Scenic and Lighting Design and Production Management by Leigh Henderson

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (Grand Lake, CO), June 2001

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

Directed by Anna Antaramian

Each of the two acts of this musical fairy tale mashup begins in front of a set of oversized storybook illustrations, which are torn down to reveal the mysterious forest, made of crooked, cylindrical trees, eerily illuminated from the inside. In the second act, after the giant’s intrusion, many of the trees lie felled on the stage, creating perches and obstacles for the characters to work around.

Because summer shows at Rocky Mountain Rep run in rotating repertory, the scenery is designed to be struck easily after each performance.