Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical Into the Woods follows our classic fairy tales beyond “happily ever after” and examines the consequences of reckless wishes and ambitions. Performed May 1st-7th of 2026, as the scenic and projections designer I worked to frame the world within a mixture of physical and digital elements using the framing of gothic architecture, then breathing life into it with particle and noise based animations. I was assisted with physical scenery by Gion DeFrancesco, and projections engineering by Davis Cowper. Magic, fireflies, ghosts, and giants all dwell within the woods and all were brought to life through joint scenic and video in this production. TouchDesigner, After Effects, and Pixera came together on the video end to help bring this musical theatre magic to life.