The devil’s in the (small) details “Waiting for Godot” set designer gets real about the world beyond the stage

JONATHAN HINTZ Staff jhintz.roundupnews@gmail.com

After working for six weeks creating the set for the play

“Waiting for Godot”, Vanessa Stewart, 31, enjoys the hard earned fruits of her labor.

Stewart is one of the four student designers that worked around the clock to build the complex set. At its center is a massive metal tree that was assembled and welded together bit by bit.

“Creating the tree for the play was kind of intense, but I enjoyed doing it,” Stewart said.

Stewart was involved in an accident with a taxi, which injured her for an unspecified amount of time while living in San Francisco.

During the time she spent recovering Stewart was tried to figure out how she could use her degree. The idea then came to her to pursue a career in performing arts.

When Stewart moved to Los Angeles, she put her decision into motion by continuing her education at Pierce in performing arts as a costume designer. While working with costumes for plays, she realized that she found her niche.

Though much of Stewart’s work has been on campus, she has done some side work outside of the theater department. However, most of the jobs she takes are minor since Stewart wants to concentrate on her education.

“The majority of my work has been at Pierce but I take small jobs such as commercials, because I want to focus on school,” Stewart said.