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Start time: 21 minutes & 25 seconds after start of Act One
Duration: 0.5 seconds
Light Source: Upstage right video screen, ‘lightning’ flashes
Frequency: 2 flashes, approx. 2 Hertz
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: Ali runs outside after fighting with her mom. She’s caught in the rain.
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Start time: 21 minutes & 37 seconds after start of Act One
Duration: 0.5 seconds
Light Source: Upstage right video screen, ‘lightning’ flashes
Frequency: 3 flashes, approx. 2 Hertz
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: Ali in the street. Approx. 12 seconds after first ‘lighting’ event
Start time: 22 minutes & 7 seconds after start of Act One
Duration: 0.5 seconds
Light Source: Upstage right video screen, ‘lightning’ flashes
Frequency: 2 flashes, approx. 2 Hertz
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: Ali goes inside and gets a towel from the doorman.
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Start time: 1 hour & 41 seconds after start of Act One
Duration: 0 seconds
Light Source: Intense bright light on all video screens
Frequency: One single flash
Light Color: White flash
Prior Scene: Tiny interrupts “Girl On Fire” saying, “Oh hell no”. Lights flash as beat drops at the start of Tiny’s rap verse.
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Start time: 1 hour & 4 minutes after start of Act One
Duration: 13.2 seconds
Light Source: LED Striplights below the stage edge & overstage; Moving lights in proscenium boom on both sides of audience; LED Color blasts from balcony - every seat has some amount of red flashing light
Frequency: estimated 4-6 Hertz
Light Color: Red flashes
Prior Scene: Ali’s mom catches her in bed with her boyfriend, cops are summoned. The cops draw a gun and shout “Everybody on the gun” before flashes begin.
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Start time: 1 hour & 4 minutes & 12 seconds after start of Act One
Duration: 15 seconds
Light Source: Upper half of video screens has random blinking images & flashing police lights in sync with the light cues. Ends with one final bright flash.
Frequency: Irregular, similar to police/ambulance flashing lights
Light Color: Multicolored flashes
Prior Scene: An altercation between Knuck and the doorman, Ali’s mom hits her, then the police arrive.
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Start time: 2 minutes & 6 seconds after start of Act Two
Duration: 0 seconds
Light Source: Single bright white flash on all video screens
Frequency: Single flash
Light Color: White flash
Prior Scene: Ali sings “Heartburn” on top of a table.
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Start time: 2 minutes & 43 seconds after start of Act Two
Duration: .5 seconds
Light Source: Strobes from overhead pipes toward the audience
Frequency: Single flash
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: Opening ensemble number of “Heartburn”, the final repeated lyrics "Oooh, Shake it Shake it, uh huh, Go 'head girl"
Start time: 2 minutes & 43 seconds after start of Act Two
Duration: 0 seconds
Light Source: Single flash on all video screens
Frequency: Single flash
Light Color: Pink & white flashes
Prior Scene: Ensemble sings lyrics “Shake it, Shake it, Go head girl”
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Start time: 1 hour & 3 minutes after start of Act Two
Duration: 14 seconds
Light Source: Overhead moving lights
Frequency: Not flash. Lights in Dot Gobo Patterns sweep across the audience repeatedly which creates a "sparkling" feeling when the light passes.
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: Ensemble is singing the iconic Alicia Keys anthem "Empire State of Mind", lights occur during lyrics: "One hand in the air for the big city. Street lights big dreams all lookin' pretty" & finishes by the following chorus of "New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of"
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Start time: 1 hour & 4 minutes after start of Act Two
Duration: 22 seconds
Light Source: All video screens have intermittent bright white flashing bars
Frequency: Various
Light Color: White flashes
Prior Scene: The rap of “Empire State of Mind” starts after orange and blue Statute of Liberty graphic appears on the video screens. The rap is punctuated by solid white bar that flash energetically on screens.