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25flashing sequences reported
≈74 min 54 secof flashing in total
Flashing sequences and time by part of the show
Part of showSequencesFlashing time
Whole Show25≈ 74 min 54 sec
Act One11≈ 51 min 45 sec
Act Two14≈ 23 min 9 sec
Notes on this listing

Includes preshow and intermission effects.

Cue information contributed by Derek Jones & stage management team.

Cue details

Start times are approximate and measured as described in each entry. Some entries describe more than one effect.

Act One · 8 entries

30:00before start of Act One

Preset / Walk-in

Duration
30 minutes
Light source
Moving lights & lighting in scenery
Frequency
Slow, random blinking
Light color
Blue flashes
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Scene: Preset / Walk-in Look

3:00after start of Act One

Marty in Doc’s Lab

Duration
2 seconds
Light source
Pyro from speaker & top of Doc’s lab
Frequency
2 Single flashes
Light color
White flashes
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Marty strumming electric guitar, says “Rock n’ Roll!”

17:29after start of Act One

Marty’s Family

Duration
3 seconds
Light source
Portal edges
Frequency
Fast
Light color
White flashes
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Marty’s family kitchen scene

Scene: Marty’s family moves downstage

18:00after start of Act One

DeLorean Entrance

Duration
5 seconds
Light source
Moving lights in scenery
Frequency
Medium/Fast
Light color
White flashes
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Marty waiting for Doc at Twin Pines

19:00after start of Act One

Song: “It Works”

Duration
22 seconds
Light source
Sidelights on performers
Light color
White flashes
Frequency
Medium/Irregular
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Doc & Marty at Twin Pines

Scene: Doc sings “It Works”, flashes occur periodically throughout the number

26:00after start of Act One

Marty Drives to the Hospital

Duration
5 minutes
Light source
Video wall, Projectors, Moving Lights, Scenery
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Twin Pines scene

36:00after start of Act One

Town Square Billboard

Duration
1 minute & 30 seconds
Light source
Marquee lights
Light color
Warm white flashes
Frequency
Medium
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Town square during Goldie’s song

Scene: Billboard flies in with marquee lights

37:00after start of Act One

Performers Downstage

Duration
3 seconds
Light source
Backlight on performers
Light color
Warm white flashes
Frequency
Medium
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Town square scene

Scene: Performers line up downstage after town square scene

Intermission · 1 entry

Intermission

Intermission

Start time
Intermission
Duration
15 minutes
Light source
Moving lights & lighting in scenery
Light color
Blue flashes
Frequency
Slow, random

Act Two · 9 entries

After the start of Act Two

Song: “21st Century”

Start time
After the start of Act Two
Duration
5 minutes
Light source
Video wall, moving lights
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Scene: Song “21st Century” has many different strobes & flashes

16:00after start of Act Two

Model Car on Ramp

Duration
2 second
Light source
Pyro blast from Hill Valley model
Light color
White flash
Frequency
Two Single flashes
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Doc talking to Marty, explaining the return to 1985

Scene: Model car rolls down the ramp and smoke comes from the car

42:00after start of Act Two

Return to 1985

Duration
7 minutes
Light source
Video wall, projectors, moving lights, scenery
Light color
White flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Marty says goodbye to Lorraine & George

Scene: Return to 1985, an ongoing lighting storm

46:00after start of Act Two

Driving Sequence

Duration
4 seconds
Light source
Video wall, projectors, moving lights, scenery, & pyro blast
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Marty gets in the car to drive to motel

Scene: Three instances of flashes during driving sequence, followed by a pyro blast from car hook

49:00after start of Act Two

Car in 1985

Duration
3 seconds
Light source
Moving lights, scenery
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Doc walks off stage with hook

Scene: The car appears in 1985

55:00after start of Act Two

Song: “Power of Love”

Duration
3 seconds
Light source
Moving lights, scenery
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: George introduces Marty and the Pinheads

Scene: Rock & roll lighting, chases into the audience

58:00after start of Act Two

Song: End of “Power of Love” & Final Car Scene

Duration
2 minutes & 3 seconds
Light source
Many moving lights & scenery
Light color
Blue & White flashes
Frequency
Medium
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Scene: End of “Power of Love” song & final car appearance

1:00:00after start of Act Two

Curtain Call

Duration
3 minutes
Light source
Moving lights & scenery
Light color
Various colors of flashes
Frequency
Various
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Curtain call & song “Back In Time”

Scene: Rock & roll lighting, and chases into audience

After end of Act Two

Post Show

Start time
After end of Act Two
Light source
Moving lights and lighting in scenery
Light color
Blue flashes
Frequency
Slow
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Scene: Post show / walk-out look

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