Chavez’s stunning black-and-white set for A. R. Gurney’s Sylvia was the best ever in the new Stageworks space, not to mention the whole Bay area. This was a dream of an environment: a posh New York apartment with a view of the Manhattan skyline, a white sofa on a black and white spotted rug, a black and white striped floor, bookshelves filled with white books, and seven empty picture frames on blank white walls. It wasn’t the least bit realistic, and it was utterly splendid.
This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2012.
