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Beetlejuice

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Flashing light summary

38flashing sequences reported
≈8 minof flashing in total
Flashing sequences and time by part of the show
Part of showSequencesFlashing time
Whole Show38≈ 8 min
Act One23≈ 2 min 53 sec
Act Two15≈ 4 min 45 sec
Notes on this listing

Also: 30 min preshow + 20 min intermission.

Cue details

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

Act One · 12 entries

0:05after start of Act One

The Show Begins: Beetlejuice Sign

Duration
5 seconds
Light source
LED Portal around set & foot lights
Frequency
Regular
Light color
Red portal flash
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: House lights half-dim

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

0:20after start of Act One

The Graveyard

Duration
10 seconds
Light source
18 portal strobe light fixtures, audience-facing
Frequency
Regular then irregular
Light color
White
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
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Lights go out. Beetlejuice sign glows and transforms

Scene: Stage goes dark, transported to the Graveyard

Before this: No signal after “Drink your $50 wine”

Scene: Ensemble turns downstage, sings to audience

Before this: After Beetlejuice plays the uke

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

5:30after start of Act One

Sandworm/Graveyard

Duration
6 seconds
Light source
Moving lights overhead
Frequency
Regular
Light color
White
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Beetlejuice says: “There’s a giant snake here!”

Scene: Sandworm enters, roars & leaves

6:55after start of Act One

Thunderstorm/Graveyard

Duration
5 seconds
Light source
Video lighting
Frequency
Irregular
Light color
White
Start time
7 minutes after start of Act One
Duration
10 seconds
Light source
Video lighting
Frequency
Irregular
Light color
White
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Beetlejuice says: “How about we all make a start.”

Scene: Beetlejuice conjures lighting & thunder over the funeral

Before this: Chorus sings “Ahhhh”

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

12:37after start of Act One

The Maitland’s House

Duration
2 seconds, 3 times
Light source
LED portal lights
Light color
Orange
Frequency
Irregular
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: The Maitland’s sing “Not yet. Not now.”

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

Before this: The Maitland’s kiss & plug in their extension cords

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

17:22after start of Act One

Cheer Squad with Beetlejuice & Maitlands

Duration
30 seconds
Light source
Small moving lights behind ceiling
Light color
Green/Purple
Frequency
Regular
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
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Lights flash and dance with the song

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

Before this: Beetlejuice says: “Come on, let’s make out a bit.”

Scene: Cheerleaders & Beetlejuice dance

Before this: Beetlejuice says: “Through the whole being dead thing.”

Scene: Cheerleaders stomp dance. Beetlejuice dances with the Maitlands

27:26after start of Act One

Oldest House

Duration
1 second
Light source
Central flash for practical cameras
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: After “This is the oldest house I’ve ever see.”

45:59after start of Act One

Song: “No Reason”

Duration
1 second
Light source
Central flash for practical cameras
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Button of song “No Reason”

Scene: Lydia tries to take a picture of Delia.

54:12after start of Act One

Bedroom

Duration
2 seconds
Light source
Projection, lightning flash
Light color
White
Frequency
Irregular
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: End of Bedroom scene

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

Before this: After Beetlejuice says: “I’m going to have a new best friend.”

Scene: Beetlejuice stands up, exciting.

1:00:00after start of Act One

Song: “Say My Name”

Duration
2 seconds
Light source
18 audience-facing strobes
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: End of song “Say My Name”

Scene: Transition into the House

1:05:28after start of Act One

The Conga Line

Duration
1 second
Light source
Overhead moving lights
Light color
Yellow
Frequency
Regular
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: the whistle blows

Scene: Actors break out of the conga line

Before this: Lydia yells “Beetlejuice!” three times.

Scene: Beetlejuice appears from the table.

1:05:48after start of Act One

House Transforms

Duration
5 seconds
Light source
Audience-facing portal strobes
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
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
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
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Beetlejuice reaches his hand up.

Scene: The house shakes and transforms.

Before this: Beetlejuice makes the house shake after summoning the sign.

Scene: The house shakes and falls apart.

Before this: A big head talks & Maxine says “Run!”

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

Before this: Beetlejuice slams the door closed.

Scene: The house transforms to black & white.

Intermission · 1 entry

1:28:00after start of Act One

End of Intermission

Duration
2 seconds
Light source
Audience-facing strobes
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: End of Intermission

Scene: Look into Entr’acte

Act Two · 6 entries

1:29:30after start of Act One

Girl Scout

Duration
10 seconds
Light source
LED Portals
Light color
Red
Frequency
Regular
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: After Girl Scout says: “Anything went wrong with me”

Scene: Girl Scout’s heart fibulates.

Before this: After “All right, I’ll come inside.”

Scene: The scenery transforms the house.

1:35:00after start of Act One

Song: “Beautiful Sound”

Duration
6 seconds
Light source
Overhead flashing specials
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
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
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: After Pie Lady enters

Scene: The neighbors are possessed.

Before this: End of “Beautiful Sound”

Scene: The Sandworm enters and exits.

Before this: “Beautiful Sound” reprise

Scene: The clones gather around Beetlejuice and dance.

1:51:32after start of Act One

The Séance

Duration
2 seconds
Light source
Flashing projections
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
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
Start time
1 hour 57 minutes after start of Act One
Duration
20 seconds
Light source
Lightning & thunder
Light color
White
Frequency
Regular
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: Lydia enters the séance.

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

Before this: As the séance takes place

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

Before this: End of the séance

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

Before this: End of the séance

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

2:11:18after start of Act One

Song: “Home”

Duration
20 seconds
Light source
LED foot light strips
Frequency
Regular
Light color
Blue/Red
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: End of song “Home”

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

2:20:21after start of Act One

The Wedding

Duration
10 seconds
Light source
Flashing projections
Frequency
Regular
Light color
Green
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
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
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: After Lydia & Beetlejuice get married

Scene: Beetlejuice comes back to life

Before this: After Beetlejuice’s Mom appears

Scene: Beetlejuice is sent out of the door.

Before this: After Juno says: “You can die together".”

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

2:31:00after start of Act One

The Bows

Duration
10 seconds
Light source
Flashing overhead lights
Frequency
Regular
Light color
Green/White
Scene details (may include spoilers)

Before this: After Musician’s bows

Scene: Sandworm enters for a bow

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