Singing on an Olive Branch

  As I said in my previous post, I am writing a full length play entitled "The Single-Multi-Story Extravapalooza - Dis-Knee Edition." In that post, I briefly touched on the designs I have come up with, including the set and costumes, but I felt it would be fun to delve deeper into them! The Set In this play, my thoughts and ideas for the set came in waves. I designed the main structure using PowerPoint because its functionality greatly outweighs that of other presentation design software. The basic structure is a two story "background" section and a middle area that sits further downstage than the rest. The Upstage Section So this area is just two of the same set on either side. There are two steps leading up to a lower platform, which is where some scenes, entrances, exits, etc. take place. To cover the back of the stage so people can walk freely, black curtains hang behind the platform, blocking actors from view. A second story is held up by poles of some sort. T