<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Stephen Rees wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">There actually is a production called "Black Comedy" by Peter Shaffer where indeed, the show begins on a dark stage in the "light" for a few moments and then the mains blow, the stage lights come on, and everyone kind of stumbles around in the "dark". Humor ensues. ;)</span></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LOL. That was the first show that I designed and ran lights for. It was on an old rheostat board, with no grand master. Fun!<div class=""><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><div class="">Bruce</div><div class="">-----</div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Bruce Purdy</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Central New York Magic Theatre Co.</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><a href="http://brucepurdy.com" class="">http://brucepurdy.com</a></div></div></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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