furlough’s paradise by a.k. payne | geffen playhouse, Ca
DIRECTOR: Tinashe Kajese-Bolden | CHOREOGRAPHER: Dell Howlett
SET: Chika Shimizu | LIGHTING: Pablo Santiago | PROJECTION: Yee Eun Nam, Elizabeth Barrett | COSTUME: Celeste Jennings | SOUND: Cricket S. Myers
THE CAST: DeWanda Wise, Kacie Rogers
* 31st NAACP Theatre Awards Nomination for the BEST SET DESIGN
…the understated set allowed for the text’s liminality to exist in a state of in-between and for the momentsDaily Bruin of harsh reality to be supported by a grounded, realistic space. Scenic designer Chika Shimizu brought delicate precision to her composition of Sade and Mina’s apartment. Compartmentalizing the Gil Cates Stage, Shimizu provided plenty of room for fluid movement while bringing a lived-in charm to the residence. A standout aspect of the set design was the inclusion of a realistic, full-sized street lamp which lit the front of the stage, seemingly ripped straight off Westwood Boulevard. (By Warren Riley, 4/26/25, Daily Bruin)
