Back To The Future
Summary

ACT ONE

11 Flashing Light Sequences

Approx. 51 minutes & 45 seconds of various flashing lights

ACT TWO

14 Flashing Light Sequences

Approx. 23 minutes & 9 seconds of flashing lights

ACT ONE

Preset / Walk-in

  • Start time: 30 minutes before start of Act One

  • Duration: 30 minutes

  • Light Source: Moving lights & lighting in scenery

  • Frequency: Slow, random blinking

  • Light Color: Blue flashes

  • Scene: Preset / Walk-in Look

Scene: Marty in Doc’s Lab

  • Start time: 3 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 2 seconds

  • Light Source: Pyro from speaker & top of Doc’s lab

  • Frequency: 2 Single flashes

  • Light Color: White flashes

  • Prior Scene: Marty strumming electric guitar, says “Rock n’ Roll!”

Scene: Marty’s Family

  • Start time: 17 minutes & 29 seconds after start of Act One

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Portal edges

  • Frequency: Fast

  • Light Color: White flashes

  • Prior Scene: Marty’s family kitchen scene

  • Flashing Scene: Marty’s family moves downstage

Scene: DeLorean Entrance

  • Start time: 18 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 seconds

  • Light Source: Moving lights in scenery

  • Frequency: Medium/Fast

  • Light Color: White flashes

  • Prior Scene: Marty waiting for Doc at Twin Pines

Song: “It Works”

  • Start time: 19 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 22 seconds

  • Light Source: Sidelights on performers

  • Light Color: White flashes

  • Frequency: Medium/Irregular

  • Prior Scene: Doc & Marty at Twin Pines

  • Flashing scene: Doc sings “It Works”, flashes occur periodically throughout the number

Scene: Marty Drives to the Hospital

  • Start time: 26 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 5 minutes

  • Light Source: Video wall, Projectors, Moving Lights, Scenery

  • Light Color: Various colors of flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: Twin Pines scene

Scene: Town Square Billboard

  • Start time: 36 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 1 minute & 30 seconds

  • Light Source: Marquee lights

  • Light Color: Warm white flashes

  • Frequency: Medium

  • Prior Scene: Town square during Goldie’s song

  • Flashing Scene: Billboard flies in with marquee lights

Scene: Performers Downstage

  • Start time: 37 minutes after start of Act One

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Backlight on performers

  • Light Color: Warm white flashes

  • Frequency: Medium

  • Prior Scene: Town square scene

  • Flashing scene: Performers line up downstage after town square scene

Intermission

  • Start time: Intermission

  • Duration: 15 minutes

  • Light Source: Moving lights & lighting in scenery

  • Light Color: Blue flashes

  • Frequency: Slow, random

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

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

Scene: Model Car on Ramp

  • Start time: 16 minutes & 17 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 2 second

  • Light Source: Pyro blast from Hill Valley model

  • Light Color: White flash

  • Frequency: Two Single flashes

  • Prior Scene: Doc talking to Marty, explaining the return to 1985

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

Scene: Return to 1985

  • Start time: 42 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 7 minutes

  • Light Source: Video wall, projectors, moving lights, scenery

  • Light Color: White flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: Marty says goodbye to Lorraine & George

  • Flashing Scene: Return to 1985, an ongoing lighting storm

Scene: Driving Sequence

  • Start time: 46 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 4 seconds

  • Light Source: Video wall, projectors, moving lights, scenery, & pyro blast

  • Light Color: Various colors of flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: Marty gets in the car to drive to motel

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

Scene: Car in 1985

  • Start time: 49 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Moving lights, scenery

  • Light Color: Various colors of flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: Doc walks off stage with hook

  • Flashing Scene: The car appears in 1985

Song: “Power of Love”

  • Start time: 55 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Moving lights, scenery

  • Light Color: Various colors of flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: George introduces Marty and the Pinheads

  • Flashing Scene: Rock & roll lighting, chases into the audience

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

  • Start time: 58 minutes after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 2 minutes & 3 seconds

  • Light Source: Many moving lights & scenery

  • Light Color: Blue & White flashes

  • Frequency: Medium

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

Scene: Curtain Call

  • Start time: 1 hour after start of Act Two

  • Duration: 3 minutes

  • Light Source: Moving lights & scenery

  • Light Color: Various colors of flashes

  • Frequency: Various

  • Prior Scene: Curtain call & song “Back In Time”

  • Flashing Scene: Rock & roll lighting, and chases into audience

Post Show

  • Start time: After end of Act Two

  • Light Source: Moving lights and lighting in scenery

  • Light Color: Blue flashes

  • Frequency: Slow

  • Flashing Scene: Post show / walk-out look

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