The importance of set design had only hit me last year, throughout all my years of being on-stage. It was alarming to know the amount of time and effort that is put into designing a set. I feel as though the actors take it all for granted, as they don't know how much work is put into set design.
Working on the set for The Good Soul of Szechuan was the most difficult task I faced in Theatre, besides acting. It wasn't the physical or mental labor that came with it, but it was pleasing the opinions of all the other people that were associated with it as well. If you didn't get something done, they would hunt you down. It's one thing to be nice while working with people, and it's another to cater to their needs. Going out of your way so that you can please them is a skill that a lot of people if not, everybody needs to learn.
Saying this, I feel as though a good way to measure how I've matured as a theatre student is to see how reliable I am this time around doing the Set design, along with another partner.
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