Bye Bye Birdie

Scenic Design

Directed by Emily Vargo
Choreography by Mandy Dulny and Alex Gumminger
Music Direction by Ashley Jones Rivers
Lighting Design by Justin Dudzik
Costume Design by Grant Martin
Props Design by Lacey Pacheco
Sound Design by Brady Rose
Stage Management by Catherine Lewis

Theatre In the Park, May-June 2024

Design Concept: Our concept for this production followed the themes of public obsession, celebrity, and fame, all rising with the popularity of television and media in the 1950s and 60s. Characters are "putting on a show" for the screen - what do we see within that frame, and what is the reality outside of it?

The result is an environment inspired by the shapes of TVs and radios of the period. Scenic elements like kitchen sets and beds pull out and fold up out of the set, selectively revealing and hiding reality. Combined with the fun geometric shapes and bright poppy colors of the 50s and 60s, the result is a joyful mid-century-modern world.