American Idiot
Southern California concrete infrastructure fused with Green Day’s pulse, creating a stark environment of suburban monotony, urban decay, and restless transformation in American Idiot.
University of California Irvine2018
Description
Green Day's raw energy pushed the American Idiot scenic design toward a world of suburban monotony, urban decay, and post-9/11 disconnection. On the Claire Trevor Theatre stage at UC Irvine, I wanted the environment to feel unyielding, like a concrete landscape the characters were fighting to survive.
A pedestrian bridge in Irvine became the starting image. Its concrete forms and institutional permanence suggested a Southern California version of alienation, one that felt familiar, public, and emotionally suffocating.
Credits
Book byBillie Joe Armstrong & Michael Mayer
Lyrics byBillie Joe Armstrong
Music byGreen Day
Directed byAndrew Palermo
ChoreographyAllison Eversol
Music DirectionLex Leigh
Scenic DesignBrandon PT Davis
Costume DesignJennifer Clark
Lighting DesignDavid Hern
Sound DesignJordan Tani
Projection DesignElizabeth Barrett
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