Once We Lived Here
Presented by Western Sky Projects
Directed by: Andrew Baker
Venue: Blue Room Theatre
Creating an Australian landscape…
I started the process by looking at real shots of Australian farm lands and was drawn by the colours and shapes in the land. I added this concept into my set design through the painted floor and wall treatment.
The family home set piece was created from pallet wood and the asymmetrical geometric shape was developed as a response to the need of fluid floor space for the performers to use. I mapped out not only the performers movements with the director but where locations in and around the house would have been had the house stood there in real life. This helped to create a functional and identifiable symbolic set.
Understanding the characters…
The costumes for this production, while simple every day clothing, really needed to speak for each characters’ very different personality and story line. The costumes also needed to be of realistic style to contrast the stylised set as the themes of the piece would need the audience to connect with each character.
