Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando is sharp, poignant and contemplative, telling the story of a soul that transcends time, place and gender on a journey to find identity. In my design I aimed to capture the experience I had reading the play for the first time in a minimalist set, giving both the audience and performance room to breathe and reflect. Allowing the audience to garner their own interpretation of the space, based on personal knowledge and experience, perfectly encapsulates the essence of Orlando's individuality and the notion of perceiving and experiencing the world through your own lens. The heart of the piece is an abstracted oak tree, the catalyst for Orlando and their heart. This heart is able to be pulled, manipulated and warped, reflecting the malleability of a person in relation to their surroundings; the state of the tree giving us an indiction into Orlando's interior psyche. Contrasting sharp edges of the grounding structures and a dynamic flow of the ropes above visualise the harsh juxtaposition of Orlando's self and their reality. In its entirety the space intends to incite thought as well as beauty, motivating audiences to reflect on how they themselves can be moulded.
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Act 2 Scene 2: Orlando and the Gypsy
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Milly
Hines
Graphic Design / Performance Design
Milly is a passionate and creative theatrical and graphic designer, having recently graduated from The University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Design (Performance and Graphic Design).
Throughout her degree, Milly has taken pride in her practise, aiming to create dynamic designs that radiate ingenuity and originality. She most enjoys creating spaces that prompt audiences and performers alike to reflect and garner deeper understandings based on their own internal perspective.
Having worked on actualised productions as a student, Milly's past experiences in addition to her developed knowledge and skills only make her more invigorated to continue to learn and grow as a designer, eagerly looking forward to working more actively in field of space and light in performance.
Orlando
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Act 2 Scene 2: Orlando and the Gypsy
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
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Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model
Set and Lighting Design Orlando
1:50 Scale Model