Into The Woods
Manatee Performing Arts Center Stone Hall Bradenton, FL
Lighting design for the 2015 production of Into The Woods at Manatee Performing Arts Center, directed by Rick Kerby.
- Book
- James Lapine
- Music and Lyrics
- Stephen Sondheim
- Orchestrations
- Jonathan Tunick
- Director
- Rick Kerby
- Scenic Designer
- Donna Buckalter
- Costume Designer
- Becky Evans
- Lighting Designer
- Mike Wood
- Assistant Lighting Designer
- Cody Basham
- Production Electrician
- Tom Sparks
- Artistic Director
- Rick Kerby
About the Show
A 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine that intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. The story involves a childless baker and his wife seeking to begin a family with the help of a witch, and encounters with other storybook characters. Act I follows the wish-quest logic of fairy tales, while Act II examines the fallout and asks what happens after the "happy ending" stops functioning.
Source: MTI
Production Photos
Press
The sets by Donna Buckalter are a gorgeous and colorful blend of realistic and impressionistic elements, Mike Wood's lighting design is moody but unobtrusive and Becky Evan's costumes -- from elegant gowns to military uniforms to children's outfits -- are as fine as you'll see in any theater production anywhere.