COMPANY

By Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Impacted by COVID-19

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DESIGN TEAM

Director Sam Buchanan
Scenic Designer Aline Toloto
Lighting Designer Katy Baronich
Sound Designer Tristan King
Costume Designer Matt Snellgrove

Company is about Robert and his “good and crazy married friends” who plan a surprise party for his 35th birthday. This concept musical unfolds going back and forth in Bob’s memories and the present. Originally set in the ‘70s, the story is now performed in 2020. In order to achieve a contemporary mood, I will create a unit set that reflects the modernity of the new era by using sophisticated color choices and predominant use of geometric shapes. While the set evokes a harmonic simplicity, it can also be very contrasting. Transiting between the good and the bad things, the plot shows that the simple things sometimes are intricate. New York city’s life will be explored with parallel lines and an overlapped colorful background. Fluid transitions between scenes will challenge Bobby to consider the meaning of “being alive” and accept the love that comes to him.

INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES

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RESEARCH

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“It’s a city of strangers, crowded streets” – Marta, P# 54
“Busy, noisy” – April - P# 56
“There is a time to come to New York and a time to leave” – April, P# 58 

CREATIVE PROCESS


Geometry a sense of fantasy, simplicity
Solid colors contemporary, simple 
Plywood contemporary, simple 
Parallel lines people's life happening at the same time, constancy 
Shadows interest in shadow movement, a feeling that time is passing 
Levels  movement, dynamicity, verticality

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First white model

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Color palette

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Final white model

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Second white model

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Perspective Drawing

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Shadows and light experimentation

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Floor design study

SIGHTLINE VIEW STUDY

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RENDERING

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IMPACTED BY COVID-19


At the beginning of the design process the team had to temporarily stop the work because the University was closing. Nobody was allowed to go into the building until further notice. Worldwide pandemic. Strange words, isn’t it? Words that I heard about it, but never thought I would live to see one, to feel one. During the next few weeks, I needed to submit my first ideas. Ideas were coming and also tears of seeing the world falling apart. Isolation. Lockdown. Company was the title and I kept that in mind. The whole meaning of the concept started getting deeper. Company. Friendship. Accept the love that comes to you! At that moment that was beyond a musical, a story, a design, it was an urgent necessity coming from my heart. The design team was not able to finish the process and the performance got canceled. What now? It was time to let it go, to treasure that moment, to grow from it, take a deep breath, and start over again.
And I’m grateful for being alive.

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