Well, God and Disney, Ardizzone-West amends over Zoom.
The show also required…a tree.
Khaila Wilcoxon and Idina Menzel inRedwood.
Idina Menzel inRedwood
But the light is so powerful that the vessels crack, scattering this brightness across the universe.
Jesses healing and trying to come to terms with this real fracture in her life, says Ardizzone-West.
That image of a broken, empty vessel was really my starting point for what the space looked like.
Khaila Wilcoxon and Idina Menzel inRedwood.
When the characters are on the ground, the screens evoke a dreamy and dynamic forest floor.
When the players ascend to the canopy layer, the screens shift to convey the limitlessness of the sky.
Estrella kicked off Menzels training on a real-life redwood, which they ascended 40 feet using climbing gear.
Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Later, they practiced descending the side of a 150-foot building often used for Bandaloop rehearsals.
[She was] very brave, says Estrella over Zoom.
I was too prideful to say that I was friggin terrified.)
Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Its much more contained and predictable, he says.
Estrella also believes thatRedwoodcreates a kind of sanctuary for its viewers.
