Photos by: Kenton Yeager and Ella Marston

Work product

VR white model walk through

When starting to design Murder on the Orient Express it became very clear that the train was a character in itself and needed to function within the scene changes as fluid as possible. I needed to find a way to best communicate this with not only my director but also the rest of the design team and actors. I created a VR environment for everyone to walk through and engage with the scenery before anything was built. Participants were able to explore either on stage, back stage, or even within the house where the audience would be seated. This clip shows the white model phase of the design process, when I was still working out how everything moved within the space before adding color and textures.

Reviews:

"As the show curtain rose on DJ Pike’s beautifully atmospheric set for Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of Murder on the Orient Express which opened last week, I halfway expected the audience to break into applause at the sight. But, that would have been a bit premature, for there was even more awe-provoking, kinetic stagecraft to follow.."   
-Alan Sherrod - Art Knoxville. Article Link 

Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" opens at Clarence Brown Theatre. From new technology to a new artistic director, the Clarence Brown Theater is bringing the future to the stage. 
-Katie Inman - WBIR News