At top is the stage right side of the barroom set and at bottom the stage left side. The curtained doorway was one of the actual doors into the room, expanding the setting out into the hallway beyond.
The murals extended off the stage on either side and into the audience, enveloping them within the space. The empty white areas in each mural served as slide screens during the performance, and the suspended TV set was used to show films which had been made for the original production in 1977.
Some sets I've done fall more into the realm of "Environments" or "Installations" rather than fully built from scratch settings. This was no exception as it required a number of existing elements in order to make the space seem authentic.
I borrowed heavily from JOE DULLE, whose own bar the WHITE ELEPHANT SALOON was just one floor below us. He had a vast storeroom of old fixtures ( including the really vintage jukebox we used in this production) which I took full advantage of.
I also borrowed the neon advertising signs and price board from JAMES QUAVE, who owned and ran the property and Barbeque Restaurant at OAK ACKES AMPHITHEATRE. I won high praise for this set and it was one of the best I ever did, but those two kind gentlemen deserve just as much credit for their generosity in helping me make it as realistic as possible.
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