A Smalltowne Christmas
A nostalgic holiday setting shaped around warmth, tradition, and small-town cheer, creating a festive world that supports community, memory, and seasonal spectacle.
- Year
- 2021
- Company
- Stephens College
- Project
- Musical Theatre
- Location
- Columbia, MO
A Smalltowne Christmas was built around the feeling of a community gathering for shared holiday traditions. The scenic design leaned into warmth, seasonal texture, and small-town familiarity, creating a world that felt welcoming without becoming overly decorative.
The challenge was balancing festive spectacle with the intimacy of a local celebration. I wanted the environment to support music, choreography, and nostalgia while still leaving room for the performers to define the heart of the evening.
Rather than treating Christmas as surface decoration, the design used recognizable holiday details to create a sense of place. The result was a scenic world that felt communal, bright, and theatrical, but still grounded in the emotional simplicity of people coming together.
Creative team
- Written By
- Stacia Fernandez
- Music and Lyrics By
- Danny J. Rooney
- Directed and Choreographed By
- Richard Stafford
- Associate Director
- Stacia Fernandez
- Music Director
- Andrew David Sotomayor
- Scenic Design
- Brandon PT Davis
- Costume Design
- Briann Johnson & Martha Clarke
- Lighting Design
- Vincente Williams
- Sound Design
- Michael Burke