The Mandrake
by Machiavelli
Directed by Merideth Taylor
Costume Design by David McCarl
Lighting Design by JR Robinson
Department of Theatre
University of Denver
February 1984
The Mandrake was produced on the University of Denver
Theatre Department’s proscenium stage. The proscenium arch
is 24' wide and 14' high. The grid height is 20' and there is
approximately 6' of wing space on both sides.
The Mandrake set was a raked platform twisted about 10
degrees off of the center line. It was painted as an inlaid marble
floor with a wood walkway on both stage left and right. In the
middle of this raked paltform was a small fountain. Pairs of
metal pipe were hung on both left and right and along the upstage
end of the raked platform. The show began with the actors hanging
three old and tattered drops on these pipes and setting up a
statue (a live actor) on the plinth in the fountain. At the end
of the show the drops fell and the ballons were released leaving
the space even more empty than when it began.
The Basic Set
The Actors Arrive
The Drops Go Up.
The Complete Set with Drops and Statue
Another View
View From the Balcony
by Machiavelli
Directed by Merideth Taylor
Costume Design by David McCarl
Lighting Design by JR Robinson
Department of Theatre
University of Denver
February 1984
The Mandrake was produced on the University of Denver Theatre Department’s proscenium stage. The proscenium arch is 24' wide and 14' high. The grid height is 20' and there is approximately 6' of wing space on both sides.
The Mandrake set was a raked platform twisted about 10 degrees off of the center line. It was painted as an inlaid marble floor with a wood walkway on both stage left and right. In the middle of this raked paltform was a small fountain. Pairs of metal pipe were hung on both left and right and along the upstage end of the raked platform. The show began with the actors hanging three old and tattered drops on these pipes and setting up a statue (a live actor) on the plinth in the fountain. At the end of the show the drops fell and the ballons were released leaving the space even more empty than when it began.
The Basic Set
The Actors Arrive
The Drops Go Up.
The Complete Set with Drops and Statue
Another View
View From the Balcony