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Adam King lights ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Mountview with Chauvet

Just before the Covid-lockdown put a temporary halt to live theatrical performances, Adam King lit a production of the Frank Loesser musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Mountview’s recently completed new location in Peckham, south London.

Helping him in this endeavor was a lighting kit that featured over 40 Chauvet Professional Ovation LED fixtures supplied by White Light. King was familiar with that kit, having been involved in the evaluation process that led to it being installed at the school.

Color changes were critical in aiding the transition from scene to scene. “Using LED fixtures allowed me to do smooth live color changes,” says King. Key to creating these colors were the 15 Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidal fixtures in the kit, most of which were placed head-high on booms with the remaining units located in FOH positions. The RGBA-Lime fixtures served as the main key light for actors’ faces, and were also used for texture and color on large group scenes.

Further contributing to the color-scape were Mountview’s 16 Ovation F-915FC Fresnels. These fixtures were placed in three different positions: nine used as overhead top lights, six arranged on ladders and serving as high side lights, and one located FOH to provide a full stage color wash for dance numbers.

Rounding out the Ovation fixtures in the kit were eight B-2805FC batten and two B-1965 Batten fixtures. “The B-2805FCs had two positions - the first was a bar flown right out almost to the grid to allow the units just to skim down the back wall,” explains King. “The second position was actually above the grid. We had scenes set in the sewers and I wanted to get an effect of light shining through grates so I rigged two units above the grid to achieve this. As for the B-1965 batten, they were on booms at stage level and used to get bold colors into the U.S. set items and create some fun shadows.”

“Programmer Alex McManus helped me get through hundreds of cues in a very limited amount of time,” continues King. “I also owe a great deal of thanks to the rest of the LX Team: Production Electrician Dan Foggo, LX Crew Josh Rooney-Walker, and Followspot Operators Conor Thornton and David Pughe, and of course the Mountview Production Arts staff team.”

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