Until the Lights Come Up—a new website and online store created by Hamilton production carpenter Andrew Sullivan and associate sound designer Jason Crystal with Hudson Theatrical Associates Production Manager Franklin Swann—and TeeRico, Lin-Manuel Miranda's official artist merchandise shop, are both raising funds for Broadway Cares' COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund.
Until the Lights Come Up is currently selling shirts and stickers featuring artist Madison Hayes' rendering of a theatre's ghost light, which is left on the stage of a theatre when the house is empty and would otherwise be dark. Click here to view merchandise; shipping is expected to begin in the middle of the month.
“Whatever your belief is about the history of the ghost light, we thought it was an apt symbol for the project,” said Franklin. “At night, it’s a sign of safety, but during the day it welcomes the cast and crew back to their second home. No doubt, these ghost lights will be there to welcome us all back to the theatre soon.”
“We hope the merchandise will serve as both a physical reminder of the challenge so many in our industry are going through right now, and also as a reminder of how this community comes together to support one another,” added Swann.
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