#74 Luke Cantarella

What this episode covers

It's episode #74 and we're sitting down with Set Designer Luke Cantarella. Luke's designs run the gamut from musicals to plays, opera to exhibitions, and an emerging field called Design Anthropology, where design is used to shed light on social and societally issues through exhibits or interactive experiences. One such project, entitled '214 Sq Ft,' involved designing a replica motel room meant to reflect the living conditions of low income families in Orange County and the transient spaces that often become their permanent residencies. Cory and Luke also chat about designing larger than life musicals like 'Follies' for Repertory of St Louis and 'All Shook Up' at The Muny. Other topics include Luke's eye-opening experience of designing projections only for Goodspeed's current production of 'Rags,' how he totally changed his design process only a couple years ago, and what he tries to impart on his students at Pace University. And finally, they discuss something every designer can relate to, 'sad designer face.' But don't be ;-( be ;-) because it's a brand new episode!

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