lights down
Theater goes dark
Lights down is a stage direction or cue indicating that illumination should be dimmed or extinguished, typically to signal the end of a scene or the start of a performance: Lights down on the couple as they embrace.
The phrase functions as both instruction and description—a director writes it in a script, and a narrator might use it to describe what happens: The lights went down and the audience fell silent.
- dimmer switchLight level regulator
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- final bowPerformer's closing acknowledgment
- fade-outGradual disappearance effect
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
stage directions · candlelight · twilight · nightlight · stagecraft · dusk · cue · tranquility · quiet moment · lampshade · melancholy · introspection · nostalgia · calmness · serenity · ambiance · soft glow · reflection
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
lights downlights up
Begins to glow
bright lights · brighten · illumination · illuminate · flood of light
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