Titanic Orchestra
Macalester College Main Stage Theater
Scenic Designer & Scenic Charge Artist
2023
Photos by: Yunzhu (Jessica) Chen
Director:
Dramaturg & Music Director:
Scenic Designer:
Lighting Designer & Technical Director:
Assistant Lighting Designer:
Costume Designer:
Sound Designer:
Props Designer:
Production Team
Barbra Berlovitz
Ben Desbois
Yunzhu (Jessica) Chen
Tom Barrett
Emelia Brinkley
Yuheng (Kitty) Jiang
Lizzie Nelson
James Calhoun
In the initial meeting with the director, she asked to lose the political background of the original script. She described that she wanted a space that represents no particular place in the world or time.
The initial concept I presented (on the left) has flat painted surfaces rigged from the grid representing paintings in frames. The concept took inspiration from Dali and paintings from other Surrealist artists to explore the themes of dream, subconscious, and escapism in the show.
After further conversations, the director wanted the stage to be more realistic, so this concept ultimately morphed into the version below.