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Musical by Nina Faso and Stephen Schwartz
Northwestern State University, 2021* (canceled due to Covid)
Director: Pia Wyatt
Scenic Design: Robert Richoux
Assistant Scenic Designer: Ryland Mandel, Drew Davis
Costume Design: Zeta Bartels
Lighting Design: Abigail Reeves
Props Master: Finley Fields
Sound Design: Carlos Nine
Photos @Chris Reich
written by Susan Lori Parks
TopdogUnderdog's final scene is disturbingly voyeuristic and familiar to the end of Act 1, where Lincoln describes the details of his job. The story I wanted to highlight is about the spectacle of the theatre to enhance the fact that you are watching a show that tells about history by designing the set to look like the Ford’s Theatre–which is now an exhibit–but with an antique newspaper like quality.
Northwestern State University
May 2021
Topdog/Underdog
written by Molière
Parlour rooms during the play’s original time period acted as a meeting place for salons, or social gatherings of women, to discuss societal sentiments. America during the 1920s closely resembles France during the 1660. The themes in this show that I chose to highlight are concealment, deception, and the influence and power of women in history and society. To convey these concepts, I set the show in a 1920’s gilded mansion parlour room.
Northwestern State University
March 2021
Tartuffe
written by Robert O'Hara
The play discusses the racial differences in how white versus black family dynamics work. Splitting the audience on a transverse stage will highlight this difference and force them to look at each other while they are watching the show.
Northwestern State University
April 2021
Barbecue
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