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8 6 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 the construction of the stage sets. These sets represented both the high and low of the story. The house of protagonist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler was designed to represent the worldly and intellectually zealous character that he embodied. The set was dripping in Gilded Age decadence and was a two- story wonder. Zsuzsanna was able to expertly integrate some of the most beautiful craftsmanship and detail I have ever seen. The one-and-a-half story stained glass window on the landing of the staircase was genuine stained and leaded glass. All of the fireplaces were practical, gas lines ran throughout the house for practical chandeliers and sconces, and the period kitchen and backyard were equipped with a functional water pump and well, with operable cooking options for the characters playing the house staff. The Kreizler Institute for Children was a critical set for the series and was comprised of three different locations and a stage set. The streets and entryway were developed on an actual street in Budapest, the rear courtyard was at yet another location, the entry hall, stairs and lobby were built into an impressive building in Liberty Square, and the hero set piece of the library was built at Origo stages. The library was another majestic achievement in detailing. Housing over 10,000 books that had been brought over from Ireland, the two-story, five-room set was a true beauty. The number of curiosities in the library and lab could allow one to explore the set for hours and be consistently amazed. The stages also housed a rotating series of sets depicting the story's poorer classes. There was a four-story interior stairwell and tenement apartment built and flipped multiple times. Also built was a multistory, wandering-boy brothel, designed to move and wild to accommodate a long single shot that brought the characters in off the street and down into the nooks and crannies of the bar and then back upstairs into the hallways and rooms of the brothel. A major component of the series are the killings that punctuate the story. The killer leaves the bodies of young boys in a series of locations that comprise a Who's Who of turn-of-the-century landmarks in New York. The construction site of the Williamsburg Bridge, the former immigration center (and at the time, aquarium in Battery Park) Castle Gardens, the Statue of Liberty and the A. PHOTO OF THE KREIZLER INSTITUTE LIBRARY AND LAB BUILT ON STAGE 4 AT ORIGO STUDIOS. PHOTO BY PARAMOUNT STUDIOS. B. PHOTO OF THE KREIZLER INSTITUTE LIBRARY AND LAB. PHOTO BY MARA LEPERE-SCHLOOP. C. DETAIL OF A PLAN AND ELEVATIONS OF THE KREIZLER INSTITUTE LIBRARY AND LAB. SET DESIGN BY DÁNIEL MIKLÓS. D. INTERIOR BAR BROTHEL SWING SET BUILT ON STAGE 4 AT ORIGO STUDIOS. PHOTO BY PARAMOUNT STUDIOS. A B C