Stylized illustration of a theatre stage set up in front of an old manor house with audience seating on the lawn.

Prompt: Design a conceptual scene for a production of A Doll’s House. The setting is a large, early-19th-century Vermont manor. The top floors of the manor retain their elegant, historic appearance, but the first floor has been converted into an open-air black-box theater with no roof. The manor's windows are sealed or darkened, letting no light in—suggesting that the house is only beautiful from the outside, much like the Helmers’ relationship. About 30 meters in front of the house, five straight, widely spaced rows of audience seating are arranged rigidly, creating a “too perfect” layout that reflects Torvald’s obsession with order. The scene is viewed from a slightly elevated angle, as if from another building (but that building should not be shown). The open first floor exposes a simple stage, with curtains that don’t fully block the view of the natural world behind—trees, sky, horizon—symbolizing the illusion of the dollhouse and the reality beyond it. See more