In the play, the actors had limited space to perform because of the large river upstage. At first, I thought the water was an effect, but then the actors began to interact with the water by touching it. When Camille was pushed off the boat and began to drown, I was amazed by how deep the river really is, and how a river can exist on a stage.

The beginning scene had windows attached to a boom that came down, and a bedroom that automatically rolled onto the stage. The new house in Paris was extremely decorative and it, like the windows, came down from the ceiling on a boom. The set was incredible, because of the perception of natural light coming from the windows in the house. Even when the lights that lit the stage turned off, there was an eerie feel to the scene because of the light shining in through the windows. The river scenes were also very intriguing because in some instances, light was coming from behind the screen, and it illuminated the stage without any overhead lights.