Last Train to Nibroc

An intimate, warm playing space carved inside a much larger proscenium, using reclaimed barn wood, a slight rake, and a long backdrop to support closeness and quiet change in Last Train to Nibroc.

Okoboji Summer Theatre2016

Description

Scale was the first design problem on Last Train to Nibroc. The script is intimate, but the Okoboji Summer Theatre proscenium was large, so I built a smaller textured frame inside the theatre using reclaimed Kentucky barn wood.

That frame immediately compressed the stage into something more personal. A slight rake improved sightlines and gave the environment a quiet forward pressure, while the barn wood carried warmth, history, and rural honesty.

Credits

Written byArlene Hutton

Directed byJanice Goldberg

Scenic DesignBrandon PT Davis

Costume DesignKristin Cook

Lighting DesignJosh Hiser

Sound DesignMichael Burke

The compressed proscenium and warm material palette.

The environment's closeness and stillness.

The raked stage and intimate playing space.

The architecture holding the characters gently.

Rendering of the compressed proscenium and barn-wood material language.

Rendering for Last Train to Nibroc showing the intimate scenic scale and backdrop system.