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Stupid Fucking Bird

University of Wisconsin Parkside

Scenic Design / Set Dressing

  • National Award for Excellence in Scenic Design from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

  • Produced during COVID for live-stream only

  • Designed for 5-camera setup

  • Black Box Theatre - 20' grid, 36'x36' footprint

  • Script inspired by Chekhov's The Seagull

  • Directorial concept was that the actors emerge from a derelict theatre full of legacy & history

  • Designed a back-painted drop to be revealed for interior/exterior scenes

  • Unit Set - Act II takes place in a modern kitchen

Performance within the performance

Performance within the performance

Photo: Alyssa Nepper

Conceptual research

Conceptual research

Ground Plan

Ground Plan

Screen grab - Camera 3

Screen grab - Camera 3

Paint Elevation Overview - back-painted backdrop

Paint Elevation Overview - back-painted backdrop

Early Rendering - Camera 5

Early Rendering - Camera 5

Screen grab - Camera 4

Screen grab - Camera 4

Act II - Modern Kitchen

Act II - Modern Kitchen

Camera 3

Layers of depth designed

Layers of depth designed

Camera 4

Section Drawing

Section Drawing

Paint Elevation - SL Pro Arch

Paint Elevation - SL Pro Arch

Act III Screen grab - Camera 3

Act III Screen grab - Camera 3

Act III Screen grab - Camera 3

Act III Screen grab - Camera 3

Act III screen grab - Camera 3

Act III screen grab - Camera 3

Entry screen grab - Camera 2

Entry screen grab - Camera 2

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