Bell, Book, and Candle
A grounded mid-century apartment for Bell, Book, and Candle, built to let wit, intimacy, and supernatural undertones emerge from a believable domestic interior.
- Year
- 2025
- Company
- Okoboji Summer Theatre
- Project
- Comedy
- Location
- Okoboji, IA
Realism was the anchor for Bell, Book and Candle at Okoboji Summer Theatre. Gillian's apartment needed to feel fully lived-in and emotionally specific, a room where the characters could behave naturally while the play's quiet magic remained just under the surface.
Built-in bookshelves, practical doors, defined wall planes, and carefully placed furniture gave the room permanence and weight. The green walls brought warmth and personality without pushing the world into overt stylization.
The goal was to let wit, romance, and enchantment emerge from a believable domestic environment. By keeping the room human and functional first, the scenic design allowed the supernatural elements to feel more intimate.
Creative team
- Playwright
- John Van Druten
- Director
- Richard Biever
- Scenic Design
- Brandon PT Davis
- Costume Design
- Ashley Harrison
- Lighting Design
- Lennox Emery
- Sound Design
- Anastasiia Didenko
Links
Million Dollar Quartet
The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove
The Glass Menagerie
Bell, Book, and Candle
Head Over Heels
Romeo & Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
¡LOTERIA: GAME ON!
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Romero
Urinetown
An Inspector Calls
All's Well That Ends Well
Little Shop of Horrors
Tomás and the Library Lady
The Penelopiad
Company
American Idiot
Parliament Square
An Enemy of the People
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Boeing, Boeing
The Bald Soprano
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
The Man of La Mancha
Dial “M” for Murder
All My Sons
Last Train to Nibroc
Rich Girl
