The Set for "A Streetcar Named Desire"

So, Komali and I worked on the set designs for A Streetcar Named Desire. She came up with the idea of color representation, so for example, Stella and Stanley's bed is red because that's the passionate part, and where Stanley rapes Blanche. I made Blanche's bed white, since her name means white and there is that sort of theme going on with her. Also, it's not easily noticeable and blends into the floor, which parallels the fact that Blanche is not in control of her life. She has a green trunk by the way, since you can't see it in the picture). I also made the alcohol cabinet black, because I felt this is sort of how Blanche acts around it- she needs it, but pretends she doesn't, and so black is subtle and hardly noticeable. Although it's hard to tell in the drawing, I tried to make the poker table the first thing one sees in the room- because that's the main attraction, in my opinion. Everything else has its home in a corner or against the wall: it's only the poker table that stands alone. Also, although it's not visible unless you're up close, I made one of the chairs, the one closest to the liquor cabinet, have armrests, to show that that was Stanley's seat, and that he was the one in charge (of the poker game, of the alcohol- plus he gets drunk the most, of the house).

If you're wondering, there isn't a roof because then it would be too dark to see anything. It was more of a necessary choice. Anyways, the curtain opens and closes, depending on the scene and what the focus of the house should be. The two lamps, above the bed and the table, symbolize the importance of those two objects. The walls and the floor are grey, a dark and cold color, since I wanted to try and make the apartment a bit spartan and enclosing.

On the outside of the house, it's a grey, as I wasn't really sure how to make a dirty falling apart white. I also simplified the setting a bit, because the way I read it, the apartment from the outside was a bit grandeur with cascading white stairs to each of the doorways. I wasn't even sure what that meant, so I stuck with what I imagined. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it.