Latter Days
Dutch Kills / Ars Nova
Jess Chayes
Directed by Jess Chayes
Dutch Kills / Ars Nova
The Apocalypse is at hand!
Set in a dark, windowless basement in a city, the King awaits signs that the world will come to an end.
Practicals
I chose to use practical lighting (the strings of party lights, the bare bulbs on the wall) to reinforce the idea that we are in a place without easy access to natural light. The lighting needed to convey the story of the locked, damp room.
Final moments
When the revelation finally comes to the King, a grand moment of fog, unbelievable noise, and blinding light end the play. This is the first and only time that color enters the lighting palette.
