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.

Stephens College2023

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 byHenrik Ibsen

Directed byL.R. Hults

Scenic DesignBrandon PT Davis

Costume DesignMartha C. Clarke

Lighting DesignZack Anderson

Sound DesignMichael Burke

Actors framed by the illustrated architecture.

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.