| Sarah L. Hunt-Frank  |  | Great Expectations Director: | Jeff Frank Designer: | Sarah L. Hunt-Frank Lighting: | Joey Arnold Costumes: | Jennifer Flitton-Adams HOME | 
 spacer The Forge Kitchen The elemental symbols in this play were the aspect of time, | being in the right place at the right time and time standing still for Miss Havisham; and doors, those opened for you or closed against you. The set consisted of the large portals that resembled the gate at Miss
Havisham’s, and a large revolve with a central platform. Props and
simple scenic elements suggested the social and economic standing of
those who live inside. | 
In the forge kitchen, the table and benches | were the popular Norwegian style with wooden pins. At the lawyer, Jagger's, office, Pip saw carved wooden chairs with padded seats for the first time in his life. As we follow Pip in his adventure, we see him move from his meager surrounding in the apartment with Herbert, to the stuffed wingback chairs of the uptown flat when Pip is spending beyond his means. “The action is performed on a rotating stage, that is hand turned by the
actors. Sarah L.Hunt’s set design allows for easy transition between scenes... |  spacer Pip's Posh Apartment  “Director Jeff Frank oversees some imaginative touches. Carriage wheels
are mimicked by twirling umbrellas. A device used to turn the set doubles as blacksmith Joe’s anvil. |
“This flair is always present in the design elements, Hunt’s set is a
canny combination of naturalism, imagination and common sense. One of
her many bright ideas is to platform Havisham’s lair in the middle of
the turntable, which makes it resemble a wedding cake ornament. | “Sarah L. Hunt’s turntable set is a marvelous chameleon.”   spacer Estella at the Gate The Gate This portable unit of iron and wood created the entrance to Miss Havisham’s house. It represented the concept of doors being open to Pip or closed to him. Later in the play, when Miss Havisham’s house was to have burned, the dilapidated ruins were indicated simply by pulling a pin and turning the ‘H’ askew.  spacer Magwitch and Pip meet in the Graveyard This page designed and built by Aaron Orear - SpookyNet, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||