Guys and Dolls.

I felt that I need to look further into previous theatre shows that have the same style to grasp a further idea on how i could recreate film noir on stage. Now i have decided that i want to use New York city as my location i thought it would be a helpful idea to look at the sets of current shows set in the location and how they can create the image of a major city on stage, so ive looked at the broadway hit Guys and Dolls. These sets are effective yet not crowded, they have used iconic objects and imagery such a the use of neon lighting, news stands and even dustbins. This has shown me that even using the smallest of objects it can create a strong audience understanding and they dont even have to think or question the setting they just know. This is what i need to create, so i think that i will look further into new york by researching photography as i feel that it will give me ideas on what objects are seen in the streets that will give methe same audience understanding.