Hi Caressa

the prompt is good and so is your imagination.

The midnight haze is well depicted. The eyes too strained, naturally cannot focus well. In a way it happens in real life too. Mind is befuddled and clarity is difficult to retain. So you see lights in place of darkness and dark while there is light around.
"Wait, they're back on. Now they're off. Wait, the whole building's gone."

The addition of midnight rehearsal adds to the nightly charm. You talk about David Copperfield, a favorite of mine since childhood days. Making a play out of it for the Television must be an interesting process.

Working on a project as a gift for wife, makes surfing late in the night justified.

Pretty good imagination!

Write on!