The Haunting of Hill House
Photoshop | 2021 | Quadramics Theater Company
My design for the stage adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House began with my passion for its source novel by Shirley Jackson. With a script full of nods to the supernatural genre, I wanted the design to reflect its rich history. I distinguished the two rooms of Hill House by color to reflect the story’s connection to Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”. I also hand-painted each wall portraits as a family member that haunts the house.
Directors: Bilal Morsi and Blake Velick
Technical Director/Stage Manager: Anna Collins
Lead Carpenter: El Davenport
Lighting Designer: Juliet Dempsey
Sound Designer: Ava McGrory
Costume Designer: Ryly Ziese
Sketches and Floorplan
Scale sketch in Photoshop, divided by individual flats.
Floorplan in Vectorworks.
In the early stages of the process, I hand sketched ideas in Photoshop to be in conversation with the director and other technical designers. I then created a clear groundplan in Vectorworks for installation and furniture placement.
