Plot Lines is a new series of video interviews produced by Live Design to explore light plots in depth. Everyone loves a good plot, and this is an exceptional opportunity to delve in with the designer.
Register here to spend 90 minutes with Tony-Award winning lighting designer Jeff Croiter, and Bessie and Knight of Illumination award winning visual designer, Roma Flowers. Croiter will share and discuss the plots for his award-winning work for Peter and the Starcatcher. His additional Broadway credits include Freestyle Love Supreme, Bandstand, Falsettos (revival), Something Rotten, Newsies, Holiday Inn, The Pee-wee Herman Show, and Penn & Teller on Broadway (and Las Vegas). He also works extensively in regional theatre, dance, special events, concerts, circus, and off-Broadway, where he has designed over 200 shows.
The light plot for Peter and the Starcatcher underwent many changes and adaptations through the numerous incarnations over the long life of the show. For Plot Lines, in addition to breaking down the specifics of the various and eclectic mix of equipment used (VL3500, VL1000, Claypaky 1500, High End Systems Studio Color, Martin Mac Aura, Martin Mac Viper, Mac Aura), Croiter will explore the journey from a workshop at La Jolla Playhouse to off-Broadway to Broadway to 1st national tour to 2nd national tour.
Click here to register to watch on demand.
If you have related questions for Jeff Croiter he can be reached at jcroiter@gmail,com
The first guest designer on Plot Lines was Clifton Taylor discussing his plot for A View From The Bridge at The Alley Theatre in Houston. That session can be watched on demand here.