Trying to figure out which direction to head to on this one. Being that it's 6 distinct plays within one, it's a little daunting to find a design that works throughout all. Right now I'm leaning towards building a box set design pulling elements from the "timing" theme with clocks and gears, etc. Two of the acts feature cafe/restaurant scenes (Philip Glass is a bakery, so not far off) and then two require desks and classroom/office type settings, but "Words, words, words" with this dadgum tire swing is killing me.
I'm not sure if to design for three distinct areas, leaning on the fact that heritage of this show is small spaces and often performed in selections, but I'm not sure if there's enough room to fit all of that on a 40' proscenium.
The other thought I had was building the box with two rotating walls on the upstage wall that would act as a sort of 2D periaktoi, which when opened 90 degrees would allow for the tire swing to be brought on, but I'm concerned about the lateral stress on the pivot point, which would be all that would hold the walls up at that point. Not to mention having to find a way to mask the seams this would create.
Has anyone done this show before?
I'm not sure if to design for three distinct areas, leaning on the fact that heritage of this show is small spaces and often performed in selections, but I'm not sure if there's enough room to fit all of that on a 40' proscenium.
The other thought I had was building the box with two rotating walls on the upstage wall that would act as a sort of 2D periaktoi, which when opened 90 degrees would allow for the tire swing to be brought on, but I'm concerned about the lateral stress on the pivot point, which would be all that would hold the walls up at that point. Not to mention having to find a way to mask the seams this would create.
Has anyone done this show before?