THE 39 STEPS

THE 39 STEPS

Client: Garland Civic Theater

Date: October 2018

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Art Direction, Set Design, Prop Design

I was asked to design for Garland Civic Theater again for their production of The 39 Steps. It is a play with only four actors and a minimalist set of a stage, two box seats, and a back wall with a few props to indicate scene changes.

A fake proscenium arch and wall were built and painted in front of the real thing in the theater and two rounded box seats were added on either side,  reminiscent of a pre-civil war era theater design. I created fake can lights and the floor was painted to look like a stage on a stage. The "back wall" of the theater was also fake, the brick look achieved with insulation foam, acetone, and layered painting techniques.

In addition to set design and painting, I also worked on some props for the show including the steamer trunks, fireplace, various signs, puppets, and the two prop planes featured in the airplane chase scene.