Scenic Design Insights: Renderings, Models & Spatial Storytelling
Where visionary environments elevate storytelling across theatre, events, and architectural design. This blog explores how scenic design principles translate into tangible spatial experiences—through renderings, models, and technical drawings crafted with precision and purpose. Each entry highlights how design thinking can impact both theatrical productions and commercial environments with equal creative force.
Framing the Martyr: Scenic Design as Memory Work in Romero
From the beginning, it was clear the scenic language needed to support a nonlinear dramaturgy. The play leaps between beach and cathedral, war zone and heaven. Characters slip between time and identity. Puppetry, projections, and movement required the space to transform without literalism.
“You’re Wasting My Time”: A Scenic Design Lesson That Still Sticks
A moment of critique at URTAs left me stunned—but it also became one of the most formative lessons of my scenic design journey. Here’s why I’m grateful for it now.
The Lights Were Already On: Maude Adams’ Legacy at Stephens College
There's a portrait that watches over the Macklanburg Playhouse. If you've ever performed there, you've seen it—Maude Adams, eyes just over your shoulder as you step into the light. The original Peter Pan. A Broadway icon. But more than that: a pioneer in theatrical lighting and the former head of the drama department at Stephens College.