WHILE WE’RE ALL familiar with sneaky subliminal messages in advertising (phalluses airbrushed into ice cubes!), do they occur in set design? In a sense, yes. Set decorators and production designers ...

The set on a stage acts as a vessel for the entire show. To be able to design, create, and build a set requires years of training and education. A set designer needs to have a creative mindset and ...

These books, many of which were written by current or former set designers, take a deep dive into what the art is all about, how to get started, what research goes into the craft, and even how to ...

Live theater summons energy no digital performance can match. Set designers for five of this season’s plays explain how they built eye-catching environments that crackle with it. “Even though we were ...