Pallet Board Stage Lights

Hey all! I'm pretty new to the forum, but I have this idea for some mood lighting for our stage and I wanted a little input/help with the project. I have done some single light wiring before, however I know this project will be a little more intensive than that. The idea is to take a Pallet and mount something like 12 soft white (40W equivalent) light's onto it, then to stand them up behind the musicians as a backing light. I'm not super familiar with wiring multiple lights together in this fashion (to one single switch) but I have seen it done before. We would also like to put them on a dimmer switch if that makes a difference. I can mount the sockets just fine, and understand the differences between hot and neutral wires, I just don't really understand how to wire it all together (to one switch). So, if you think you can help me, it would be greatly appreciated! Even if you just have a few ideas to throw out, I'll try to keep you guys updated on how the project goes!