ACT, 2009

Playwright: Jeffery Hatcher

Director: R. Hamilton Wright

Costumes: Marcia Dixcy Jory

Lights: Rick Paulson

Sound: Brendan Patrick Hogan

"One of the great treats of 2009 was getting to sit for two hours watching the lab of Dr. Henry Jekyll rise and fall on the ACT stage. While Matthew Smucker's sets for the April production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde were often minimalist to the point of merely hinting at a locale, he made sure every Victorian test tube and cabinet was just so in recreating the not-so-good doctor's private lair. The result: Every time the lab appeared, the audience wondered, "Is this when we're going to see Jekyll's throat-clutching transformation?" Smucker's set became a character in itself—both emblematic of the doctor's secret identity and a sinister presence all its own." - Seattle Weekly

Production Photo Credits: Chris Bennion and Matthew Smucker