Ballymore

Winners:
This first section follows the tragic romance of two teenage lovers, Mag and Joe. When Mag becomes pregnant, their relationship faces harsh judgment from their close-knit Northern Irish community. Overwhelmed by the pressures and despair, the young couple makes a fateful decision to row out onto a lake, where they ultimately drown.
Losers:
In the second section, the focus shifts to an older couple, Andy and Hanna, who struggle to build a stable relationship under the constant interference of family and nosy neighbors. Although they eventually marry, their union is marred by ongoing unhappiness

This theater has no fly system and very limited wing space, making it especially challenging to present two completely different sets on the same stage. My solution was to design the back side of the upstage hill from Part 1 as the house. During intermission, the hill rotates 180 degrees to complete the scene change.

Rendering

Winners: I wanted to create an expansive, open space. The afternoon Mag and Joseph share holds all their love, hope, dreams for life. They exist in the light, unaware that the shadow of death is quietly approaching.

Losers: Their world is shaped by a classic Irish stone house. The curved roof symbolizes how Hanna and Andy’s lives are bent under Hanna’s mother’s oppressive rule. Saint Philomena watches over them from above. She symbolizes divine oversight and silent suffering.

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