When designing Wonderful Town, I wanted to create an environment that blended realistic features and structures with an over exaggerated color scheme that was similar to some of the paintings of the 1930’s. I came up with the phrase “palette enhanced realism” to describe the set. A lot of the larger pieces of the set are crafted in realistic ways, while the colors have a more vibrant tone to them. For example, the buildings on the either side of the proscenium are fully rendered with window ornaments, bricks, trim, and even fire escapes but are colored in blues and reds instead of more natural or realistic colors.