Sebastian,

Yeah, I'm anticipating that I will be at 1600 the whole time, unless the lighting is very strong. I will see what happens. You have some good suggestions. I like the idea of getting behind and to the side of the performance for some more creative works.
A few things . . . I will be shooting everything in RAW.
White balance setting --- I do not wish to use Auto as it will try to neutralize everything and i would lose the moods and effects of the various color lights. I'm thinking I will just leave it set for tungsten and then can always batch adjust the temperature in Lightroom later if i feel it is too cool or warm.

Monopod--- I was considering bringing my monopod along and thought it might be helpful when using the 70-200 especially. It could give me an extra stop or two. In theory it seems like a good idea, but i do not know if it is something that will hinder me overall in the process. ( I would hate to be hustling down the aisle and then trip and fall over my third leg):nonod: :yikes:

Thanks for your time. Your photos are not only very good but inspiring as well.