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The Importance Of Being Ernest--Oscar Wilde Designer's Notes: When the Plano Repertory Theatre needed someone to light the first production in their new space they came to me because they new I could handle the chaos and added stress of opening a new building without adding to it. They chose to do The Importance of Being Ernest in the arena configuration because it would allow for a set which could be simple and entirely built off site, and lighting which was very simple, allowing them to put the emphasis on costumes which would not be affected by the inevitable construction delays in the space. The show calls for lighting to establish each of the three acts and then leave the actors to do the rest. The preset for each act gives some specific lighting to set off each of Bryan Wofford's sets, and then brightens as the actors enter. Act one, the morning room of Algernon’s flat uses tight spots to highly the beautiful antiques. Act two, the garden of the manor house, has leaf templates to suggest the tree which is referred to within the action. Act three, the morning room at the manor house, has several window templates to complete the picture of a bright and airy sun room.
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