Model of Winterset by Maxwell Anderson
A model of a hypothetical stage set for a production of Maxwell Anderson's play Winterset, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theater.
The action of the play takes place in front of, and inside,
an apartment located near the end of a large bridge. The bridge dominates the scene. In my model -- unique to Lydia Mendelssohn Theater -- the bridge crosses above the
orchestra pit and the first few rows of the audience. At stage left, a large abutment surrounds
the edge of the proscenium. As stage
right the entire bridge disappears into the observation room overlooking the
auditorium.
The exterior of the apartment building appears beyond the bridge.
When the script shifts to scenes inside the apartment, the interior of the apartment occupies
the full space under the bridge.
The model was prepared as an assignment for a course in
scene design taught by Ralph Duckwall. It
was too large to fit inside Ralph's display cabinet so it sat outside the
cabinet on a table.
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| Front view of model, with curtain down. The bridge dominates the scene. The stage left end of the bridge terminates in a large abutment that conceals the edge of the proscenium. The stage right end disappears in the small observation room. |
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| Interior of the apartment with the entire bridge in view. |
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| The apartment building beyond the bridge, evening |
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| The apartment building beyond the bridge, late evening |
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| The apartment building beyond the bridge, night |
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| Interior of the apartment |
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