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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Research: Sustainable Scene Design for a Production Of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Research: Sustainable Scene Design for a Production of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy Of The People THESIS Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Fine Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Joshua Mortimer Quinlan Graduate Program in Theatre The Ohio State University 2016 Master's Examination Committee: Brad Steinmetz, M.F.A., Advisor Mary Tarantino, M.F.A. Lesley Ferris, PhD Copyright by Joshua Mortimer Quinlan 2016 ABSTRACT Theatre is a liminal environment between performers and a live audience, and between the past, present and future. Theatre practitioners often bring to life old scripts that have graced the stage many times while highlighting the relevance of key themes and motifs in relation to a modern audience. The work of playwright Henrik Ibsen is produced worldwide because of its modern subjects, despite having been written in the late nineteenth century. Under the direction of Lesley Ferris, I designed the scenic environment for Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s version of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at The Ohio State University. I used a combination of sketches, digital modelling, and a physical white model to communicate my scenic design. By way of reducing, reusing, and recycling, I executed a sustainable scenic environment that complimented the themes of environmental awareness within the play without compromising the aesthetic of the design. ii To the women behind walls. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to Brad Steinmetz for his unwavering support and for his continued guidance throughout this process and beyond. Thanks to Dan Gray for his valued mentorship and for continuing my sustainable vision. Thanks to Lesley Ferris for her strong direction and for nurturing a successfully flexible production process. Thanks to Mary Tarantino for her admirable leadership and support. Thanks to Chad Mahan for his indispensable collaboration and commitment to the heart of this design. Thanks to Andy Baker, Sarah Fickling and Rebekah Priebe for being such a supportive and inspirational cohort throughout our tenure at The Ohio State University. Special thanks to my mother, Cheryl Moore, for all of her support, inspiration and love, without which I would not be who I am today. iv VITA 4 December 1991 ...........................................Born in Oshawa, ON Canada 2013 ...............................................................B.A. Honors Drama, University of Windsor 2013 to present ..............................................Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Theatre, The Ohio State University February 2014 ...............................................As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Scene Design February 2014 ...............................................There Is No Silence by Jeanine Thompson, Assistant Scene Design September 2014 ............................................The Norwegians by C. Denby Swanson, Costume Design November 2014 .............................................In Here Out There by Bullock, Chamberlain, Elliott, Harelik, Lopez, M. Mazibuko, S. Mazibuko, Ries, Ware and Wiabel, Scene Design April 2015 .....................................................Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Scene Design May 2015 ......................................................Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik, Scene and Costume Design November 2015 .............................................An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, Scene Design March 2016 ...................................................Stupid Fucking Bird by Aaron Posner, Costume Design v FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: Theatre Studies In: Production Design vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iv VITA ................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... ix CHAPTER 1: THE PRODUCING SITUATION ............................................................... 1 CHAPTER 2: IBSEN, LEINKEIWICZ AND AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE ................. 4 The Playwright and His Work ......................................................................................... 5 The Script ........................................................................................................................ 7 Considerations ............................................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 3: THE DESIGN CONCEPT......................................................................... 14 Collaboration and the Visual World ............................................................................. 35 Sustainability and Design .............................................................................................. 38 CHAPTER 4: THE PRODUCTION PROCESS .............................................................. 42 Walls.............................................................................................................................. 42 Moulding and Beams .................................................................................................... 48 Doors and Windows ...................................................................................................... 54 vii Platforms and Floor Treatment ..................................................................................... 55 Properties ....................................................................................................................... 57 Furniture .................................................................................................................... 57 Practical Light Fixtures ............................................................................................. 58 Bookcases .................................................................................................................. 59 Hand Props ................................................................................................................ 60 Food Props ................................................................................................................. 62 Tech Week..................................................................................................................... 62 CHAPTER 5: EVALUATION ......................................................................................... 67 WORKS CITED ............................................................................................................... 76 APPENDIX A: DIRECTOR’S CONCEPT ...................................................................... 78 APPENDIX B: RESEARCH IMAGES ............................................................................ 86 APPENDIX C: DESIGN DRAWINGS ............................................................................ 99 APPENDIX D: FINAL PROPS LIST ............................................................................ 118 APPENDIX E: PRODUCTION REVIEWS ................................................................... 121 Columbus Underground – Richard Sanford ................................................................ 122 Life Full of Cheese – Chuck Pennington III ............................................................... 125 APPENDIX F: PRODUCTION PHOTOS ..................................................................... 127 viii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Initial Reaction Image – Fracking Fire .............................................................. 16 Figure 2. Initial Reaction Image – Dirty Drinking Water ................................................. 17 Figure 3. Initial Reaction Image – Political Cartoon ........................................................ 18 Figure 4. Research Image – Strandgade 30, 1908, Vilhelm Hammersøi ......................... 20 Figure 5. Research Slide – Fragmented Scenery .............................................................. 22 Figure 6. First Sketch – Ink on Recycled Paper................................................................ 24 Figure 7. Research Image – Ghosts, Brooklyn Academy of Music.................................. 27 Figure 8. Research Image – Therme Vals Spa .................................................................. 28 Figure 9. Preliminary Digital Model - Act I, No Center Aisle ......................................... 30 Figure 10. Preliminary Digital Model - Act III, Center Aisle .......................................... 30 Figure 11. Preliminary Design Sketch – Ink on Recycled Paper ...................................... 32 Figure 12. Digital Model - Act I-II ................................................................................... 33 Figure 13. Digital Model – Act III .................................................................................... 33 Figure 14. Digital Model – Act IV.................................................................................... 34 Figure 15. White Model .................................................................................................... 35 Figure 16. Portal Sketch – Developing the Opacity Gradient .......................................... 37 Figure 17. Research Image – View Over Hallingdal,
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