Lighting my Directing Scene

Hello! Yesterday I had my final scene for Drama 83 go up, and lighting was a crucial part of the overall feel of the scene. I did the final scene from "Long Day's Journey Into Night" by Eugene O'Neill. Though the family in the show has a big summer house, the father (Tyrone) is stingy with his money and doesn't like leaving lights on at night (or ever). However, he agrees to leave one light on before this final scene takes place. To achieve this effect, I had one top light on very dim (15%) that just barely casts any light on its own. To make it look like the top light was creating more light than it was, I had a front light on 50%, which still made the scene look dim but didn't strain the audience's eyes (I hope). This also helped cast light downstage where I had one character perform a speech, and then a small scene take place afterward. My final light was a down light in a fresnel that was blue. It had two purposes. First it looked (again, I hope) like the moon was bearing down in the scene. It also added ambiance as the scene is dramatic and depressing, and the blue nicely tinted the scene in a depressing manner. I can't remember the exact percentage - it wasn't overpowering, but it was obviously there (maybe 40%?). Overall I was proud of my composition as it nicely complimented the scene, and I know I would not have been able to give that extra something had I not been in this class.