SET AND COSTUME DESIGN
albert herring
the mack
whispers of this wik woman
far away
orphanage project
at first sight
score!
big sky town
szentpaly
lonely planet
the boy and the goat
the barber from seville

DIRECTION AND DESIGN
voiceprints
elixir
journeys in a suitcase

THE ORPHANAGE PROJECT
Queensland Theatre Company 2003

Writer: Angela Betzien
Director: Leticia Caceres
Set & Costume Designer: Tanja Beer
Lighting Designer: Jo Curry

Performed at the Bille Brown Studio
Brisbane, Australia.

INFO:
The Orphanage Project is an Australian gothic fairytale, told in a mythical, timeless orphanage. Several characters and stories are played out in various locations against the backdrop of the Australian landscape. The set and direction makes use of the wide performance space and transports the audience through time - from the early settler’s frontier, to a 1900’s orphanage, through to a contemporary prison. The use of shadow play on the screens creates a haunting effect, a reference to the spirits haunting the past of this Nation.

PRESS:

“With such physicality driving the scenes, and an excellent use of music hall shadow plays, director Leticia Caceres and Designer Tanja Beer are given plenty of visual material to work on, and they make full use of the large performance space. Windows and doors open everywhere and points of focus shift repeatedly, helping this slick production to rattle along with only moments of reflection.” The Australian

“The design team has created a dreamily evocative and versatile set. The production’s real strength lies in its styling and design, and its wonderful re-invention of Gothic horror”. Scene

“On the wide stage of the Bille Brown Studio, designer Tanja Beer has placed a Gothic Orphanage on the sparse, sometimes inimical but beautiful Australian landscape where the Nation’s stories are coalesced into a play”. Time Off Magazine

“Designer Tanja Beer’s use of silhouette as an extended stage area was a fantastic addition, the large frames work in providing an eerie backdrop to the narrative”. Independent Qld

“Tanja Beer’s design is clever, utilising the space in interesting ways and managing to incorporate the enormous screens required as well as some real trees.” M/C Reviews

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