How the Kasser Theater Became the West Side
Three tall rectangular structures made of soldered metal with ladders that ascended to balconies silhouetted strange shapes against the pink-lit background, and made the paper mache brick wall look like many smaller building from a distance. The fire escapes, brick wall, clothes lines, bedrooms—every decoration you see that comes to life on the stage of “West Side Story”—came from the mind of Jessica Petino, a junior BFA theatre production and design major. Going into the back en...
