In terms of my lighting design the delusion sequences open doors for me to use lots of different interesting lighting techniques. The director wants there to be a stark contrast between the ‘real life’ office scenes, which I will light in a naturalistic manner using spots to merely highlight areas of the stage that we want the audience to pay attention to, and the ‘delusion’ sequences which will involve coloured washes as well as use of special lights such as; strobes, movers, floor level lights, and UV bars. So far the two delusions we have worked on are the aforementioned “silent movie” opening sequence and the “space man” sequence. The “Spaceman” sequence involves handyman Tom building a rocket and flying to the moon. We are currently devising a physical sequence that explores the effects of zero gravity when he is in “space”. Although the “silent movie” sequence is going to be mostly varying washes I plan on experimenting with creating an oncoming train using lights. On the tech rehearsal, I plan to experiment with both a boom stand from the wings and par cans on the stage pointing out to the audience. We are hoping to use UV lighting in the “space man” sequence to pick out Tom’s white space suit and also plan on using UV paint to create a galaxy effect on the costumes. I also plan on using a glitter ball in this section to create a starry sky effect.  We have already incorporated a few lifts into this section and although our choreographer has done physical theatre before, along with other members of our company, to ensure the safety of all members of the company I have arranged for a physical theatre tutor to come in on a rehearsal next week and advise the group on how to keep each other safe.