  The school theatre was renovated in summer 2004, and Seussical
was the first production to use a new rig complete with ETC
Source Fours®, Source Four Jrs, Source Four PARnels®, and ETC’s
automated luminaires Source Four Revolutions. Odyssey offers
their students the chance to learn theatre design and get hands-
on experience with the lighting equipment, and 142 students
participated in Odyssey’s show.  Bringing in 22 years of design
experience, Odyssey’s lighting designer Art Whitfield is a
skilled mentor for his students. He handled the fundamental
stage lighting design on Seussical, but students performed the
console programming and operation. Sophomore Adam Baugher
programmed and ran the main console, an ETC Express™ 48/96. Two
students managed backstage electrics, such as foggers, and
called the show, while three more ran the followspots. Twelfth
grader Kevin Whitfield, who did all the automation design and
programming, is already talking like a pro: "The [Source Four
Revolution’s] module system was a re