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Items in Section 5: Set Concepts

  • A color rendering of 5 Christmas toys: a nutcracker, a standing deer, a leaping deer, a bird, and a man wearing a colorful pattern.

    Section 5: Set Concepts Introduction

  • A simple line drawing of the theatre's floor plan. 3 notecards with a handwritten schedule are taped across the top.

    Counterweight line set hanging schedule at NY State Theater

  • 6 pencil sketches on note paper. The top left shows a Christmas tree in a living room, while the others are different views of snow covered trees.

    Act I: Concept sketches of Christmas tree and snow scene

  • A line drawing depicting an angel flying over the rooftops of a town with a shooting star next to her.

    Elevation line drawing of opening show drop for George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®

  • An illustration of a Christmas tree filled with colorful ornaments and topped with a gold star. It is on a black board and surrounded by a gold lace boarder.

    Act I: Color rendering of Christmas tree on black board

  • Rouben Ter-Arutunian's color rendering of the living room set design. A Christmas tree with presents underneath is in a green room. The exterior of the house can be seen on the top and sides, which feature lit windows. A gold lace border is on the top and bottom.

    Act I: Color rendering of living room scene on black board

  • A blue and white illustration of snow covered trees surrounded by a gold lace boarder and black back board.

    Act I: Color rendering of snow scene on black board

  • A pencil sketch of snow covered trees.

    Act I: Sketch for snow scene

  • A color rendering of 5 Christmas toys: a nutcracker, a standing deer, a leaping deer, a bird, and a man wearing a colorful pattern.

    Act I: Paint elevations for Christmas tree toy ornaments, no. 1

  • 7 illustrations of Christmas toys: a soldier, a woman in a dress, a pirate, a rocking horse with a person on its back, and angel with three candles on her head, and a rolling duck.

    Act I: Paint elevations for Christmas tree toy ornaments, no. 2

  • A rough sketch for the front and side of a grandfather clock with measurements and a notation “Rouben guess what” in the top right corner.

    Act I: Rough sketch for grandfather clock

  • A color rendering of 5 Christmas toys: a nutcracker, a standing deer, a leaping deer, a bird, and a man wearing a colorful pattern.

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