About this episode

The episode discusses various aspects of lighting design and production, including common mistakes and industry mergers.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister "Breaks Out the Bucket" to answer unanswered questions from the 2025 Light Talk at LDI Show, and discusses the Merger of Tait and Silent House. Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, Zac, and David as they discuss: Rolling or folding light plots; What are the most common mistakes young designers make; What the differences are between your relationship with the Lighting Supervisor vs. your relationships with the Associate and Assistant Lighting Designers; When programming your own show, how to make sure that programming does not affect your creativity; A shout-out to Andy Fig; Lighting a Rodeo; The mega-merger of Tait and Silent house; and, The craziest things that we have seen in the theater. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellen Lampert-Greaux, Dennis Size, Steve Woods, David Jacques

Topics covered

• lighting design
• theater production
• creative programming
• industry mergers
• common mistakes
• light plots
• theatrical experiences

Keywords

• lighting design
• theater
• programming
• Tait
• Silent House
• light plots
• creative process
• LDI Show
• theater experiences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tait, Silent House

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