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focusing on building detail and grounding the magical moments in reality, allowing the focus to be on raw emotion Lupino's Social Club Sam's in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has changed little since the 1930s. The production transformed it into a social club run by gangster Lupino, using set pieces, scenic elements, lighting and period dressing. Set decorator Rena DeAngelo sourced photos of horse racing, maps and European family portraits to display in mismatched frames. Along with the low ceiling, wood-toned bar and walls, and jars of preserves, these elements evoked an old-country, genial vibe that juxtaposed Lupino's confrontation with his gangsters. For when "Monster Mash" plays over the end credits, as the detective watches bride impersonators tattooing Lupino with black markings, while jars of tongues spill onto the tablecloth, we added neon signs in the windows to cast a warm glow over the smoky room. Wild Late Night Club Maggie described it as an "If you know, you know" place—a secret venue. In the 1920s and 1930s, certain American cities supported gay culture with nightclubs and cabarets that drew queer outsiders and voyeurs. These clandestine spaces and historical accounts helped shape our design for the Wild Late Night Club. The Cedar Street Subway in Newark, NJ, originally built in the early 20th century to transport passengers into two department store basements, had been abandoned for years. It provided a street-level train portal entrance, a tunnel and a basement station for the club set. Inspired by the Caravan Club—an underground queer London club from the 1930s known for its DIY aesthetic— we incorporated similar improvised details, including mismatched and makeshift furniture, Persian rugs, exotic fabrics and tapestries, and a raised stage made from old wooden pallets, with scraps of period linoleum covering the dancefloor. Fringed curtains lowered the ceilings and added texture, and the makeshift sitting areas in the department store window vignettes created visual depth. We also built a heavily aged bathroom set with handmade tiles and hand-painted graffiti as a backdrop for a key self-discovery moment for the bride. Chicago Restaurant A late Victorian restaurant was chosen for the opening scene, where Ida and a group of gangsters and women are seated at a table A. DR. EUPHRONIOUS'S LAB. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS BY BLYTHE QUINLAN IN VECTORWORKS. B. DR. EUPHRONIOUS'S LAB SET STAGE 25, STEINER STUDIOS, BROOKLYN. C. DR. EUPHRONIOUS'S OFFICE. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXIOS CHRYSIKOS USING PHOTOSHOP. D. DR. EUPHRONIOUS'S BREAKFAST ROOM. ILLUSTRATION. E. LUPINO'S SOCIAL CLUB. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXIOS CHRYSIKOS USING PHOTOSHOP. F. WILD CLUB BATHROOM. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXIOS CHRYSIKOS. G. WILD CLUB ENTRANCE. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION BY ALEXIOS CHRYSIKOS IN PHOTOSHOP. H. WILD CLUB INTERIOR. CONCEPT ILLUSTRATION ALEXIOS CHRYSIKOS 3D STUDIO MAX AND PHOTOSHOP. E F G H