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LOVE’S A BITCH is a post-modern interpretation of Spanish playwright Tirso de Molina’s Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes.

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THE DESIGNS incorporated period Spanish silhouettes with contemporary flare, a stage-like set to reinforce the theatricality and storytelling, and a 1980’s soundtrack.

Costume Sketches by Gweneth West

Costume Sketches by Gweneth West

Set rendering by Matthew Kornegay

Set rendering by Matthew Kornegay

LIGHTING DESIGN was inspired from woodcut filigrees found in Spanish Baroque printed material

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TEXTURES were explored to reflect the maximalist aesthetic found in this gorgeous period material

Colored template overlays (based on 8 templates at bottom) reflected styles of Spanish Baroque prints (glowing highlights)

Colored template overlays (based on 8 templates at bottom) reflected styles of Spanish Baroque prints (glowing highlights)

20th-CENTURY SPANISH ART also inspired ideas of multiple perspectives, scrambled planes, and geometric motifs

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EARLY SKETCHES—inspired by Orphism & Cubism—played with geometric shapes and layering light in blocky brushstrokes

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FLESHED-OUT SKETCHES & RENDERINGS…

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BREAKDOWNS help make sense of play’s structure.


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Time to start drafting!

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