Jean Rosenthal 1912-1969 The first “Lighting Designer” “I remember how I felt each time I moved into the atmosphere of light Jean had created for me…till the last spot irised out on my face, and I was thankful for the cover of darkness to hide my tears.” ~Angela Lansbury http://www.susanscharfman.com/genius-passion-and-the-magic-of-light.html “Lighting affects everything light falls upon. How you see what you see, how you feel about it, and how you hear what you are hearing. Replace the ‘a’ with an ‘e’ and you get lighting effects!” ~Jean Rosenthal http://www.susanscharfman.com/genius-passion-and-the-magic-of-light.html She used light’s form, color, and movement to express the intention of a performance. “Light is tactile to me,” she said. “It has shape and dimension.” Integrating light into the overall texture of a production, Jean’s mantra was: “the most successful and brilliant work a lighting designer can do is usually the least noticeable.” Theatrical lighting today has its origins in her pioneering work. ~Susan Scharfman- Jean Rosenthal’s cousin http://www.susanscharfman.com/genius-passion-and-the-magic-of-light.html Innovations • technical engineer + artist • the position/job/title of the Lighting Designer- first “credited” lighting designer • approach to lighting dance- both ballet & modern dance (Balanchine, Martha Graham) • approach to lighting Musicals- lighting design for West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Cabaret https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jean- rosenthal-25879 Balanchine’s Four Temperaments opened and flopped because of overly elaborate European backdrops that Jean said were “clunky, outdated.” She rescued the production for the New York City company with her less is more blue cyclorama and unique lighting design. An instant success, Four Temperaments remains part of the New York City Ballet repertoire. Until his death, Balanchine never did another production without her. ~Susan Scharfman- Jean Rosenthal’s cousin http://www.susanscharfman.com/genius-passion-and-the-magic-of-light.html http://www.stagelightingprimer.com/index.html?slfs-right- frame.html&2 Lighting Paper Work The Light Plot- Lighting Plan (plan view) The Section Plot The Instrument Schedule The Channel Hook-Up The Focus Chart The Magic Sheet The Cue List or Cue Sheets examples-http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/topics/ lighting/lighting-design-paperwork/ http://livedesignonline.com/blog/spider-man-lighting- paperwork Fun Home Paper Work http://stage-directions.com/current-issue/28-feature/8291-time- and-memory.html McCandless Method https://www.d.umn.edu/~mharvey/th1501lightplot.html .