Leaving The Theater When Play Is Over
Directed by A. Remizova at Vakhtangov Theater, Moscow, 1977
Soviet military guard uniform
Photo from production
ZEKS by M. Rasa Directed by Jonas Jurasas I Theater for the New City, NYC, 1981 Poster
The Tempest
Poster
The Tempest by W. Shakespeare, Directed by Stan Wojewodski Jr, Center Stage Theater, Baltimore MD, 1987
The Three Sisters Playbill for opening night
The Three Sisters Directed by Zelda Fichandler, Arena Stage, Washington D.C, 1984
Nutcracker Ballet By P. Tchaikovsky I Divertissement I Choreography by Regina Zaphin,
Department of Ballet, University of Utah I Backdrop
Nutcracker Ballet Backdrop fragment
Nutcracker Ballet Butterflies & Russian Winter Dance
Eastern Dance, Costume sketches
The Cherry Orchard Top: Rendering I Bottom: Photo from stage
The Cherry Orchard By A. Chekhov I Directed by Ron Jenkins, Williamstown Theater, MA.,
1985, Scale model
The Village of Stepanchikovo Costume sketches
The Village of Stepanchikovo
By F. Dostoevski I Directed by V. Bogomolov, Moscow Art Theater, 1968
Top: Set rendering I Bottom: Model
The Village of Stepanchikovo Costume sketches
The Village of Stepanchikovo By Feodor Dostoyevsky I Top: A. Okun with model, 1967
Put Upon Apostle
By Makaenok I Directed by E. Radomyslensky, Moscow Satire Theater, 1969
Top: Set rendering I Bottom: Model
Six Degrees of Separation
By J. Guare I Directed by David Saint, Seattle Repertory Theater, 1993
The Voice of a Prairie
By John Olive I Directed by Norman Rene, Hartford Stage, CA, 1987
Conceptual drawing
La Voix Humaine
The Opera, Music by Francis Poulenc I Directed by Sergi P. Tschernisch, Boston Lyric Opera Co,
(at North Eastern University Place) 1986, Photo from production
Nora Asolo plan
Set fragment Nora Conceptual drawing
Nora
Ingmar Bergman’s adaptation I Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll House” I Directed by Margaret
Booker, Geva Theater, Rochester, NY, 1992 & Asolo Center for the Performing Arts, Sarasota,
FL 1993
Costume sketches
Komandor’s Steps
By Korostylyov I Directed by A. Remizova, Vakhtangov Theater, Moscow 1972,
Scene: Puskins’s apartment
Komandor’s Steps
Conceptual drawings and scene transformation to the last scene
Komandor’s Steps
Final scene
‘THE TRANSPOSED HEADS’
A short time later, there magically
appears out of the dark a huge inverse
pyramid with mirrored walls, and here
our story will be played out. Lightscapes
are projected in this space to represent,
as the case may be, a woodland lake in
the morning mist, a steaming jungle or a
cave with gruesome images on its walls,
where Shridaman and Nanda decapitate
themselves in a frenzy of guilt and passion.
Betweentimes the pyramid astounds us
with shifting kaleidoscopic patterns.
Occasionally large Gossamer butterflies
swoop around the audience on flexible
tethers.
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stunning open pyramid, its walls and floor;
mirrored to multiply the images, she casts the fabulous cave
and forest adventures as distant, dreamy events where
Mann’s thought can be represented by refracted light and
color.
UNMANNED
BY GORDON ROGOFF
Transposed Heads
Philadelphia Music Theater Festival, 1986
Transposed Heads
The musical based on the Thomas Mann Novel I Directed by Julie Taymor, Mitzi Newhouse
Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 1986
Without Dowry
by A. Ostroysky, Directed by R. Rakhlin, Tula Drama Center, Russia 1972
Without Dowry
Top: Front elevation for Agudalova’s scene I Bottom: Final scene
Without Dowry
Costume sketches
Penelope
The musical by A. Zhurbin, directed by V. Cherkov, Altai Regional Drama Theater, 1980
Penelope
Costume sketches
Penelope During a visit to the theater where “Penelope” was going to be playing,
I met a handsome and funny actor who was not in the show. I made a
Character sketch proposition to the Director to create a role for this actor. As such, my
proposal created the “mute Kentavr” character who was never part of the
script. In his role as “Kentavr” he was Penelope’s servant, also her bench
and her “transportation”. He also tended to all of her desires and needs
throughout her time on stage. His role lent a comedic character to her
overall tragic persona.
Penelope
Costume sketches
Circus
Nuage Circus on stage I Directed by Ned Goldberg, Proposal
Traditional Russian street puppet show
Cirque at Busch Gardens Design concept
Cirque at Busch Gardens By Director Ned Goldberg
Cirque at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA
Cirque Proscenium Towers, left side, Bush Gardens
Cirque Proscenium Towers, right side, Bush Gardens
Cirque Stage elements, “sun & moon” air puppets
Cirque Clown air puppets
Cirque Kaleidoscope on stage, invisible juggler with musical balls
Cirque Pets theater
Cirque Pets theater
Cirque Clown costumes
House of Magicians Audience inside transformation from Hall to Garden, NYC