Friday, August 25, 2017

2017-2018 | artwork spotlight | bar mitzvah boy and tolkien

It's our final artwork spotlight of the season! Check out these pieces for BAR MITZVAH BOY and TOLKIEN, created by Emily Cooper.


There were a few key points that needed to be communicated in the BAR MITZVAH BOY image: a man getting back in touch with his Judaism, and a touch of the ridiculous. The play, while quite heartfelt and emotional, also contains a good dose of comedy and so we wanted to show that with a brighter colour scheme. We love the final image! The people even look a bit like our actors, Jay Braze and Gina Chiarelli!


The season ends with a play that we have been working on for years: Ron Reed's TOLKIEN, a play about the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The poster conveys everything we were hoping for: a sense of place (Oxford), of intellectual discourse, time passing (that tree!), and some of the fantastical elements from the worlds of Narnia and Middle Earth.

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