Design the lights for a play

If I were to design the lights for a play, I would choose to do it for the musical Hairspray. Hairspray's original Broadway production opened on August 15, 2002 and won 8 Tony Awards which is a great achievement. The reason why I chose this play is because I really enjoyed the movie when it came out. The soundtrack is fantastic and the plot is very fun and motivating. The actors and actresses are also very entertaining. After I saw the movie, I started looking into the original play because I always knew it was a Broadway play before it was turned into a movie. I became very interested in it. I have yet gone to New York City, but when I eventually do I will certainly put seeing Hairspray on Broadway on my agenda. The lights for the play if I were to design them would be very bright and fun. The play is very upbeat and exciting, so I would make the lighting match the vibe of the play. The play includes songs that are 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues. When the actors and actresses are singing an upbeat and fun song, I would make the lights bright and vibrant. Some of the colors would include bright hot pink, bright blue, florescent green and yellow, bright orange, etc. When the performers are singing a slower song with a less exciting mood, the lights would be not as bright and include navy blue and dark greens. One thing I always do notice about a play when I go and see one is the lights. When I used to go see my sister perform in her youth group's plays, I really enjoyed noticing all the fun, bright lights. It just really adds to the play and the entire vibe of the atmosphere.