Don't Dress for Dinner
A restored French farmhouse reimagined as both romantic getaway and comedic trap, using exposed timber beams, textured plaster, and a tightly organized layout to support farce.
- Year
- 2013
- Company
- Okoboji Summer Theatre
- Project
- Comedy
- Location
- Okoboji, IA
A restored French farmhouse became both romantic getaway and comic trap in Don't Dress for Dinner at Okoboji Summer Theatre. Exposed timber beams, textured plaster, and a grounded palette created warmth, age, and rural charm.
Farce depends on clarity, so the layout prioritized clean sightlines, purposeful door placement, and layered depth. The timber grid became both a visual anchor and a practical structure for defining playing areas without crowding the stage.
The design needed to look inviting while supporting escalating deception. By balancing authenticity with precision, the farmhouse could hold the play's romantic surface and the intricate comic machinery underneath it.
Creative team
- Playwright
- Marc Camoletti
- Director
- Dan Schultz
- Scenic Design
- Brandon PT Davis
- Costume Design
- Ashley Harrison
- Lighting Design
- Halea Coulter
- Sound Design
- Michael Burke
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