By Mark Hampton & Mary Louise Wilson, Directed by Andrew Russell, The Old Globe, San Diego CA, 2015
Scenic Design: Sean Fanning, Costume Design: Mark Mitchell, Lighting Design: Robert Aguilar, Sound Design: Matt Starritt.
Nominated for 2015 San Diego Critics Circle “Craig Noel” Award for Outstanding Scenic Design
“In deference to Vreeland’s famous predilection for red, Sean Fanning’s meticulous set is drenched in the color, from its velvety, fringed valance all the way down to its crimson carpet.” -James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune
“Full Gallop could refer to Sean Fanning’s extraordinary set for the Old Globe. It’s the living room of Vreeland’s famous apartment at 550 Park Avenue, where she entertained the likes of Cole Porter and Cecil Beaton. And it’s all in red — red on red in red — from the halo of chintz bunting above, to the divan center stage, and the Persian carpet. Typical of Vreeland’s free-spirited taste: she told decorator Billy Baldwin she wanted ‘the place to look like a garden, but a garden from hell.’ Also typical Vreeland, no two reds are the same. They bleed into each other.” -Jeff Smith, San Diego Reader