John Garcia, The Column Online - 24/05/2017

Lighting was designed by Paul Smith. Lighting, like the scenic design, was also very intricate, and executed in a very professional manner. The mood was clearly established as the audience was drawn into the world of the circus. There was quite a bit of color, which made the production very grand, and exciting. It is apparent that there was quite a bit of time and talent devoted to creating the lighting of this production. The variety of bright, colorful lighting really accentuated the colorful personalities of these performers. Lighting was also high energy, and powerful. It was an interesting touch to see alternating colors of light create a striped effect, very similar to the fabric designs used for the big top later in the production