Natalie Taylor Scene Design

The Mineola Twins

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Winner of a 2005 Ezekiel Award from USITT-Ohio Valley Section

The Mineola Twins
by Paula Vogel
Ohio University's Baker Theatre
Directed by William Fisher
Scene Design by Natalie Taylor
Lighting Design by Dustin Efird
Costume Design by Emilia Corbin

Production Photos and Model Shots

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Scene 1, Diner 1959.

The set used a donut turntable to bring scenery on magically for each location.  The inner turntable allowed the drive-in movie screen to pivot and play upstage or downstage.  I created still projections in Photoshop and used them on the screen in each scene.  During transitions, I projected video and image montages to comment on the action or to take us forward through history.

AutoCAD Drafting Plates

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Download my Groundplan as a .pdf

View the screen drafting

View the wall units

This play spans thirty years of American History, politics, and women's issues as seen through the eyes of Myrna and Myra Richards, twins from Mineola, New York.  Vogel describes this play as “a comedy in six scenes, four dreams, and at least six wigs.”  I chose the idea of the drive-in movie screen because we accept it as a period element in the first scene which is in 1959.  As the play moves on, the screen becomes a portal for us to see into the worlds of each scene.  The projections give us locale and viewpoint.  We placed Vogel’s “The Voice” onstage as a character that could assist and affect the twins.

Photoshop Projections

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Scene 1

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Scene 2

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Scene 3

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Scene 4

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Scene 5

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