Theatre content from Live Design Magazine: Tennessee Williams’ award-winning 1944 play, The Glass Menagerie is back on Broadway this season at The Booth Theatre, with the creative team of scenic/costume designer Bob Crowley and lighting designer Natasha Katz. Natalie Robin chats with the designers.
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After seeing the grads and seniors design "The Glass Menagerie" last year, I became interested in this play. To my own surprise, I had never actually read the play. I know, right? When I saw Bob Crowley's design for this show, I was blown away by the simplistic beauty of the set. The use of water as a reflective surface, the fire escape, the simple platforms. Each element of this production's design seemed to be spot on. Not to mention, the lighting design seems to have worked stunningly in collaboration with the scenery. I would love to see this production before it closes.
I have never seen the show The Glass Menagerie, but the photos look beautiful. I think it is interesting comparing these two show because they are so different. The article mentions the difference between a show with such an established background (TGM) and one that does not go into such detailed "instructions" for designers (Once). I like how the designers took the concepts that were given to them by the play and then went off from there. The designers began with the concept of the memory play, and then went to isolation. I find this to be such an interesting concept. There are so many places that lighting and scenery can take this idea. And the designers took 'isolation' and translated to the stage quite elegantly (as much as I can tell from the photos.
This is a nice little insight into how designers think. It's especially interesting after the sophomore dps analyzed the Glass Menagerie in directing. It's interesting to read about these people in general. I have yet to see the Glass Menagerie, but the photos look amazing!
I love this team and seeing what they come up with. Its always faciniating. If I remember correctly also, these are the two that are designing the new Aladdin thats headed to broadway this spring, which I am very excited to see. For these photos themselves, they look gorgeous. I dont know glass managerie very well myself, but some of my friends know it very well and they said it fits quite beautifully.
The sets look beautiful, and I am very interested to see how the creative vision of these designers differs from the creative vision of CMU's production in March. I have not seen the designs yet, but I am excited to see how the warehouse and how the space transforms the play into something new and exciting. After having been on run crew for Alice in Bed, I have seen how the warehouse proves to be a challenging space in terms of Lighting, sound, and set design. It is a much more inclusive space than any theater that is in Purnell. I am excited and intrigued to see how the designers use the warehouse to their advantage and how they cope with the challenges it presents.
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