King Charles III
by Mike Bartlett
Award: Second place at the South Eastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in Knoxville, TN , 2019
Director: John Sipes
Set Designer: Jelena Andzic
Costume Designer: Lauren Roark
Lighting Designer: Kenton Yeager Projection Designer: Alice Trent
Sound Designer: Joe Payne
The Clarence Brown Theatre/Main Stage
Season 2018/19
Photo credits: Brynn Yeager and Kenton Yeager
Bearing in mind the director’s wish to have a non-realistic and minimalistic unit set, I have envisioned a very tall and grand room that reflects the towering majesty of the monarchy. I wish for the space to evoke a certain feeling in the audience - the feeling and impact that the monarchy has on society. The abstract nature of the set allows for multiple entrance and exit options, making the set behave as another character. That effect also helps portray the labyrinth nature of the royal palaces. The set is meant to be very simple and elegant, and, in a way, act as a canvas for projections that appear throughout the play, also in a very abstract manner, focusing mostly on portraying feelings and moods of the scenes.
