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Men on Boats
Written by Jaclyn Backhaus
Directed by KenYatta Rogers and Elena Velasco
Scenic design by Gavin Mosier
Lighting Design by Christina Kouni Laverty
Media design by Leo Grierson
Costume design by Colin Franz
Sound design by Sam Crawford
University of Maryland, Kay Theatre
The media for Jaclyn Backhaus's Men on Boats was divided into two concepts: one for man and for nature. The natural world was represented by the river projected on the floor, which changed shape, size, and speed as the men take their journey. For the men, the media took the form of "magic lantern slides" which would have been used in the 1860's to display early photographs taken of the expedition.
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