Friday, September 20, 2019

MORE Show #1 of the 2019-20 Tacoma Theater Season

Calendar Girls at Tacoma Little Theatre was such a great experience in so many ways. Not only was the show itself meaningful, and the dedication of everyone involved apparent, it was a great experience in designing.

I believe, and many of my colleagues do, that the future of stage design is in digital scenery for a variety of reasons. This show was a further testing ground for that idea, in a context that did not involve a big-box-budget.  And it worked!  The hard scenery was minimal and flexible - providing a frame for the story unfolding.  I created 13 digital backdrops for the show, depicting different seasons, times of day, and subtly following the dramatic arc with certain palette and movement choices.  




The video above shows a selection of those backdrops, in the order they appear in the show. Learned a great deal from this experience, am very pleased with how it came out, and eager to apply my new knowledge to another project.