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‘Hacks’: Production Designer Rob Tokarz on Making the Palm Springs Pride Installation Scream Deborah Vance — Even When She Didn’t Show Up
"Hacks" production designer Rob Tokarz on making that Palm Springs Pride installation scream Deborah Vance, and creating a messy frat room.
“ Hacks ” showrunners Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky have spent the last few seasons establishing the visual aesthetic of Deborah (Jean Smart) — it’s big, bold and splashy; production designer Rob Tokarz, who landed an Emmy nomination for his work on the Max comedy, sought out ways to expand on that vision whenever the opportunity arose, especially when it came to new spaces. He put in an amalgamation of dressing such as a lizard tank, a weight bench, bongs and posters, with the idea being for the room to look like a mishmash of things and “not decorated.” The production team found a house that screamed Palm Springs mid-century modern with an open background, a pool and spectacular views.
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