Blog #1 Lights in the Robert Cohen Theatre

This weekend I have been helping hang electrics for lighting at the Robert Cohen Theatre. I've been exposed to many different lights that have been produced by the PAR and Source 4 instruments, along with their assigned gels. We're  at the phase in the hanging that allows us to have the space be black so that we'd be able to isolate the effects of the lights. This brings me to by main topic; during every break we were reintroduced to the power of the house lights. After our eyes had adjusted to the darkness, the intensity of the house lights magnified and caused an uneasy feeling in the crew. The lights were bright and white; they were capable of being slighting dimmed, but were set fully on, as far as I know. The light felt as if it was beating down us with immense pressure even though they were only fulfilling their purpose and lighting the room. The house lights at the Robert Cohen Theatre allowed me to understand that light could be used as a way to make someone feel or look small in comparison, or as a way of defeating a person on stage.