Paint Your Wagon

Pioneer Theatre Company 2007

Director Charles Morey
Choreographer Patti D’Beck
Musical Director Annie LeBaux / Mearle Marsh
Scenic Designer George Maxwell
Costume Designer David Kay Mickelsen
Lighting Designer Phil Monat

(no audio clips because of Actor’s Equity, but still important to include).

During the Title song, the entire country is fixated on moving west to strike it rich. On a screen that looked like a huge cowhide, we saw images of gold miners, prostitutes, Asian workers, and towns that cropped up. I turned the found images into a film to create more of a Ken Burns type feel. Projection implementation and film creation by Joe Payne, images compiled by George Maxwell.