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The Whale

By Samuel D. Hunter

Lighting Design by Chelsea R. Bannan

Directed by Mark Liermann

Costume Design by Janelle Smith

Sound Design by Dwaine J. Potts

WMU, York Theatre

Photos by Cheslea R. Bannan and Mary Whalen
          My Goal with this design was to emulate the passage of time with the different colors and intensities found in daylight; from dawn, to mid-day, to sunset, and to night. I wanted to blend the boundaries of where the audience existed and where the play took place to bring them a step closer to the world of the play. I did this by coloring the audience in colors that I felt tied to the scene. During the transitions between scenes there were projections that gave time and day and I washed the stage in colors that I felt would set up the coming scene. I also gave the color washes a watery texture that I used in the final scene.
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