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