Flashing Lights Summary

ACT ONE

23 Flashing Light Sequences

Total: approx. 2 minutes & 53 seconds of flashing lights

ACT TWO

15 Flashing Light Sequences

Total: approx. 4 minutes & 45 seconds of flashing lights

PRE-SHOW & INTERMISSION

Pre-Show: 30 minutes of strobes & moving lights

Intermission: 20 minutes of strobes & moving lights

There are 18 audience-facing strobes, one per second, during the pre-show & intermission.

During performance: About 8 minutes total (across 38 short sequences in both acts). Flashing occurs during songs, transformations, and comedic effects in various colors.


Seating tip: Orchestra = higher exposure;
Mezzanine/Balcony = lower exposure.

The Show Begins: Beetlejuice Sign

  • Start time: 5 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 seconds

  • Light Source: LED Portal around set & foot lights

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: Red portal flash

  • Prior Scene: House lights half-dim

  • Flash Scene: House goes dark, show begins. Beetlejuice sign lights up fully.

Scene: The Graveyard

  • Start time: 20 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: 18 portal strobe light fixtures, audience-facing

  • Frequency: Regular then irregular

  • Light Color: White

  • Prior Scene: Lights go out. Beetlejuice sign glows and transforms

  • Flash Scene: Stage goes dark, transported to the Graveyard

  • Start time: 4 minutes & 17 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 second

  • Light Source: Ladder side light, moving lights

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: White

  • Prior Scene: No signal after “Drink your $50 wine”

  • Flash Scene: Ensemble turns downstage, sings to audience

  • Start time: 4 minutes & 27 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: LED strip foot lights

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: Green

  • Prior Scene: After Beetlejuice plays the uke

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice plays rock metal with his uke, then breaks it, & throws it into the pit

Scene: Sandworm/Graveyard

  • Start time: 5 minutes 30 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 6 seconds

  • Light Source: Moving lights overhead

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: White

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice says: “There’s a giant snake here!”

  • Flash Scene: Sandworm enters, roars & leaves

Scene: Thunderstorm/Graveyard

  • Start time: 6 minutes 55 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 seconds

  • Light Source: Video lighting

  • Frequency: Irregular

  • Light Color: White

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice says: “How about we all make a start.”

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice conjures lighting & thunder over the funeral

Scene: Creepy House/Graveyard

  • Start time: 7 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Video lighting

  • Frequency: Irregular

  • Light Color: White

  • Prior Scene: Chorus sings “Ahhhh”

  • Flash Scene: Graveyard transforms to a picture of a hill with a tree and creepy house in the distance.

Scene: The Maitland’s House

  • Start time: 12 minutes 37 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds, 3 times

  • Light Source: LED portal lights

  • Light Color: Orange

  • Frequency: Irregular

  • Prior Scene: The Maitland’s sing “Not yet. Not now.”

  • Flash Scene: Adam touches the crib he has been wiring, all the house flickers

Scene: The Maitlands Electrocuted

  • Start time: 13 minutes 14 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: LED portal lights & flashes from the house

  • Light Color: White/Orange

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: The Maitland’s kiss & plug in their extension cords

  • Flash Scene: The Maitlands get electrocuted & fall to the ground, dead.

Scene: Cheer Squad with Beetlejuice & Maitlands

  • Start time: 17 minutes 22 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 30 seconds

  • Light Source: Small moving lights behind ceiling

  • Light Color: Green/Purple

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Lights flash and dance with the song

  • Flash Scene: Cheerleaders & band members enter as Beetlejuice’s cheer squad, dancing around the Maitlands.

  • Start time: 18 minutes 30 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing lights on Beetlejuice & cheerleaders

  • Light Color: Green

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice says: “Come on, let’s make out a bit.”

  • Flash Scene: Cheerleaders & Beetlejuice dance

  • Start time: 18 minutes 46 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead lights on & off

  • Light Color: White/Green/Purple

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice says: “Through the whole being dead thing.”

  • Flash Scene: Cheerleaders stomp dance. Beetlejuice dances with the Maitlands

Scene: Oldest House

  • Start time: 27 minutes 26 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 second

  • Light Source: Central flash for practical cameras

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: After “This is the oldest house I’ve ever see.”

Song: “No Reason”

  • Start time: 45 minutes 59 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 second

  • Light Source: Central flash for practical cameras

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Button of song “No Reason”

  • Flash Scene: Lydia tries to take a picture of Delia.

Scene: Bedroom

  • Start time: 54 minutes 12 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds

  • Light Source: Projection, lightning flash

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Irregular

  • Prior Scene: End of Bedroom scene

  • Flash Scene: Plunges into darkness. Projection shows lightning before the roof scene.

  • Start time: 56 minutes 11 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 7 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead moving lights on Beetlejuice

  • Light Color: Green

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: After Beetlejuice says: “I’m going to have a new best friend.”

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice stands up, exciting.

Song: “Say My Name”

  • Start time: 1 hour after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds

  • Light Source: 18 audience-facing strobes

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: End of song “Say My Name”

  • Flash Scene: Transition into the House

Scene: The Conga Line

  • Start time: 1 hour 5 minutes 28 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 second

  • Light Source: Overhead moving lights

  • Light Color: Yellow

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: the whistle blows

  • Flash Scene: Actors break out of the conga line

  • Start time: 1 hour 5 minutes 45 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 30 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead lights on table

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Lydia yells “Beetlejuice!” three times.

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice appears from the table.

Scene: House Transforms

  • Start time: 1 hour 5 minutes 48 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 seconds

  • Light Source: Audience-facing portal strobes

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice reaches his hand up.

  • Flash Scene: The house shakes and transforms.

  • Start time: 1 hour 6 minutes 26 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead moving lights

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice makes the house shake after summoning the sign.

  • Flash Scene: The house shakes and falls apart.

  • Start time: 1 hour 7 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 7 seconds

  • Light Source: Chasing foot lights & strobes

  • Light Color: Green/Purple

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: A big head talks & Maxine says “Run!”

  • Flash Scene: All actors are scared by Beetlejuice & run out of the house.

  • Start time: 1 hour 8 minutes 15 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 seconds

  • Light Source: Projection flashes

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Beetlejuice slams the door closed.

  • Flash Scene: The house transforms to black & white.

ACT ONE

End of Intermission

  • Start time: 1 hour 28 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds

  • Light Source: Audience-facing strobes

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: End of Intermission

  • Flash Scene: Look into Entr’acte

Scene: Girl Scout

  • Start time: 1 hour 29 minutes 30 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: LED Portals

  • Light Color: Red

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: After Girl Scout says: “Anything went wrong with me”

  • Flash Scene: Girl Scout’s heart fibulates.

  • Start time: 1 hour 30 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 47 seconds

  • Light Source: Audience-facing strobe lights

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: After “All right, I’ll come inside.”

  • Flash Scene: The scenery transforms the house.

Song: “Beautiful Sound”

  • Start time: 1 hour 35 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 6 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead flashing specials

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: After Pie Lady enters

  • Flash Scene: The neighbors are possessed.

  • Start time: 1 hour 39 minutes 25 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead flashing specials

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: End of “Beautiful Sound”

  • Flash Scene: The Sandworm enters and exits.

  • Start time: 1 hour 40 minutes 35 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 20 seconds

  • Light Source: Overhead flashing specials

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: “Beautiful Sound” reprise

  • Flash Scene: The clones gather around Beetlejuice and dance.

Scene: The Séance

  • Start time: 1 hour 51 minutes 32 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing projections

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: Lydia enters the séance.

  • Flash Scene: Lydia uses the “Handbook for the Recently Deceased” to track Barbara’s Ghost.

  • Start time: 1 hour 53 minutes 36 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 minute & 22 seconds

  • Light Source: Strobes & overhead lights

  • Light Color: White/Green/Purple/Blue

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: As the séance takes place

  • Flash Scene: The house is illuminated and shaken during the séance.

  • Start time: 1 hour 57 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 20 seconds

  • Light Source: Lightning & thunder

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: End of the séance

  • Flash Scene: The stage is dark as we move to another location.

  • Start time: 1 hour 58 minutes 14 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 20 seconds

  • Light Source: Audience-facing strobe

  • Light Color: White

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Prior Scene: End of the séance

  • Flash Scene: The stage is dark, transporting to the Netherworld.

Song: “Home”

  • Start time: 2 hours 11 minutes 18 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 20 seconds

  • Light Source: LED foot light strips

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: Blue/Red

  • Prior Scene: End of song “Home”

  • Flash Scene: The stage goes dark with flashes, transition back to the house.

Scene: The Wedding

  • Start time: 2 hours 20 minutes 21 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing projections

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: Green

  • Prior Scene: After Lydia & Beetlejuice get married

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice comes back to life

  • Start time: 2 hours 23 minutes 23 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 6 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing light behind door

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: White/Blue

  • Prior Scene: After Beetlejuice’s Mom appears

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice is sent out of the door.

  • Start time: 2 hours 24 minutes 16 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 20 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing overhead lights

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: White/Blue/Red

  • Prior Scene: After Juno says: “You can die together".”

  • Flash Scene: Beetlejuice rides in on the Sandworm to eat mom.

The Bows

  • Start time: 2 hours 31 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 10 seconds

  • Light Source: Flashing overhead lights

  • Frequency: Regular

  • Light Color: Green/White

  • Prior Scene: After Musician’s bows

  • Flash Scene: Sandworm enters for a bow

ACT TWO

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