“The first thing that strikes you, as the curtains open, is the set — a set like none you’ve ever seen.” (No Exit)

“Beaudin’s musical score set is gorgeous and his direction outstanding.” (Amadeus)

“Director/Designer Marc Beaudin certainly knows how to create a permeating atmosphere.” (The Exonerated)

“Beaudin’s ramshackle set testifies of the broken lives of these two men.” (TopDog/UnderDog)

“Beaudin’s multilevel set is lovely and the technical design solid.” (Christmas My Way)

Below are photos from a few of the nearly three dozen shows for which I’ve designed sets and lighting at 9 different venues, from 300-seat theatres to unfinished warehouses, art galleries and traveling shows. (Click here for design resume.)

As a scenic designer, I love the challenge of telling more of the story through visual media. Sometimes this story is historic – a representation of the place and time of the play, but more interesting to me is when the story is metaphoric, symbolic or psychological. These are the sets that become another character in the play, interwoven with the lives and desires of the human characters inhabiting the same world.

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TopDog/Underdog by Suzan-LoriParks. Design & lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Woman In Black by Steven Mallatratt. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Woman In Black by Steven Mallatratt. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Woman In Black by Steven Mallatratt. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Picasso at the Lapine Agile by Steve Martin. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. Design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Lion in Winter by James Goldman. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Exonerated by Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Dracula by Steven Dietz. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

The Bear by Anton Chekhov. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Chekhov’s Squirtgun: Three Short Comedies by Anton Chekhov. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. Direction, design and lighting by Marc Beaudin.

Venus in Fur by David Ives. Design by Marc Beaudin & Dale Ruhd. Scenic painting & lighting design by Marc Beaudin.

Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin

Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin

Proof by David Auburn, direction, design & lighting by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin. Sculpture design by John Henry Haseltine

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, translated, adapted, direction, design by Marc Beaudin