Is He Dead? Set Design




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I designed a set for the play “Is He Dead?” written by Mark Twain. The play takes place in 19th-century Paris, France. I designed the setting of Act 2, a luxurious Parisian loft in downtown Paris. The play includes a struggling artist trying to stay afloat with his paintings. He fakes his death in order to increase the value of his paintings, and poses as a woman for the rest of his life, reaping the benefits of his deadly success. I chose the color scheme including light pinks, cream whites, and golds to accentuate the womanly elegance of the loft as well as the velvet and satin fabrics. The walls are made of balsa wood and the floor is of individual wooden pieces glued down to a large piece of balsa wood.

Awards:
2021 Florida Thespian Festival District Level - Superior




 

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