THE HOBBIT / BY GREGORY BANKS
ADIRONDACK THEATRE FESTIVAL, 2022
DIRECTOR / JOE ISENBERG
SCENIC DESIGNER / SARAH BETH HALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER / SIOBHAN SLEATH
COSTUME DESIGNER / BRITTNEY BELZ
SOUND DESIGNER / TOSIN OLUFOLABI
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM MCLAUGHLIN
Instead of the expected forest, the set, by Sarah Beth Hall, resembles an abandoned factory; combined with tiered, rolling metal platforms and costume elements including welder's masks, the look is of a post-industrial age analogous to the fallen era of Middle-earth during which our intrepid group sets out on their journey.
STEVE BARNES / TIMES UNION
Much credit must go to scenic designer Sarah Beth Hall who, instead of a forest, creates an industrial black box set that creates the perfect ominous tone to the proceedings.
BOB GOEPFERT / WAMC NORTHEAST PUBLIC RADIO