The set designer is responsible for collaborating with the director and other production team members to create an environment for the story. For the play Bus Stop, the action takes place entirely in a small roadside diner in Kansas City, Missouri in 1955. The diner set should include a low ceiling, one door, a large window overlooking the bus stop, tables and chairs, a bar with stools, and an unobtrusive staircase leading to an apartment upstairs. The set aims to recreate the muted, wood-finished aesthetic of a 1950s diner that caters to an older crowd.