Set Design

The Color Purple is a musical based on the novel The Color Purple. It's a captivating story that takes place in 1930s of Georgia. The theme for the musical will center about the structures in the south which are usually spaced out lands, fields, and churches.For Act I of the musical, the setting of the musical will take place inside a small church with rows of benches and a cross at the alter.

For the scenes that take place at the house of Cecil and Mr. will be very simple. I will only focus on the outside of the house, the kitchen, and the bedroom. For the outside view I will use bushes with cotton balls hanging on them to capture the conception that the stage is a cotton field.

The dancing scenes in the musical are another aspect of the musical that I think brings a lot of enlightenment to the audience. For the juke jive and blues scenes, the setting will consist of a dimly light background which will most likely be a navy blue color to give a more realistic effect of the evening time. The setting will also have trees and vines to capture the concept that the juke jive spot takes place in a secluded area in the woods.

For what I think in one of the most important and moving scenes in the musical is the church dinner scene where Cecil tells Mister that she is leaving. For this scene the set design will consist of a dining table with southern cooked meals such as fried chicken, grits, smoked turkey, greens, corn, rice, gravy, cornbread, peach cobbler, and a pitcher of water. This will really help the audience capture the feel that it's Sunday dinner after church. i know many people like myself can relate to this scene because its something that my family use to do too after Sunday church. By being that sense of reality to the viewers they will feel more drawn in into the scene.