As I've mentioned on the blog a time or two before, I come from a theater family. I'm pretty sure if you cut certain family members open they would
bleed drama. My dad has been involved in every facet of theater but his real passion is technical design. His current job allows him to design sets, costumes and lighting designs. He's also a phenomenal artist and painter. I'm talking about him today because a few years ago, he was involved in the set design for
Into the Woods, which is one of my favorite fairy tale mash-ups. It's what happened to all these beloved characters
after the "Happily Ever After" that apparently, wasn't so perfect as it seemed.
He recently started a blog talking about his theater designs. He posted about his set design for
Into the Woods, which I'll link here, because there is no way I can adequately summarize that, but I wanted to post a few pictures from it because it's a fairy tale, it was a fabulous set,
and I totally helped paint it :)
If you are interested in reading more about how he designed this (and other) sets, you can definitely check out his new blog-
The Theatrical Designs of Gary Benson and you can also check out his
webshots portfolio.
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How fun! I loved being in drama when I was in high school. Painting the sets and helping design sets was great. :)
ReplyDeleteAs a member of this amazing theatre family, I can testify: There is absolutely NO exaggeration going on in this post. Oh, his sets are EPIC!!! Visiting his sets is like going to a museum, so seriously, visit his blog for a taste of the awesome.
ReplyDeleteAlso, when we bleed drama, it's in the good theatrical way, not the diva, give-me-whatever-I-want-way. Just to clarify. :D :D
I saw this play a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Nice post! :) My husband is an art teacher and he works with one of my good friends in the Drama program at his school. He designs the sets. I'll have to share this with him.
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