H o l l y M. B r e u e r
Scenic Designer & Painter
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson & Stephanie Tolan
Barter Players, Abingdon, VA Directed by Katy Brown
Design Team:
Set - Holly M Breuer
Costumes - Ketti Shum
Lights - Sarah Elliot
 RenderingBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer |  Paint ElevationBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer |  White ModelModified 2 Dimensional Treatment Bridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer |
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 The Race at SchoolBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |  The Family's HomeBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |  Waiting out the RainBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |
 Jumping the GulleyBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |  May Belle finds the BridgeBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |  The Terabithians EmergeBridge to Terabithia Director: Katy Brown Set Design: Holly M Breuer Lighting Design: Sarah Elliot Costume Design: Ketti Shum |
The visual emphasis for this showwas the creation of the illusion of height in a small theatrical space. Director Brown was influenced by nature photography of forests which showcased the ethereal verticality of trees while also minimizing the literal presentation of realistic trees. The simple unit set functioned as half a dozen locations, created only through manipulation of light and spacing.
For the moment after Leslie falls from the broken rope over the stream, we created a rope that retracted into the tree during a blackout - allowing us to create the illusion of a broken, shorter rope.
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