ALR at work - part I: The Play's The Thing
posted by Noah at 8:00 AM
It's been a busy first part of the year and I thought I'd take a moment to show off some of our recent work for theater clients, many of whom have shows which are currently running...
I've been working with Target Margin Theater for nearly 10 years to create modern twists on vintage ephemera that represent their style of updating classic plays. In this case a series of innovative pieces from the first half of the 20th century are being promoted by a poster inspired by the expressionist art of classic science fiction movies like Fritz Lang's Metropolis. These shows are currently running at Brooklyn's The Chocolate Factory.
Epic Theatre Ensemble, known for their politically minded theater, presents the world premier production of A More Perfect Union. Broadway graphic design of the 50's/60's was the inspiration for this "serious comedy" about the supreme court. The show is currently running Off-Broadway in NYC.
As part of reinventing the venerable Shakespeare on The Sound, newly hired artistic director Joanna Settle asked us to create a different take on the classic Shakespeare comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This version, which is being performed outdoors in two different Connecticut locations, features original music by the Tony Award winning Stew. And yes, the letters on the poster were actually hand cut from individual ivy leaves.
New Georges produced the new play Angela's Mixtape as part of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. While all of the posters we create for New Georges feature a similar background and illustration aesthetic, the central image is always rooted in the details of the play, in this case it was inevitable that a cassette tape be involved.
On a interesting side note: call it cultural zeitgeist, but shortly after this poster went to print portraits made with cassette tape were suddenly all the rage online. Though oddly enough, I was actually referencing a technique I used in one of my own pieces which I designed in 2001!
American Hwangap is a "new American comedy about a big Korean birthday" produced by The Play Company with Ma-Yi Theater Company. The photo, which gives a hint at the off-beat story, was created using props collected from a local thrift store, Asian market, and grocery store. The show is currently running in NYC.
I've been working with Target Margin Theater for nearly 10 years to create modern twists on vintage ephemera that represent their style of updating classic plays. In this case a series of innovative pieces from the first half of the 20th century are being promoted by a poster inspired by the expressionist art of classic science fiction movies like Fritz Lang's Metropolis. These shows are currently running at Brooklyn's The Chocolate Factory.
Epic Theatre Ensemble, known for their politically minded theater, presents the world premier production of A More Perfect Union. Broadway graphic design of the 50's/60's was the inspiration for this "serious comedy" about the supreme court. The show is currently running Off-Broadway in NYC.
As part of reinventing the venerable Shakespeare on The Sound, newly hired artistic director Joanna Settle asked us to create a different take on the classic Shakespeare comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. This version, which is being performed outdoors in two different Connecticut locations, features original music by the Tony Award winning Stew. And yes, the letters on the poster were actually hand cut from individual ivy leaves.
New Georges produced the new play Angela's Mixtape as part of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. While all of the posters we create for New Georges feature a similar background and illustration aesthetic, the central image is always rooted in the details of the play, in this case it was inevitable that a cassette tape be involved.On a interesting side note: call it cultural zeitgeist, but shortly after this poster went to print portraits made with cassette tape were suddenly all the rage online. Though oddly enough, I was actually referencing a technique I used in one of my own pieces which I designed in 2001!
American Hwangap is a "new American comedy about a big Korean birthday" produced by The Play Company with Ma-Yi Theater Company. The photo, which gives a hint at the off-beat story, was created using props collected from a local thrift store, Asian market, and grocery store. The show is currently running in NYC.
1 Comments:
What a terrific "show" of your work. I enjoyed seeing all of the different pieces and how ALR depicted each of the shows or series of shows.
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