Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
April - June, 2022
Nick Bowling Director
William Carlos Angulo Choreographer
Ryan T. Nelson Music Director
Collette Pollard Set Design
Sally Dolembo Costume Design
Jesse Klug Lighting Design
Anthony Churchill Projections Design
Sally Zack Prop Design
Miguel A. Armstrong Wig Design
Jessica Banaszak Production Stage Manager
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. This season join the family Von Trapp in the true-life telling of one of history’s most thrilling and inspirational stories. Featuring the Tony, Grammy and Academy Award-winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss” and - of course - the title song.
The Marriott Theatre wanted to create an outdoor space for some of the more sweeping numbers in the show. We ended up using projections to project exteriors and interiors around the back of the audience so everyone watching could experience how alive the hills were. The surface was semi-gloss wood, to reflect a finished wood surface in an alpine chalet, but this was cut to also show the alps. We ended up mapping all of the surfaces’ four layers to create a picturesque fore, mid, and background.
“Anthony Churchill’s spectacular Projections to surround the actors and audience with a spectacular vista of mountains and valleys. Even the thunder and lightning of an approaching rainstorm looks and sounds realistic, especially as it lights up the cliffs and peaks of the Alps.”
Chicago Theatre Review
