I Love You, You're Perfect. Now Change!

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change moves quickly through a series of characters, relationships, and moments in modern life. The scenery needed to support that speed rather than slow it down.

The core idea was a hybrid of a 1960s game show and a stylized home. The game-show influence gave the design its bright colour, graphic geometry, painted runways, and playful theatricality. The home influence gave it…

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change moves quickly through a series of characters, relationships, and moments in modern life. The scenery needed to support that speed rather than slow it down.

The core idea was a hybrid of a 1960s game show and a stylized home. The game-show influence gave the design its bright colour, graphic geometry, painted runways, and playful theatricality. The home influence gave it doors, storage, costume access, and the practical tools needed to create recognizable domestic spaces with very little scenery.

The six upright cabinet towers became the central design device. They were designed as functional double-sided units with doors and internal hanging space, allowing the prop and costume teams to load garments and hand props from backstage. Actors could open their own cabinet, retrieve a new costume piece, and move immediately into the next character or scene.

This was particularly effective in the opening number, when the cast stripped down and dressed for their first day while singing. Having every actor approach and open their cabinet at the same time created a clean, coordinated stage picture while making the transformation part of the storytelling.

The design also had significant practical constraints. The venue had a low ceiling, no fly space, and a very short build window. Every scenic element needed to stay at or below eight feet, be constructed directly onstage, and go up quickly enough to support a permanent run. The solution was a modular, low-profile environment made from repeatable cabinet units, shallow risers, side doors, and extremely light furniture that could move on and off with minimal interruption.

The result was a colourful, efficient set that gave the show a strong visual identity while helping the actors, props, costumes, and transitions operate as one integrated system.