by Kia Corthorn
Directed By Michael John Garces
New York Theater Workshop
Opened May 20th, 2004
Sets: Narelle Sissons
Costumes: Gabriel Berry
Sound: Rob Kaplowitz
“Complementing [Narelle Sissons'] work, lighting designer Ben Stanton has met a handful of intriguing challenges. Since the bright light of day is not in playwright Corthron’s plan, Stanton suggests many shades of night as it only partially illuminates above-ground niches and recesses. He has also created underground half-light and has cast enveloping shadows across the stage as well as against the auditorium walls. Perhaps his most beautiful accomplishment is his calling attention with an eerie, greenish-blue light to the series of metal beams that hold up the New York Theatre Workshop space. In a manner of speaking, Stanton has taken Corthron’s title to heart and literalized it: His lighting raises the roof.”
David Finkle, TheaterMania.com, May 21, 2004
“….Narelle Sissons’ set, Ben Stanton’s lighting and the sound design of Robert Kaplowitz provide the right levels of tension and complexity.” – Margo Jefferson, New York Times, May 25, 2004