Lily Plants a Garden
Sound Designer
Lily Plants a Garden was performed as a part of the Hangar Theatre’s KIDDStuff series. The show centers around a young girl living in a war torn reality who finds an escape through imagining a story of community building, peacemaking, and finding light in the darkness.
Lily Plants a Garden by José Cruz González
Director - Ismael Lara, Jr.
Scenic Design - Matthew B. Kornegay
Lighting Design - Caitlin E. Brown
Sound Design - Tommy Truelsen
Costume Design - Vicky Butler
Photography - Rachel Philipson
Design
One of our major, sound related, decisions was the use of Nina Simone’s “Here Comes the Sun” which is used throughout the show as the young girl’s method of coping with her surroundings and finding light in both moments of happiness and sadness. To the right are two videos showing examples of how the song was used in the show. The first video occurred during the prologue. During this time, the young girl turns on her record player to help drown out the sounds of war around her. The record player music then transitions into an instrumental underscore to accompany the opening narration of the story. The second video features two instances of lullabies being performed during the production. I took some of the provided lyrics, rearranged them, and set them to the “Here Comes the Sun” melody. Audience members were invited to sing along with the song during the show as well as sing the song to themselves if they ever felt scared during the performance.
