Boston Children’s Theatre
Directed by Burgess Clark
Costume Design by Jez Insalaco
Scenic Design by Janie Howland

—

Stark whites and watery neutrals are the dominant palette of Nurse Ratched’s psychiatric ward. That is, until Randle Patrick McMurphy flies in from a prison farm and disrupts everything with his fiery spirit.

As he gets closer to the other patients, they get braver in speaking their minds. This shows through the warmer palette of clothing they are now drawn to. McMurphy introduces more light  and warmth to this dreary world, ensuing in the climax of the play, when he throws a wild secret party, complete with party girls in 60s period dress, booze and repressed desires realized.

—

Photography taken by Maggie Hall