GHOST QUARTET

Set Design

In the foreground an actor sits on the edge of a platform. Another actor is in the background on a different platform. They are both playing musical instruments.

Two actors stand on different platforms. The one in the foreground is holding a tambourine in one hand and raising a toast with her glass in her other hand.

Full stage photo of the set. 4 actors stand and sit in various places on the set. The set consists of 7 platforms of varying heights. Paper stars hang from the ceiling. Photographer Avery Wood.

"A song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a murderous sister, a treehouse astronomer, a bear, a subway, and the ghost of Thelonious Monk."

-From author Dave Malloy's website

This production of Ghost Quartet was presented as a student directed production at Playwrights Horizons Tisch School. It took place in the Robert Moss black box Theatre. The challenge was to design mostly from stock on a shoestring budget. I was able to design remotely from Florida with the help of director Avery Wood and assistant scenic designer Claire McGinlay.

Ghost Quartet Packet.pdf

Stars are a central motif in Ghost Quartet, so we made the decision early on to have a ceiling filled with hanging paper stars. Later we collaborated with the lighting designer so that some of the stars would have the ability to light up for a special reveal for the finale.

A technician works to hang an illuminated paper star from the ceiling.

Creative Team

Director: Avery Wood

Music Director: Cameron Frye

Scenic Design: Syd Deines

Assistant Scenic Design: Claire Evelyn McGinlay

Lighting Design: Ellen Mimi Schlecht

Costume Design: Helen Strickland

Assistant Costume Design: Grace Zophia Alberti

Stage Manager: Tori Oatway

Photos provided by Avery Wood

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