My approach was to compliment this scenic ideal of free flow and movement as well as emphasize the astrological nature of the scenery, relating the space to the alignment of stars and planet. The scenic space for the show was a sensual playground in which the characters can flow and move freely. Creating an environment that was playful, fun, and allows the participants to visit a higher state of consciousness was the essential visual theme for the production. Starting with this idea allowed me to grasp onto a visual element from which I could evolve my own sense of the production. More specifically this refers to the Hippie movement and the free love and use of drugs that was involved. My approach for Hair stemmed from the essence of social interaction at the time of the plays original production. The challenge was discovering a way to visually express these themes through lighting. Hair illustrates a group of ideologies that share a common dissatisfaction with the governance over each of their individual social dilemmas. The play begs all artists involved to examine the state of our current society and express to the audience that there was a choice to be made concerning the acceptance or denial of the state of the world. The design work includes full script analysis as well as consideration of the director’s concept, my design approach created from the director’s concept, and visual and multimedia research.įrom a literary perspective, my first line of approach to design for this production was to compare the concepts of the play, as dictated by the director’s concept, and their appropriate connections with the social ideals of the time of the original 1967 production and the current social dilemmas to which this play was suited. This design was fully documented and has all expected and necessary paperwork for full installation in both spaces. My production work chiefly included the creation of a lighting design for the Southern Theatre as well as a comparable design for the Thurber Theatre space. I served as the lighting designer for this production and also assisted in the projection design for the show. My thesis project was collaborating on the design for the 2006 OSU/ CAPA production of the musical Hair, written by James Rado and Gerome Rami.
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