
Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams
Scenic Designer and Charge Artist
Written by Nilo Cruz
Directed by Jesse Carlo
Lighting Design: Megan O'Brien
Costume Design: Elizabeth Collins
Sound Design: Isabel Gable
Props Design: Kevin Rolfs
Hair/Wigs Design: Karen Berger-Nolte
Technical Director: Line Bower
Stage Manager: Ally Longo
Photography: Carl Holmes
Performed at Columbia College Chicago




HORTENSIA AND THE MUSEUM OF DREAMS: Taking place in Havana, Cuba, it was vital that the set for this show recreated the architecture of the city, while allowing for the space to feel open. In order to do this in a black box theatre, I designed the set to be as tall as possible and as close to real life scale, with walls that replaced the traditional curtain masking. This made the actors look smaller and implied that the world continued on past what the audience could see, thus making the room feel larger.

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