Vox Lumiere Creates a Steampunk 'Phantom of the Opera'
For their version of “Phantom of the Opera,” Vox Lumiere combined steampunk and silent film, and no white mask.
Category Archives: Design Notebook
Every month, American Theatre goes behind-the-scenes on the design process of one particular production, getting into the heads of the creative teams involved. Browse below for the latest Design Notebooks. From our December 2015 issue onwards, we’ve revamped this section to encompass the creation process from rehearsal to review in our revamped Production Notebook.
Inside the Exploded Piano of Fiasco Theater's 'Into the Woods'
In a new reimagining of Lapine and Sondheim’s fairy-tale musical, 11 actors play all the roles and all the instruments—and the set itself is an instrument.
PigPen Theatre Company’s ‘The Old Man and the Moon’ Creates Magic, Adventure Onstage
PigPen Theatre Company creates a new folktale using shadow puppetry and a homegrown aesthetic.
'Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design' Celebrates the Designer's Work
A retrospective, with images, on the work of set designer Ming Cho Lee.
‘Les Misérables’ Gets A New Design For The Dallas Theater Center
How director Liesl Tommy and costume designer Jacob A. Climber contemporized “Les Misérables” for its run at the Dallas Theater Center.
Rude Mechs Go Glitz and Glam for Design of ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’
Director Shawn Sides and set designer Mimi Lien talk about the design concept for their show at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.
Designing "The Little Prince" at Lookingglass Theatre
How the production team at Lookingglass Theatre conjures a fairy tale using minimal props, aerial effects and window markers.
Designing ‘Yellow Face’ At Theater J
Natsu Onoda Power, Luciana Stecconi, and Jared Mezzocchi talk about designing David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” at Theater J in Washington D.C.
Inside the Non-Place Design of Swandive Theatre’s ‘Outopia for Pigeons’
Designers for a play told from a pigeon’s point of view give details of the set development.
‘Marie Antoinette’ Gets a Double Design Treatment
How the design team for David Adjmi’s “Marie Antoinette,” tackled downsizing the play for a smaller black box space.
