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Jane Eyre
The set, designed by Evonne Paik Griffin, is simple yet purposeful, relying on the audience’s imagination to fill in the space. This minimalist approach keeps the focus firmly on the characters and the story, rather than on elaborate scenery. The costumes, designed by Aaron Kuback, are period-appropriate but understated, reinforcing the timeless quality of the play.
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by Sabrina Wallace
Broadway World
Under artistic director Ann Ciccolella, Austin Shakespeare has expertly crafted a similarly thrilling theatrical experience. Scenic designer Evonne Paik Griffin faithfully re-created the National Theatre’s staging, sparse ramps and platforms against a bare screen, delicately lit with the occasional projection from resident lighting director Patrick W. Anthony.
by Cat McCarrey
The Austin Chronicle
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Twelfth Night
The concept realized by scenic designer Evonne Paik Griffin is both epic and ethereal -- semi translucent drapes hung high above the stage, lit and shaped to evoke a fairy kingdom, a meld of the Taj Mahal and exotic skylines from all across the Middle East and South Asia. It's all the more impressive because it hovers above the action directed in classic Shakespearian bare-stage style, with shifts of scene suggested by little more than a piece of furniture.
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by Michael Miegs
CTX Live Theater
This Bollywood-infused production establishes its Indian flavor through colorful desi style costuming by Aaron Kubacak... Evonne Paik Griffin's scenic design consists of sheer fabric shaped as archways and pillars that are suspended from the rafters. A modicum of furniture, minor adjustments in lighting designed by Patrick W. Anthony, and transitional sitar music interjected by John Michael Hoke effectively establish scene shifts and changes in location.
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by Bob Abelmen
-The Austin Chronicle
