1st Edition

Scene Shift U.S. Set Designers in Conversation

Edited By Maureen Weiss, Sibyl Wickersheimer Copyright 2023
276 Pages 80 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

276 Pages 80 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

276 Pages 80 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

This book showcases contemporary US set design by engaging designers with one another, pairing dialogue and imagery from varied experiences and practices. Within these pages, we witness an expansion of traditional theatrical set design, evolving fluidly to include such work as performance art, installation, community events, and exhibitions, to name a few. The design and the designer have a... Read more

1. Dialogue Between Decades, 2. Patterns & Systems, 3. Perspective International Perspectives, 4. Space, 5. Navigating Boundaries

Biography

Maureen Weiss is a scenographer and an Associate Professor of Performance Design and Technology at Alfred University, USA.

Sibyl Wickersheimer is a set designer and installation artist. She is an Associate Professor of Set Design at USC School of Dramatic Arts, USA.