Forever Plaid

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Photography: Derek Van Heel

For Forever Plaid, director Joel Corda wanted to capture the feel of classic variety television; the Ed Sullivans, and Laurence Welks. Many trends I noticed in this classic scenery were curtains arranged in standard wing and drop and repeating patterns in paneling, many using squares, diamonds, and circles. These ideas were co-opted to create plaid panels or “planels” suspended on a full curtain surround with wings. At the crescendo of “Shangrila”, the planels dropped and the curtains opened to reveal a projected plaid pattern. The platform configuration was a modification of the set for a Beatles performance on Ed Sullivan. All props came out the trunk on the top platform a la The Fantastiks. As with all Summer Musicale shows: Very low budget.