Samuel Lee Role: Set Designer Group #: 75 11/20/13

1. Bus Stop
By: William Inge
Presented by: Samuel Lee (Set Designer)
Group 75

2. Bus Stop Layout
Refer to page 241 in “The Theatre Experience” by Edwin
Wilson (12 edition) for position description

3. Prop List
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2 round tables
8 dining chairs
5 red barstools
1 wooden countertop
2 wooden benches
1 bookshelf (stocked with books/magazines and a copy
of Shakespeare's plays)
1 fake franklin stove
A set of pegs to hang coats/jackets on
1 fridge
1 sink
A set of wooden cabinets
A set of windows
A set of large fans (backstage to blow on crushed
styrofoam)
Crushed-up styrofoam bits (used backstage to create a
snow-like effect)

4. Stage Design/Selection of Bus
Stop
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Proscenium Stage
• The way the Bus
Stop layout is
designed is perfect
for this stage
because the picture
shows that there are
3 walls used
(backstage, offstage
right, offstage left)
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Checkered Tile Floor
• Since Bus Stop took
place in a 50’s
diner, I think of
checkered tile
floors, waiters/waitr
esses on roller
skates, etc. because
it has a classic feel
to it; think of “Sonic”
restaurants
Proscenium stage: http://blogs.swa-jkt.com/swa/10318/files/2012/03/proscenium4.jpg
Tile floor: http://www.colliatileandmarble.com/wp-content/gallery/tile-marble/tilefloor2.jpg

5. Dining Area Design
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Round Table
• There will be 2 round metal
tables in the dining area (1 on
center stage and 1 down right of
the stage)
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Dining Chair
• There will be a total of 8
dining chairs (4 chairs on
each table)
• The chairs will be
oriented to where the
tables are in a
perpendicular fashion
Round table: http://www.kymrodger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Oscar-table-by-Oly-Studio.jpg
Dining chair: http://images.zgallerie.com/is/image/ZGallerie/hero/sam-dining-chair-grey-013576109.jpg

6. Bar/Kitchen Design
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Wooden Countertop
• The wooden countertop
will be placed in the
left center and down
left area of the stage at
a southeast diagonal
(in between the
kitchen and 5 stools)
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Red Barstool
• There will be 5 red
barstools oriented
parallel to the wooden
countertop
• The red barstool
compliments the
checkered tile floor and
gives the environment
of the diner a retro
look
Countertop: http://www.killingtime.com/Pegu/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cherrybartop.jpg
Barstool: http://www.missionrs.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/vendors/missionrs_QQBSRED_LG.jpg

7. Bar/Kitchen Design Cont.
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Sink, Fridge, Wooden
Cabinets
• These props will be
oriented on the other
side of the wooden
countertop opposite of
where the stools are
(parallel)
• Order of props from
top to bottom: fridge
and then cabinets/sink
• The bar/kitchen is
where Grace and Elma
will be mostly spending
their time at because
that’s where they
work; their workstation
Fridge: http://www.woodcookstove.biz/gs/Propane_Refrigerators/images/EZ%201850Q.jpg
Sink: http://oazi.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kitchen-sink-2031.jpg
Wooden cabinet: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tOG7vpThg9M/TihwipJ0I1I/AAAAAAAAAM8/do-ntOc4wOI/s686/f+%252831%2529.jpg

8. Other Prop Designs
Bookshelf (filled with
magazines/books) with a copy of
“Romeo and Juliet” by William
Shakespeare
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The bookshelf will be oriented in
the up right are of the stage
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The William Shakespeare play is
a vital part to Bus Stop because
the play of “Romeo and Juliet”
is used to perform during Elma’s
event that she wanted to do
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Bench
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There will be 2 benches that will
be oriented in the up center are
of the stage
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These benches will provide the
characters in the play to sit and
wait for their assigned buses to
arrive and take them to their
destination
Bookshelf: http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/creator76/creator761009/creator76100900017/7840795-wooden-bookshelf-with-vintage-old-books-and-frame-vectorillustration.jpg
Bench: http://jensenleisurefurniture.com/temp/enlarge/6523_LincolnBacklessBench.jpg
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”: http://www.easytoteach.com/images/books/romeo_and_juliet-book.jpg

9. Other Prop Designs Cont.
• Window
• The set of windows will be
oriented in the up center are
of the stage
• The purpose of the windows is
to provide a visual of what the
outside of the diner looks like
for the audience to see
• Fake Franklin Stove
• The fake franklin stove will be
oriented to the up left center of
the stage
• The reason why an artificial (fake)
fire is used is because of the
hazards of a real fire burning down
the stage
• The stove also serves as a way to
warm up the characters in the play
• Pegs
• The pegs will be oriented in the
right center of the stage
• The purpose of the pegs is so the
characters can hang up their
coats/jackets
Window: http://www.exchange3d.com/images/uploads/aff2487/Triple_rounded.jpg
Fake fire: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41efQfgFFrL.jpg
Pegs: http://mistymountainfurniture.com/catalog/images/log%20coat%20rack%205%20peg.jpg

10. Backstage Prop Designs
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Large Fan
• There will be a couple of
large fans oriented in the
backstage areas of the
stage (close to the doors)
• The purpose of the fans is
to create a wind and
chilling effect
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Crushed Styrofoam
• A person will be carrying a
bag of crushed styrofoam
backstage dropping it in
front of the fan
• The purpose of the crushed
styrofoam is to create a
snow-like effect
Fan: http://carnivalpartyrentsfun.com/wp-content/uploads/images/tents/extraLargeFan_lg.jpg
Styrofoam: http://www.shinodadesigncenter.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/4650131005-300x300.jpg