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The Bare Bones Of The Set Of Hamilton Essay

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The bare bones of the set of Hamilton: An American Musical is essentially some scaffolding, stairs, exposed brick, and well placed rope. These seemingly simple elements come together to make an intricate time-lapse through our nations history. The set designer for Hamilton is David Korins. The set looks like the belly of a ship and the bakery from Broadway 's "Sweeny Todd" had a love child. The set floor consists of a painted on wood grain that looks very realistic and rustic. The floor is also composed of two giant turntables within each other. Korins says he did base his design of the set off of old ship building sketches. "Inspired by the Capitol
Building’s round dome and the dramatic concept of operating theater, Korins quickly landed on an essential component of the “Hamilton” staging: the turntable.
As early sketches like the ones above show, Korins’ set involves a double turntable arrangement, framed by scaffolding and a second-level catwalk, designed in the style of the ships that brought Alexander Hamilton from the British West Indies to
America. The spinning turntable allows the musical to swirl, the choreography and period garb to leap off the stage." (Huffington Post). The use of the turntable reflects the plot because Hamilton literally never stops going, their world is a constant revolving whirlwind. During the intermission the set literally grows as if it in itself is preparing for Hamilton 's ever expanding journey through his life.
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