ONCE
playwright. EDNA WALSH
music & lyrics. GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
film director & writer. JOHN CARNEY
director & choreographer. KATIE SPELMAN
music director. MATT DEITCHMAN
scenic design. JOONHEE PARK
costume design. GREGORY GRAHAM
lighting design. YAEL LUBETZKY
projection design. ERIN PLEAKE
sound design. SARAH RAMOS & CHRISTOPHER LAPORTE
company. WRITERS THEATRE
The transitions in the piece, which are crucial, are exquisitely done and although it at first seems like there is not much set, the design from Joonhee Park slowly reveals itself over time, especially in the poignant scenes above Dún Laoghaire, which is, at least, where I always have imagined them taking place as a struggling couple escape from their city problems and try to find some salvation in each other.
It’s quite beautiful, like everything in this show.
- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
Photo credit: Joonhee Park