Plot Luck 2026: Karin Olson Lights Pinocchio

The Children's Theatre Company Of Minneapolis is re-staging its popular production of Pinocchio, with lighting by Karin Olson. The show's unique concept, a group of painters arrive at a theatre to find an audience waiting for them and decide to tell the story of Pinocchio with whatever materials are to hand, requires the stage to transform from the ordinary to the magical. 

Olson shares her light plot below. Stay tuned for Part II, when Olson talks to Live Design about her work on this production and as a lighting designer in Minneapolis, MN.

Pinocchio runs September 8 - October 18, 2026.

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A light plot
A light plot

 

Creative Team and Production Staff    

Adapted and Directed byGreg Banks
Scenic Designer | Joseph Stanley
Costume Designer | Mary Anna Culligan
Original Lighting Designer | Rebecca Fuller Jensen
Lighting Designer | Karin Olson
Sound Designer | Victor Zupanc
Associate Sound Designer | Reid Rejsa
Stage Manager | Stacy McIntosh*
Assistant Stage Manager | Taylor Engel
Stage Management Fellow | Jada B. Smith
 

For more light plots visit the Live Design Light Plot Library