Theater: Stage Design for 4000 Miles

This Wintersession I had the great opportunity to work very closely with 2nd Story Theatre's technical director. The theatre is a local building with black box layouts both upstairs and downstairs, and I thoroughly enjoyed the space.

Wintersession being where it is, I worked on several plays in various stages (no pun intended) of completion. I found the most amount of design freedom and conceptual exploration through the 4000 Miles set, which is a contemporary play that takes place in a grandmother's apartment.

This is my quick Photoshop rendering I made on top of a Sketch Up model I made in order to draft a color scheme and room textures. Wallpaper became an important element to give a worn, outdated apartment look.

A near-planned view of the 4000 Miles set. I spent some time here to figure out what furniture could be used and gives flexible enough playing space.

A reference photo we used for the cramped, yet quaint and home-y atmosphere.

 

I visited the local stores to scout out for potential wallpapers. This one made it to the director's choice.