I was just in a production of The Wizard of Oz in Fullerton which closed on the 30th of October. I was late and running to the theater one night, about halfway through the run and I noticed that there were lights on the actual theater front. I hadn't noticed them before, and i figured i was already late and don't go onstage until half an hour after the show starts anyways so I went to take a look at these lights. What was presented was exactly what i think lighting should do for a show. And this is a great example because it puts the audience in the mood WAY before they even get into their seats. The yellow brick gobo leads you to the front door and into the theater, which itself is lit with green, which parallels Dorothy and her friends' journey down the Yellow Brick Road and up to the Emerald City. And then on top of that, literally, they have another gobo showing the name of the piece with the iconic image of the four friends. I just thought this was so clever, not to mention absolutely stunning. It puts you in the mood right from the start, and draws you in, really making you a part of the show once you walk up those yellow brick steps to the emerald Plummer Auditorium.
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