​Queen of Basel 
Theatreworks Hartford - 2023.
By Hillary Bettis, Directed by: Cristina Angeles; Scenic Design:Rodrigo Escalante; Lighting Design: Emma Deane; Costume Design: Harry Nadal; Sound Design: German Martinez . Cast: Silvia Dionicio, Christine Spang, Kelvin Grullon

"...Rodrigo Escalante's set design is a suitably grungy back-room restaurant space with high small windows, tiled walls and a long metal prep table. It brings the heat just as the kitchen did in the noir movie "The Postman Always Rings Twice..." - Hartford Courant
"...Most impressive in this production, however, is Rodrigo Escalante’s superb set design. The detail of the kitchen is so raw and real ..." - Connecticut Critics Circle
"...I like Rodrigo Escalante's set design, it is absolutely what a hotel janitor  closet would look like, I could almost smell the mold and mildew growing in the corners and in the sink
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 "Rodrigo Escalante's set design is the definition of realism: the moment we see this gray-hued, unused kitchen, a working sink, a filthy floor and stacked boxed against every available wall space-we are drawn into the claustrophobic world of the play"  -Broadway World
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