Welcome to another Photo of the Week RUMBLE!!!!!! OK, it’s not really a rumble, I just like pretending that I’m a monster truck announcer as I’m typing.

“It’s photo of the week madness here on TheareFace.com, with all the bone-crushing, heart-pounding excitement you’ve come to expect from this battle of theatrical titans! The F might be stopped, but the action is just beginning as we get rid of the negatives and put three design demons side by side to see what develops!”

For best results, go back and read that paragraph in a very loud, deep voice with tons of fake reverb-verb-verb. The prize this week is a trio of plays from Original Works Publishing, now on to the photos!

Screen shot 2011-02-23 at 7.50.50 PM, Added by Colleen Dolan
It really is about set design this week. I like that this set – despite only having two big element (the stairs in the back and the pit in the foreground), is still split into so many different areas thanks to lighting, props and blocking. The distressed style is also nice—especially since I’m guessing the stage floor was not actually as dirty as it looks.

The Adding Machine, Added by Phoebe Hall
More distopia, this time from Phoebe Hall. I like how the lighting contributes to the different levels and areas, and the costuming is as menacing as the set. Plus—I don’t know who the character is on the lower level, but his face is a portrait. A great, unsettling moment.

IMG_0321, Added by Katelyn Presnell
Another urban distopia. I like the use of chain link fence in this as almost a fabric—coming down the poles, and also collecting at their base. It’s Spartan, divided, and menacing. Even the warm light doesn’t make it inviting—the haze and the divided beams is hostile.

And that’s it! No go vote!