Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Sanguine Theatre Company
September 2012
Directed by Illana Stein
Set Design Nicholas Schwartz
Lighting Design Michael Cole
Costume Design Toni Portacci
Props Design Carrie Brandt
Photo Credit: Sam Kolich and Michael Cole
The Approach
Stop Kiss is a story of connections and misconnections that ends with a kiss. The play uses a non-sequential structure as we follow two female protagonists on a journey of self-discovery and friendship as they navigate their new relationship in the big city. For the first time, the city doesn’t feel so cluttered or chaotic because the two strangers find clarity through each other. The sound design featured select classical 70’s songs. These reflected Callie’s own soundtrack of her emotional highs and lows of falling in love as we moved nonlinearly from one scene to next.