An Enemy of the People scenic design cover image
Scenic Design

An Enemy of the People

A grayscale illustrated world punctured by red furniture, making scrutiny feel constant and comfort impossible in An Enemy of the People.

Info

An Enemy of the People

Stephens College

2023

Company:
Stephens College
Location:
Columbia, MO
Year:
2023
Type:
Drama

Description

The world of An Enemy of the People needed to feel stripped down, confrontational, and a little unstable. At Stephens College, I held the environment in grayscale, with architecture and floor treated almost like a three-dimensional drawing.

The inspiration came from spaces where perspective feels flattened and reality becomes slightly uncertain. Rough line work suggested walls and structure without offering comfort, which felt right for a play centered on truth, public scrutiny, and civic denial.

Credits

Book by:Henrik Ibsen
Directed by:L.R. Hults
Scenic Design:Brandon PT Davis
Costume Design:Martha C. Clarke
Lighting Design:Zack Anderson
Sound Design:Michael Burke
The grayscale scenic world.
Actors framed by the illustrated architecture.
The grayscale scenic world.
The red furniture against the grayscale world.
Final scene from An Enemy of the People.
Rendering for An Enemy of the People testing the flattened grayscale environment and red focal furniture.