Unless steered otherwise by a director, I almost always take my cues from the language of the written script. If the language is naturalistically structured, then so usually will I structure my set. This is not to say I’m not interested in looking at all sorts of alternative staging for a "realistically" written piece, but for me, the focus is the relationship created by performer and audience. A visual language that contradicts the written one in its style calls attention to itself, and I think, can compromise the delicate "suspension of disbelief". This is not to say that Hamlet shouldn’t occasionally ride roller skates, only that the production had better provide a good framework for such an aerobic interpretation.

Ladyhouse Blues, Kevin O'Morrison • Plymouth State College
Director: Ben Martin, Scene and Costume Designer: Alison Ford, Lighting Designer; John Ambrosone