‘King Lear’ @ the Walt Disney Modular Theater
Creative & Production Team
Director: Brittney Brady
Scenic/set Designer: Sirun Bakrajian
Costume Designer: Sonya Valentina Berg
Lighting Designer: Christine Ferriter
Sound Designer: Jacenta Yu
Video Designer: Kathleen Fox
Charge Scenic Artist: Janhavi Naik
Technical Director: Jake Siekman
Dramaturg: Xiaoyue Zhang & Christine Ferriter
Stage Manager: Jordan E. Moore
Production Manager: Rob Chicou
This project began in summer 2019, through early conversations with the director, whose vision was to explore King Lear through the lens of American stereotypes.
This approach drew me in for its boldness in confronting taboos through a classical text.
Visual references to American iconography and political rituals add another layer to Lear’s unraveling.
The Modular Theater's unique structure shaped the design from the start. Rather than imposing a concept,
I worked with the space, carving the set into its architecture, to support function and narrative flow.
I was drawn to raw, unfinished materials, especially wood, to reflect themes of power, decay, and exposure.
I also explored the idea of theater within theater, focusing on how the audience's physical relationship/distance to the stage could intensify the story's emotional weight.
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