Head Over Heels
Arcadia reimagined through 1980s club culture, using a modular, high-saturation world that moves with the pulse of the Go-Go’s.
- Year
- 2023
- Company
- Theatre SilCo
- Project
- Musical Theatre
- Location
- Silverthorne, CO
The bold, unapologetic energy of the Go-Go's shaped Head Over Heels from the beginning. Working with director Josh Walden at Theatre SilCo, I reimagined Arcadia through 1980s club culture and the visual intensity of New York's Palladium.
Instead of medieval architecture, the set became an immersive party: Pop Art shapes, electric color, modular platforms, and stylized columns glowing in saturated pinks. The world transformed fluidly between scenes while keeping the visual energy high.
The goal was to give the production a scenic language that felt joyful, queer, and in motion. Projection, color, and flexible architecture let each location shift with the characters while keeping the stage alive with pulse and play.
Creative team
- Book By
- Jeff Whitty
- Adapted By
- James Magruder
- Directed & Choreographed By
- Josh Walden
- Music Direction
- Timothy Fletcher
- Scenic Designer
- Brandon PT Davis
- Costume Designer
- Melissa Livingston
- Lighting Designer
- Merle DeWitt III
- Sound Designer
- Hudson Waldrop
- Music & Lyrics By
- The Go-Go’s