Freaky Friday
Info
A fast, flexible scenic system for Freaky Friday, designed to hold body-swap comedy, emotional reversals, and high-energy ensemble motion without losing clarity.
- Year
- 2024
- Company
- Okoboji Summer Theatre
- Project
- Musical Theatre
- Location
- Okoboji, IA
Notes
Freaky Friday required a scenic system that could handle fast identity shifts, tonal changes, and high-energy ensemble movement. The design emphasized modular zones and clear transitions so the audience could read each location instantly.
Contemporary domestic and school-world cues gave the production recognizable anchors, while flexible units supported both intimate family scenes and larger musical moments. The scenic logic had to stay simple even as the story became more chaotic.
That agility was the point. The design gave the production room for comic confusion, quick location changes, and emotional sincerity without losing the relationships at the center of the show.
Production
Creative team
- Book By
- Bridget Carpenter
- Music By
- Tom Kitt
- Director / Choreographer
- Josh Walden
- Scenic Designer
- Brandon PT Davis
- Costume Designer
- Zachary Phelps
- Lighting Designer
- Savannah Bell
- Sound Designer
- Kayla Slinger
- Lyrics By
- Brian Yorkey
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