31 Days Of Plots: The Doobie Brothers

By Ellen Lampert-Greaux Dec 5, 2021 1:08pm

Live Design's fourth annual 31 Days Of Plots features one production per day during the month of December 2021, highlighting a different lighting design, from across theatre, concert tours, corporate events, live for broadcast, and more, as we wind down 2021 and head toward the new year.

Day 5 of 31 Days Of Plots 2021 features the plots for The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary tour with lighting and production design by Nathan Alves and Seth Jackson of Darkroom Creative. "In celebration of the Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary, Darkroom Creative did a little celebration of our own. The lighting rig, though completely LED, is reminiscent of the Parcan rigs of the 1970s and 80s. Hidden in the cueing are hat tips and homages to the greats from that era. Lighting nerds keep a keen eye and you’ll see bits of Marc Brickman, Steve Cohen, Peter Morse, Jeff Ravitz, Marilyn Lowey, Alan Owen, Howard Ungerleider, and on and on. All of this under the direction of Steve Owens, a legend himself. The show has no IMAG, no cameras. The video is a scenic enhancement using album covers and archival artwork to create new animations amidst rows of constructivist scenic panels," says Jackson.