HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS
WITHOUT REALLY TRYING

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | 2026
DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL RICHARDSON

OFFICIAL U.S. REPRESENTATION — PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL 2027
Selected for the United States Emerging Exhibit

The story follows J. Pierrepont Finch, a window washer who uses a self-help book as his rulebook to enter the World Wide Wicket Company and climb the corporate ladder. My design treats the corporate world as a game board, drawing from Tetris, board games, and Memphis design. The set consists of same-sized modular cubes that the actors move, stack, shift, and collapse to create desks, offices, and changing levels of hierarchy. As Finch advances, more cubes attach to his desk and office, making his growing status visible. The constant reconfiguration supports the fast-moving story and presents a system whose rules can be learned and manipulated.

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