Phillip Franck
Lighting, Scenic, and Audio Designer
Orlando
Vanderbilt University Theatre, 2018
Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando moves fluidly through space and time, encompassing country estates, a Turkish harem, a ship at sea, and a department store as the title character moves from the 15th through the 20th century. The set for the production served to facilitate that fluidity with built in "furniture" covered with white fabric to allow for painting with light. With the dawn of the modern age, the set's organic shapes were sharpened by revealing trusswork and an art deco inspired elevator.
Orlando 1
The Elizabethan Age - Orlando's shadow before his first appearance.
Orlando 2
The Elizabethan Age - Orlando near an oak tree.
Orlando 10
The Modern Age - Orlando confronts the new world.
Orlando 1
The Elizabethan Age - Orlando's shadow before his first appearance.
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Act I - The 15th Century
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Act II - The 16th Century
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Act III - The 18th Century
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Act I sample
Late English Renaissance music
(John Dowland)
Act II sample
Baroque music
(Henry Purcell, Johann Pachelbel)
Act III sample
Late Baroque to early Classical music (George Fridrich Handel, Johann Nepomuk Hummel)
Act IV - The 19th Century
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Act V - The 20th Century
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