PACIFIC RESIDENT THEATRE
Directed by Marilyn Fox & Dana Jackson
“Scenic design by Rich Rose and prop design by Doug Prazak are intricate, textured, and richly evocative. It is a truly gorgeous set, so exquisitely capturing the magical realism of The Bespoke Overcoat that you can feel the mood powerfully even before the play begins. I was charmed by all the elaborate vintage details, the racks of midcentury coats, the tailor’s shop, little things like the long hook to retrieve the coats from the upper racks. There is a thoughtful and intricate world-building in this production that really stands out to me. “ … “ I am still mulling over the truly gorgeous, intricate, spell-binding set Rose created for The Bespoke Overcoat, a set that had an entire mood and life of its own.”
Amanda Callas, Broadway World
“Pacific Resident Theatre’s scenically striking production…”
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
“…a setting that harkens back to a simpler time… Rich Rose’s proletarian-evoking set…establish(es) the play’s somber and unassuming moods at the outset…this is where those of lower-middle class stature toil day and night, for scant shillings.”
Imaan Jalali , LA Excites
“Rich Rose’s intricate set design is perfect for the story… The audience will be transported to a quieter, moodier time…”
Elaine Mura, Splash Magazines
“And the story is enhanced by a well-designed set (Rich Rose) that felt authentic as a 1950’s tailor shop center stage and an apparel warehouse stage right.”
G. Bruce Smith, STAGE RAW
“The stagecraft from top to bottom is stunning. Lighting design and stage design are a wonder to behold. One feels we've stepped into a different time or different frequency of detail and classic somberness. “
Michael Edwards, Discover Hollywood Magazine
“Scenic designer Rich Rose’s set deftly combines the locations delineated in the play…which takes place in London’s East End.”
Ed Rampell, Hollywood Progressive
“Scenic design by Rich Rose effectively takes the audience from Ranting’s garment factory to Morry’s small coat shop, as well as other locations necessary to transport us to these two poor men’s world.”
Sharri Barrett, Stage and Cinema
“The set design in this intimate theater by Rich Rose makes you feel you are almost right inside Morry’s tailor shop. His attention to detail includes having the Hebrew word for tailor (“schrieber”) painted outside the shop. The racks of coats in the warehouse where Fender works reinforce the theme of warmth and plenty that are denied to this hardworking, lonely old man.”
Judy Gruen, Jewish Journal
