- Director: Mei Ann Teo
- Year: 2009
Weaving together hip-hop, theater, spoken word, and song, Byronn Bain's LYRICS from LOCKDOWN, The Ugly Side of Beauty takes a no hold barred journey that reveals how race and prisons, poverty and privilege, reflect underlying inequities in our "progressive" America. The designs are currently being worked on and performances are schedule within the year for the Edinburgh Theater Festival, Singapore, Manhattan Theater Club, and a return to Urban Stages, New York.
www.lyricsfromlockdown.com
The first option involves three projections screens, light-up sitting cubes, and areas for the musicians.
The isometric view shows the space and textures.
In a second option, the smaller design involves fabric to conceal/reveal musicians on stage and a header projection.
The third design option, works in larger space and will utilize rear and front projections.