ABSTRACT
Like clothing, the way in which we choose to arrange the
environment around us is familiar, understandable, and
accessible. We have all purchased furniture for our homes,
set it up in each room over and over; trying out different
confi gurations in an attempt to create a pleasing setting that
utilizes the provided space with effi ciency and yet creates
a sense of harmony and fl ow. We have picked out carpet
and selected drapes; searched for the perfect piece of art to
complement a room; put up posters of our favorite rock band
in a dorm room in college. As with clothing, the choices made
about how we outfi t our home and work spaces can be very
personal, refl ecting our tastes, personality, and cultural and
social infl uences. Onstage, these choices are another way for an
audience to connect with the characters in a play and connect to
them. We as human beings are also able to relate to a variety of
different interior and exterior locations whether they are urban
or rural. We know what it is like to move freely through empty
space, to have our movements affected by the arrangement of
furniture in a room, the layout of a shopping mall or the fl oorplan
of a large government building. We know what it is like to have
the route of our morning commute dictated by the arrangement
or roads and freeways as they move around houses and urban
landscaping. We have been to parks, gardens, museums, police
stations, in subways, airports, and our grandparents’ house.
