Happy Face, Sad Face

by R.J. Colleary
The Elephant Stages- The Lillian Theater
Director: Kathleen Rubin
Technical Director: Bradley Bentz
Crew: Cody Andersen and Forrest Lancaster
2012

Scenie Award 2012-2013 Best Scenic Designer

“And I must praise the show’s technical merits, from the remarkable multi-level set designed by Keiko Moreno to its effective lighting. You will really feel like you have stepped into a two-story middle-America home with bedrooms upstairs and the living room and kitchen downstairs. As the characters play out scenes in the different rooms, backlit scrims reveal the action in each room, which disappears when the characters move to another space and the lighting shifts. Your attention is caught and focused where needed as the main action shifts from room to room with the rest of the set in darkness and the other characters immobile. This was the best small theater set I have seen in a long time and it is worthy of being called another character in this clever and thought-provoking show.”
~Shari Barrett BroadwayWorld.com

“On a positive note the stage set, designed by Keiko Moreno, was the star of the show. Very nice!”
~Rose Desena The Los Angeles Post

“Keiko Moreno’s best set yet…”
~Steven Stanley Stage Scene LA

“… a terrific set by Keiko Moreno that utilizes the space perfectly.”
~Tom Chaits Stage and Cinema

“Combined with a truly functional set designed by Keiko Moreno… the actors truly look at home on stage. And when the lighting changes, we find two bedrooms and a kitchen set that give the audience an in-depth look at the characters.”
~Bob Leggett Examiner.com

“Highly creative set design, and excellent use of space are accomplished through scrims that, with intense lighting effects, reveal the various rooms aroung the house creating a solid first and second floor home design that gives the plausibility of room, distance and realism. Real life actually takes place here.”
~Tracey Paleo Gia on the Move