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Episode Synopsis
Host Mark Spina sits down with Fred Kinney, a professor of scenic design at California State University, Fullerton to walk us through what the set design process might be for a production of The Glass Menagerie. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Bio: Fred Kinney is a California based designer who has designed over 80 theatre productions as well as trade shows and television. He has worked at numerous theaters, including California's South Coast Repertory and San Diego Repertory, and New Jersey's Shakespeare Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company, and even The Theater Project. He has also designed in Europe at Vienna’s English Theatre. TV credits include Larry the Cable Guy’s Christmas Extravaganza, Jeopardy!, Urban Monk, and Basketball Wives. Fred is a professor of scenic design at California State University, Fullerton. He has been a Visiting Artist at Stanford University & at Montclair State University, NJ. The Glass Menagerie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_MenagerieThe Burgdorff Center for the Artshttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffProofhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)Arthur Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MillerTennessee Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_WilliamsRomeo & Juliethttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/Companyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)West Side Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_StoryJessica Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_TandyKathereine Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnLaurette Taylorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorFrench ScenesDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.Withttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)The Glass Menagerie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_MenagerieThe Burgdorff Center for the Artshttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffProofhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)Arthur Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MillerTennessee Williamshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_WilliamsRomeo & Juliethttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/Companyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)West Side Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_StoryJessica Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_TandyKathereine Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnLaurette Taylorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorFrench ScenesDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.Withttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)The Glass Menagerie The Burgdorff Center for the ArtsProofArthur MillerTennessee WilliamsRomeo & JulietCompanyWest Side StoryJessica TandyKatharine HepburnLaurette TaylorFrench ScenesWithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Menageriehttp://www.maplewoodartsandculture.org/the-burgdorffhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Williamshttps://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/romeo-and-juliet/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Storyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Tandyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Hepburnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurette_TaylorDefinition: A "scene" division within a play marked (as in French drama) by the entrance or exit of an actor.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_(play)
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