Afsoon Pajoufar
Scenic Designer — CABARET
Afsoon Pajoufar is a designer of sets/environments for theatre and opera. Arriving at set design from a background in fine arts, her work often focuses on the proximity between audience, performers and environment. She is currently completing/earned her MFA in Scene design at Boston University. She received a BA in Painting from Tehran Azad Art and Architecture University. Her recent Boston credits include designs for Harvard University, New Repertory Theatre, Gloucester Stage and Boston University.
Afsoon is originally from Tehran, Iran, and is currently completing her MFA in Scenic Design from Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
CABARET was directed by McCaela Donovan for Boston University, in December 2017.
We had a worn-down car dealership showroom to transform it into a performing venue. This space has become a perfect backdrop for the 1920s Berlin nightclub scene for the event. From the beginning focus of our conversations was how we embrace the nature of the space and contributing the design to the audience’s experience, rather than feel like we put a stage into a random room. McCaela and I had been talking about the idea of it being an underground club, so we looked up bar and club images. Only by seeing photos of booth and tables in a bar/restaurant, we both were agreed that would be an amazing playing environment that story could easily flow in it.
