Scene from the musical Mary Poppins with four characters dancing and singing on stage, two women and two men, in front of a staircase and musical set pieces.
Stage set designed as an elegant indoor scene with large pink flowering trees, chandeliers, and a staircase. Two actors in period costumes stand at the bottom of the stairs.

Scenic design by Joshua Denning

MARY POPPINS

DIRECTOR · SCENIC DESIGNER

Austin Independent School District Performing Arts Center Summer Theatre Series · Austin, Texas · 2023

Costume Design: Kara Messer
Lighting Design: Cole Rickman
Choreography: Natalie Uehara

Developed through an emotional-response design process, the production translated themes of order, imagination, and transformation into a scalable scenic world supporting rapid transitions, ensemble choreography, and theatrical spectacle.

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT