| About
the Design
Some
time after I started work at rhe University of Kentucky, I entered
into a conversation between Russell Henderson and Nelson Fields
about the plan they had to someday do Earnest set in
the 50's. There social conservatism that gave Wilde the context
to write was there in the early 50's. The clothing was just
as constrictive. And social status was just as important.
"Someday"
became a reality when we decided to put the show on the season
schedule. I was excited at the chance to contribute and refine
the ideas (as a fan of mid-century kitsch).
The
play was produced on the Guignol stage at the University of
Kentucky, a 32' x 16' proscenium. The budget was approximately
$5,000. Scenery is built under the supervision of a faculty
technical director with student labor. I served as charge artist
and prop master.
Scene
design copywright 2001 by Gion DeFrancesco |
