Barefoot in the Park

A compact New York walk-up whose scale, stairs, and thresholds turn Barefoot in the Park into a comedy of spatial pressure.

Okoboji Summer Theatre2024

Description

A compact New York walk-up became the pressure point for Barefoot in the Park at Okoboji Summer Theatre. Scale, proximity, stairs, doors, and windows all shaped the scenic design's comic rhythm and emotional temperature.

Rather than over-rendering period detail, I prioritized playable geometry. The apartment needed to support quick entrances, reversals, intimacy, and friction while always remaining clear to the audience.

Credits

Book byNeil Simon

Directed byBrett Olson

Scenic DesignBrandon PT Davis

Costume DesignShannon King

Lighting DesignLennox Emery

Sound DesignKayla Slinger

Links

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Scene emphasizing the apartment geometry in Barefoot in the Park.

Actors using the compact walk-up apartment.

Scene highlighting sightlines and furnishing relationships in Barefoot in the Park.

Comedy scene from Barefoot in the Park staged through the apartment’s compressed architecture.

Final production angle from Barefoot in the Park.

Rendering for Barefoot in the Park testing the walk-up apartment layout.