Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Washington University in St. Louis, Performing Arts Department
A.E. Hotchner Black Box Studio Theater
   Directed by Jeffery Matthews
   Scenic Design by Kayla Kroot
   Lighting Design by Sean Savoie
 

The driving concept for this show was setting Andrew Jackson in a shabby, worn down, dive bar environment to rock out and tell his story.  This idea inspired a total transformation of the black box space, not just the stage and playing area, complete with graffiti and blood splatter.  Jackson and the audience occupied the same space; they were not in a theater anymore.  The audience sat on mismatched chairs and, before the show began, looked at band stickers and posters for local events plastered the masking and existing walls.