The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan

Production Photo (Act 1)
Production Photo (Act 2)
Redesign for ATL (Act 1)
Redesign for ATL (Act 2)
 

Process Materials
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Rendering Act 1 (UK)
Rendering Act 2 (UK)
White Model Act 1 (ATL)
White Model Act 2 (ATL)
 
Production Credits

Produced by the University of Kentucky Theatre
Lexington, KY
Spring 1999 and Summer 2000

Directed by Russell Henderson
Costume Design by Nelson Fields

 
About the designs

There are two designs for this show. The first was actually produced in 1999. The director wanted to go a bit cartoony with it. The daughters arrive at the beach in bathing costumes and "Climbing Over Rocky Mountain" became an exercise routine. A little bit of camp.

I redesigned the show a bit in May 2000 to make it work in the Pamela Brown Auditorium at Actor's Theatre of Louisville (not for an actual production), a more thrusty kind of space. I was bale to explore some things I wasn't able to with our limited budget and resources.

 

Scene design copywrighted 2000 by Gion DeFrancesco