Dying City
by Christopher Shinn, directed by Maxwell Williams, Hartford Stage, CT
costumes: Alejo Vietti, lighting: Traci Klainer, sound: Fitz Patton
cast: Diane Davis, Ryan King
 

"Wilson Chin's set for the Hartford Stage production reflects the play's layered reality. A huge multi-paned window, tilted towards the sky, dominates the sparsely furnished living area of a New York apartment. Sometimes it frames a geometric cityscape silhouetted against an angry red sky. Sometimes Traci Klainer's subtle lighting turns the window into a mirror reflecting the action below it. And ultimately the skyline is revealed to be constructed of piles of cardboard boxes." – Chris Rohmann, Valley Advocate

"In retrospect, Lincoln Center's reductionist revolving set is simplistic to a fault compared to Wilson Chin's surprisingly clever set design, which is abetted by Traci Klainer's lighting." – Susan Hood, Hartford Courant

 

 

 

 

 

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