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When Playwrights Kill

Key Art, Campaign Design

Working within the visual language of Matthew’s dramatic universe, TALISMAN was approached by the producing team to create a gestalt graphic device emblematic of the play’s themes, highlighting the comedic world of Lombardo’s slick, campy, and macabre characters.

The design framework balances provocative elements with just enough irreverence to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Elegant minimalism strategically frames moments of visual indulgence, heightening the audience’s appetite for the show’s more scandalous elements.

Key art, graphics, and design for ‘When Playwrights Kill’, a new comedy from Broadway playwright Matthew Lombardo and directed by Noah Himmelstein.

Sector

Arts + Entertainment

Discipline

Key Art, Campaign, Communications, Positioning, Art Direction

Team
TALISMAN

Jacob Kemp

Lena Rose

Client

Matthew Lombardo
Noah Himmelstein

Partners

Andy Tomlinson, Motion

A dangerous game

The design framework aims to balance provocation with just enough irreverence to keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Minimal design, maximum scandal.

This is a mockup of three posters for "When Playwrites Kill". They are positioned on a diagonal slant and are hung in a subway station with white tile and an escalator in the foreground.

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