Chapter 1
Stage Lighting in the Third Millennium
Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God’s gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.
—Freeman Dyson, physicist and mathematician
It’s a Saturday night and Sixth Street in downtown Austin is about to come alive with throngs of partiers, dancers, and music enthusiasts. Everyone is in a pleasant mood, with the notable exception of one irritated club manager who has an annoying problem. His club is about to open for the evening and he has no lighting operator for the venue’s state-of-the-art lighting system. His employee quit the previous night and the manager scarcely knows how to turn on the console or the lights, much less make ...
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