By Annie Baker

Shotgun Players, Ashby Stage

DIRECTOR Jon Tracy
SET Randy Wong-Westbrooke
LIGHTS Kurt Landisman
COSTUMES Nikki Anderson-Joy
SOUND Kristoffer Barrera
PROPS Devon Labelle

“Now, before I go any further, it’s only right that I mention the real star of this production: set designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke. Whereas the script fumbles a great many details and characterizations, Wong-Westbrooke’s cinema set is meticulous. From the leftover popcorn and candy wrappers to the muted brown wall curtains and sconces to the water-stained ceiling and posters visible in the projection booth, every detail is fussed upon to perfection. […] In any case, the set stands as conclusive proof that Randy Wong-Westbrooke is one of the best set designers in the game.” -The Thinking Man’s Idiot

“[…]three workers sweep and mop floors, change reels and challenge each other on movie trivia in a dingy movie house in Worcester County, Mass. Puke green, 1981 orange and a whole palette of muddy browns cake Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s set design, which seems to crawl with a sticky patina of spilled concessions and sludgy mop water.” -San Francisco Chronicle

“Some essentials: Baker, who works in a tradition of strict realism, demands lifelike perfection in her settings, and Randy Wong-Westbooke’s set satisfies completely. Their design fully realizes a rundown movie house. It is typical of Baker’s vision that this realistic setting is also surreal because the audience is sitting in a theatre looking at a theatre. We sit where the screen would be. In a sense, we are the show.” -TheaterStorm

“Randy Wong-Westbrooke’s magnificently realistic set fully conjures a small, run-down old cinema, from the exit doors and curtain-lined walls to the quirky old lighting fixtures.” -Mercury News