Theatrical Lighting is a flexible tool in the production of theatre, dance, opera and other performance arts. Different types of lighting instruments are used to:

• Allow the audience to see the performance
• Impact the perception of shapes onstage
• Direct attention to a desired location
• Set the tone of a scene
• Establish or alter position in time and space
• Paint a picture or imagery
• Project scenery or act as scenery
• Plot: Communnicate an event or impending event
• Add realism
• Validate...