Catch Me If You Can
runway theatre - APRIL 2025
ROLE(S): DIRECTOR, SCENIC DESIGNER, SCENIC CARPENTER, SCENIC ARTIST
This scenic design captures the sleek, high-energy world of Catch Me If You Can through layered platforms, bold lines, and a vivid color palette inspired by 1960s architecture and pop-art style. The structure’s symmetry and elevation reflect the upward momentum of Frank Abagnale Jr.’s cons, while allowing for dynamic staging and cinematic flow.
Due to spatial limitations in the performance venue, two rolling platforms were integrated beneath the main set. These units extend during transitions to expand the playing space without sacrificing backstage functionality. The design balances visual impact with practical flexibility, serving both the show’s narrative needs and the physical constraints of the space.
“Set Designer Hayden Casey creates a set evocative of those variety shows of the 60’s. It’s three tiered, brightly painted with railings running the length of each tier. It’s the type of set from which lovely, leggy chorus girls would descend while Dean Martin crooned, and it is perfect for the “show” that Frank puts on “Live in Living Color” telling his many escapades.”
- Doug Sturdivant, DFW Center Stage