Return to Cue 18 with red & blue sidelight.

CUE 21: Isolate frontlight on group. Brighten Cyc.

CUE 22: Return to Cue 14.

CUE 23: Return to Cue 18. Maybe warm up sidelight or cyc.

CUE 24: Add ML on Molly.

CUE 25: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 2 – Street, Daytime

CUE 26: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Blue toplight. Cyc in light
grey blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 27: Isolate on Annie & Sandy.

CUE 28: FS on Annie. Medium amber and blue sidelight.

CUE 29: Change cyc to blue grey. Change sidelight to bluegreen & blue.

CUE 30: Warm Cyc to blue. Change sidelight to medium amber & blue.

CUE 31: Return to Cue 26. FS Out.

CUE 32: Return to Cue 29. FS on Annie.

CUE 33: Retrun to Cue 30.

CUE 34: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 3 – Hooverville, Dusk

CUE 35: Amber & blue frontlight. Deep amber and blue sidelight. Blue toplight. Cyc in
medium dark blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 36: Flashing Police Light.


CUE 36.1: AF – Police Light out.

CUE 37: Increase frontlight. Change sidelight to magenta & blue. Darken cyc.

CUE 38: Change sidelight to deep lavender.

CUE 39: Return to Cue 37.

CUE 40: Return to Cue 38.

CUE 41: Return to Cue 35.

CUE 42: Isolate on area where Annie is captured.

CUE 43: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 4 – Orphanage Office, Daytime.

CUE 44: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Breakup
pattern from SR. Cyc in light blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 45: Add FS on Miss Hannigan. Fade out frontlight. Sidelight in magenta & blue.
Cyc in deep blue.

CUE 46: Change sidelight to lavender & blue.

CUE 47: Add some frontlight for girls.

CUE 48: Change sidelight to red. Change cyc to deep lavender.

CUE 49: Return to Cue 44. FS Out.

CUE 50: Return to Cue 48. FS on Miss Hannigan.

CUE 51: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.

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Act 1, Scene 5 – Warbucks Living Room, Late Afternoon

CUE 52: Amber & blue frontlight. Middle amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Cyc
in middle blue.

CUE 53: Add FS on Annie & Grace. Change sidelight to blue & lavender. Cyc in Light
Blue.
CUE 54: Change sidelight to blue & magenta.

CUE 55: Change sidelight to blue and middle amber.

CUE 56: Return to Cue 52. FS Out.

CUE 57: Add FS on Warbucks & Annie. Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and
sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 6 – New York City Street/Times Square/ Roxy

CUE 58: Add magenta & blue sidelight.

CUE 59: Move FS from Annie to Grace. Change sidelight to deep lavender and blue.

CUE 60: Change sidelight to rose and blue.

CUE 61: Add Amber backlight. Change sidelight to middle amber & blue. Add Times
Square patterns on set, if inventory allows.

CUE 62: Add frontlight for others if possible.

CUE 63: Move one FS to Star to Be. Fade out other FS.

CUE 64: Isolate frontlight and low level toplight on theatre seats.

CUE 65: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 7 – Orphanage Office, Daytime.

CUE 66: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Breakup
pattern from SR. Cyc in light blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 67: Add FS on Rooster & Miss Hannigan. Lower intensity of other frontlight.
Change sidelight to lavender and blue. Change cyc to medium blue.

CUE 68: Change sidelight to royal purple and blue. Warm up stage.

CUE 69: Fade FS. Add frontlight. Return to Cue 66, but keep sidelight from Cue 68.

CUE 70: Return to Cue 68, but keep frontlight for all three. Add FS if practical.

CUE 71: Return to Cue 69.

CUE 72: Return to Cue 70, but change sidelight to magenta and blue. Change cyc to
bluegreen.
CUE 73: Return to Cue 70.

CUE 74: Warm up cyc or change cyc to green. Brighten stage with sidelight or toplight.

CUE 75: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 1, Scene 8 – Warbucks Office, Daytime.

CUE 76: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Cyc in
middle blue.

CUE 77: Isolate on Daddy Warbucks. Add FS on Warbucks. Blue toplight. Blue and rose
sidelight.

CUE 78: Change Cyc to bluegreen.

CUE 79: Return to Cue 77.

CUE 80: Return to Cue 76.

CUE 81: Add FS on Annie and Grace. Change sidelight to middle amber and blue.

CUE 82: Change cyc to light blue.

CUE 83: Return to Cue 80. Fade FS

CUE 84: Return to Cue 82. Add FS on Grace.

CUE 85: Return to Cue 83. Fade FS.

CUE 86: Fade frontlight. Add ML on Annie. Add FS on Daddy Warbucks and Grace.

CUE 87: Blackout.


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INTERMISSION

CUE 88: Intermission Up (Similar to Preshow)

CUE 88.1: AF - House Up.

CUE 89: House to Half.

CUE 90: House Out

CUE 90.1: AF - Blackout


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Act 2, Scene 1 – NBC Radio Station

CUE 91: Special on Annie/mics. Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight.
Amber toplight. Blue Curtain Wash.

CUE 92: Add FS on Healy. Change sidelight to lavender and blue.

CUE 93: Change sidelight to pink and blue.

CUE 94: Fade out FS.

CUE 95: Add FS on Healy.

CUE 96: Fade out FS. Change sidelight to rose and blue.

CUE 97: Add FS on Healy.

CUE 98: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 2, Scene 2 – Orphanage Sewing Room, Night

CUE 99: Amber & blue frontlight. lavender and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Breakup
pattern from SR. Cyc in dark blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 100: Add FS on Duffy. Lower other frontlight. Change sidelight to deeper lavender
and blue. Change cyc to rose.

CUE 101: Fade FS. Add frontlight.

CUE 102: Change sidelight to amber & blue.

CUE 103: Change Cyc to purple. Lower intensity of frontlight. Add for toplight, if
possible.

CUE 104: Return to Cue 102.

CUE 105: Return to Cue 99.

CUE 106: Return to Cue 74 or similar cue.

CUE 107: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 2, Scene 3 – White House Cabinet Room

CUE 108: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. NO Cyc.
CUE 109: FS on Annie. Change sidelight to middle amber and blue.

CUE 110: Change sidelight to bluegreen and blue. Add blue toplight.

CUE 111: Change sidelight to rose and blue. Change toplight to amber.

CUE 112: Return to Cue 108. FS Out. Add more frontlight if possible.

CUE 113: Change sidelight to rose.

CUE 114: Change sidelight to bluegreen and blue. Add blue toplight.

CUE 115: Change sidelight to rose and blue. Change toplight to amber.

CUE 116: Return to Cue 108.

CUE 117: Return to Cue 115. Fade frontlight on others to a lower level. FS on Roosevelt.

CUE 118: Add frontlight for others.

CUE 119: Scene Change light. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 2, Scene 4 – Warbucks Gallery, Daytime

CUE 120: Amber & blue frontlight. Amber and blue sidelight. Amber toplight. Cyc in
middle blue.

CUE 121: Fade frontlight. Add FS on Warbucks and Annie. Change sidelight to deep
amber and blue. Change cyc to middle lavender.

CUE 122: Change sidelight to rose and blue.

CUE 123: Change sidelight to magenta and blue. Change cyc to red.

CUE 124: Return to Cue 120.


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Act 2, Scene 5 - Warbucks Gallery, Daytime

CUE 125: Brighten frontlight if possible. Change sidelight to lavender and blue. Cyc in
royal blue. FS on Drake.

CUE 126: Add FS on Grace. Change sidelight to rose and blue.

CUE 127: FS Out


CUE 128: Change sidelight to amber and blue. Change cyc to medium blue.

CUE 129: Add Special on staircase.

CUE 130: Add FS on Annie and Warbucks. Lower intensity of frontlight to a medium level.
Change sidelight to lavender and blue. Change cyc to pink.

CUE 131: Change sidelight to magenta and blue.

CUE 132: Change sidelight to middle lavender and blue.

CUE 133: Increase frontlight on Chorus. Change sidelight to amber and blue.

CUE 134: Return to Cue 124.

CUE 135: Change Cyc to blue-green and add clouds.

CUE 136: Transition Lighting. Fade out frontlight and sidelight. Blue Cyc.
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Act 2, Scene 6 – Warbucks Ballroom.

CUE 137: FS on Annie. Magenta and blue sidelight. Low level amber toplight. Cyc in
middle blue. Clouds on cyc.

CUE 138: Add amber and blue frontlight. FS Out.

CUE 139: Fade out clouds slowly.

CUE 140: FS on Grace and Warbucks. Isolate frontlight on others at slightly lower level.
Change sidelight to magenta and blue. Change Cyc to bright blue.

CUE 141: Increase frontlight on others. Change sidelight to lavender and blue.

CUE 142: FS out. Increase frontlight.

CUE 143: Change sidelight to amber and blue.

CUE 144: Blackout


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CUE 145: Curtain Call.

CUE 146: Brownout.

CUE 147: Blackout.

CUE 148: Post-show Up


CUE 148.1: AF – Add Houselights

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