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We discussed lighting for our production of The Glass Menagerie in our technical groups today. Considering that Williams wrote The Glass Menagerie as a memory play, we have decided upon largely soft lighting permeated by pastel colors. Besides the soft lighting, the rest of the show will essentially consist of basic lighting. There is one particular scene in the play that we went into deep discussion for. This scene of great interest is when Jim and Laura are in their deep and intimate conversation somewhere in the glass menagerie. My first impression from the script was always that the glass menagerie was a separate area from the rest of the apartment—a place all her own for Laura. While in this glass menagerie, Jim and Laura are supposed to be lighted by the glow of the dance hall in the vicinity of the Wingfield apartment. Karina once again brought in more pictures of past productions. This time we were inspired by the lighting choices of one particular production. To reiterate the fact that the couple were in an apartment, the directors of that particular production decided to light the actors as though the dance hall lights were passing through the slats of blinds. This created an interesting pattern on the actors that seemed to make the environment more intimate. Another option we have considered is a disco ball that could be used to recreate the glittering and reflecting qualities of glass. So many options are about that we just need to take the time to finalize what it is exactly we will be creating.