Aesthetic Design

Porter’s 2019 production, Power and Grace, pulls elements from Eric Whitacre’s Equus and Coldplays “O” to take the audience on an exploration through strength and beauty. Costuming and Scenic design was inspired from the duality of the concept. The lyrical seaform of grace juxtaposed against the linear deep reds of power created a memorable and dynamic set up for this production.

In 2018, Robert Vela High School explores the story of one of Greek mythology’s greatest tragedies, Medusa. Their production “A Curse of Snake and Stone” takes the viewer through Medusa’s journey from a beautiful pious servant to the goddess Athena into the hideous snake monster she is cursed to become. Inspired by the mythology, Robert Vela’s 2018 aesthetics takes you through her servitude to Athena, her meeting with Poseidon, the duality between who she was vs. who she became, and finally the Medusa we have all grown to know.

Jack C. Hays High School’s 2017 Production, In The Red, was inspired by the sights and sounds of being in the Red Square of Moscow. Throughout the production, a viewer will notice the use of the color red as a through line to connect the production.

J.M. Hanks 2019 Production, Sultana: City of Gold, transports the audience to a desert land of mystery and riches. Inspired by Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Scheherazade’ and dressed all in gold Hank’s 2019 production is both powerful and emotional.

Charolette Gillman Perkins short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, sets the stage for Jack C. Hays 2018 production, TORN. Playing off of Gillman’s literary genius, the Rebel band tells the tale of a couple moving into a summer home only to discover that there is something odd about the house.

McNeil High School’s 2017 Production, Inverted, showcases different inversions throughout its five movements. Color, light, and art inversions play center stage.