2. Entire set
• This is how I have the
diner envisioned in my
head. It gives the feel
of a small diner/resting
stop in a little town in
Kansas. It suits the
time era of the 50’s
because it is very
basic and not
modernized at all.
3. The diner
• In the play Bus Stop,
the entire setting is in a
street corner diner in
Kansas City. It is said
in the script to be a
small ,little dingy
establishment. So the
picture to the left is
what I had envisioned
for the production.
4. Wall decorations
• The walls in the dinner
are becoming soiled so
to help cover them up I
would like to add pretty
girl posters . I chose
the one on the left
because it will help the
actors better adapt to
the 1950’s
environment.
5. Wall decorations cont.
• I would also like to add
some scenic calendars
to cover up the walls.
They would be in color
however and show all
different scenic places.
By doing this I am
helping the
environment stay alive
throughout the play.
6. Seating arrangements
• The play is set in the
50’s so for the seating
arrangements I chose
to do bar stools
surrounding the corner.
They will be a faded
red because the
building is worn down.
I will only be putting 6
bar stools out to
continue to mood of a
small corner side diner.
7. Seating arrangements cont.
• Since the time era of
this play is set in the
50’s I would like the
tables and chair to look
like the one in the
picture. The color
would be a faded red
to match the bar
stools.
8. Extra props
• In the play there is a
franklin stove. I chose
this type of stove to
show the theme in
props. The furniture
does not get updated
that often. This should
really make the
audience feel that they
are in an old small
town diner.
9. Realistic scenery
• Bus Stop served as a realistic play
with realistic scenery. The diner in
the play is an attempt to recreate an
actual diner. In the diner I would
like to top the counter tops with
doughnuts, cakes, and other dainty
food.
10. Locale and period
• This story takes place at a diner
in a small town 30 miles outside
of Kansas City. Paint this picture
in your head, the time is 1955
and the diner is the typical old
school establishment with a few
pieces of modern equipment.
The diner is worn down, almost
to the point of being called
dingy. The walls are losing the
color and the light source come
from two baldy shaded lights
that hang from the ceiling. The
bathroom is even outside, in the
cold!
