Trap
By Stephen Gregg
Trap is a horror show, dealing primarily with a horror of the unknown. When designing this show, I wanted to stay away from a classic ‘red for scary’ trope, one that’s further reinforced by the script.
I ended up going with a look inspired by sodium vapor lights. For me they invoked a feeling of being a child and being outside at night, a little uncertain about what was in the next shadow.
The final scene of the show involves a near-blackout, and all the actors eyes glowing red. I collaborated with our props team to design and construct the glowing eyes. I was really happy with the effect we got, watching them switch on one by one. We definitely got some screams from the audience.
Even outside of scenes that were dominated with Sodium Vapor lights, I wanted to keep that feeling of uncertainty. I found removing information, not letting the audience see the cast’s face in certain scenes, was the best way to give a subtlety creepy air to the needed scenes.
“Trap”
By Stephen Gregg
Photography by Ryan Michalowicz and MK Patteson
Production Team:
Directors: Emily Doppée & Lucas Mugica
Stage Manager: Julia Finkler
Assistant Stage Manager: Ally Brement
Scenic Designer: Canyon Koenig
Assistant Scenic Construction: Mac Smith
Props Designers: Ben Philippart & Caroline Gravely
Lighting Designer: Alex Tuzynski
Assistant Lighting Designer: Savannah Angle
Sound Designer: Kate Schneider
Assistant Sound Designer: Marija Grove
Costume Designer: Lily Pinchbeck
Assistant Costume Designer: Erin Boyle
Makeup Designer: Salem Clouse
Dramaturg: Will Bush
Assistant Dramaturg: Charlotte Bronaugh
Publicist: MaryKatherine Patteson
Assistant Publicist: Ryan Michalowicz
Cast:
Heche: Haiku Burgiel
Angela Lure/Time Magazine: Savannah Gravitt
Maura Aoki/Gander Main/Haunted California/Kendra Silberling/Deputy: Flynn McCabe
Ensemble 1/Tamblyn Grey/Jonathan Mollusk/Donovan: Will Chapman
Brian Gurbaxani/Menachap Herald/Ephrain Salas: Owen Buckenmaier
Rickenoch Baynor/Ensemble 4/Clifton: Ben Philippart
911 Operator/Norma Pike/Ensemble 5/Translator: Salem Clouse
Foster Wellingham/Judge Matalucci/British Broadcaster/Melissa Tengue/Real Kenosha: Amy Jo Lee
Mollusk’s Counsel/American Broadcaster/Kenosha: Lacey Sirbaugh
Avishay Lenser/Los Angeles Times/Sergeant T. S. Brock/Danalynn Morse: Hope King
Candelaria Ortiz/Spanish Broadcaster/Deputy: Kelly Dudley
Brand Hillock/Ensemble 3: Kate Killen
Interviewer/Ensemble 2/Court Transcript/Queta Muguruza: Morgan Roberts
Celia Brown/Marion Jay/Issa Fuente/Principal Harte Forbush: Kiya Thomas