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A GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
LIVE ON STAGE AT THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 28
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The musical
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
, is a satire
first performed in 1961. It is set in the urban offices of a fictional corporation
called the World Wide Wicket Company and tells the story of J. Pierrepont
Finch, a window washer who works his way up the corporate ladder with the
help of a dastardly self-help book.
BUILDING A SET, CREATING A WORLD
In creating an original set for
How to Succeed
, designers Tom Sturge
and David Sumner hoped to create a world that evoked the 1960s. In
their designs, they’ve used elements from classic “International” style of
architecture and elements from the art of Piet Mondrian. Buildings designed
in the “International” style dominated new construction in the 1950s and
1960s and the art of Piet Mondrian found mainstream popularity during the
same time period.
Like visual art, a set can be described in terms of colors, textures (soft, rough,
smooth), space (open, closed, far, near), lines (straight, curved, broken), and
shapes. How would you describe this set in regard to these elements?
If a part of your life story was turned into a play or musical, what would the
set look like?
At The 5th Avenue Theatre, stagehands install a newly designed set for
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
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