Set Design and Construction: Sunday in the Park with George set

Print Page | Close Window

Sunday in the Park with George set

Printed From: Community Theater Green Room
Category: Producing Theater
Forum Name: Set Design and Construction
Forum Discription: Post your questions or suggestions about designing or building a set here.
URL: http://www.communitytheater.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4209
Printed Date: 11/24/24 at 11:55am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 8.05 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: Sunday in the Park with George set

Posted By: JShieldsIowa
Subject: Sunday in the Park with George set
Date Posted: 8/26/09 at 3:32am

Hey all -

I'm considering directing Sunday in the Park with George for a small venue. Just wondering if anyone on here has done the show and what some of the ideas are for set. Being that I'm sure the venue size and budget won't allow for everything the script calls for - just looking for different ideas.

Thanks!

Replies:

Posted By: dicapria
Date Posted: 8/26/09 at 6:07am

Looking for a set designer?

-------------
Dicapria
http://www.dicapria.com

Posted By: JShieldsIowa
Date Posted: 8/26/09 at 6:11am

I doubt that I'll have a budget for a set designer. :(

Posted By: kries13
Date Posted: 8/26/09 at 1:33pm

Last time I saw the show - it was a simple set with furniture pieces moved in and out.

The key design element was a large rendition of the painting spanning the upstage width and height. Quite impactful. But I think you could get a similar effect by projecting the image onto the backstage wall.

Best of luck to you!

-k-

-------------
kries
I art therefore I am.
www.artisrelative.com

Posted By: bmiller025
Date Posted: 9/05/09 at 2:24am

I designed lighting for a production of the show several years ago in a small theater. We hired a remarkable set designer, who painted a pointillist backdrop for the park scenes, and also hung plain muslin curtains for other scenes, and a black scrim for Seurat's studio, etc. We also had reproductions made of a couple of his paintings for a couple scenes. A pretty remarkable piece, and it remains one of the highlights of my career. I have some photographs on my website...

http://www.brianmiller.biz/George.htm

The show doesn't require much in the way of furniture, but you do need to recreate the painting with live actors for much of Act I. Act II is harder to describe.

It is a curious show. It was originally done as a one act off Broadway, and when it went to Broadway, they insisted on adding a second act. I saw that production. The first act is one of the most mind-blowing pieces of theater ever created, and the second act is one of the worst!

-------------
http://www.brianmiller.biz/BrianDesign.htm