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Belisario

     “Set Designer Rob Eastman-Mullins' spare sets were as imaginative as they were brilliantly effective. A multilevel square raked stage was arranged with one corner overhanging the orchestra pit mid-way. Stylized architectural elements were quickly lowered and removed from the rafters to suggest Belisario's home, the Byzantine Court, or the nearby wilderness. A narrow drapery was removed to reveal a bronze martial statue of Belisario. A huge monolithic head with its face on the stage was an apt metaphor for the prison scene, featuring Belisario and his daughter Irene. Eel-like fish-headed banners on long pikes were striking as they preceded the hero's first triumphal entrance. Bravo!”​​​​

- Classical Voice of North Carolina​

The Tempest

    "The work of the production crew steals the show — or, at least, my attention. Set designer Rob Eastman-Mullins went all out in his multifaceted conception of the island, constructing four false prosceniums [sic] to make the island feel alive with possibility, as if anything could come from anywhere at any time. The bulbous, translucent structure paired perfectly with the lighting as well, as it was able to glow and change colors throughout the play, as if reacting to the actors’ words and actions in real time. "

- Old Gold & Black

As You Like It
     "New Theater's shallow stage has seemed crowded with scenery in past productions, but the spare set by Rob EastmanMullins serves As You Like It well. Pink-tinged columns at the corners and maple-colored walls frame the playing area, and with just a few easily moved benches dappled lighting alone signals the boughs of Arden Forest there's plenty of room for the early wrestling match. Plus, the wall is solid enough to produce a convincing thunk as a wrestler's body bounces off it."

- Total Theater​

Lincolnesque

     "The action is contemporary, the place unmistakable. Rob Eastman-Mullins’ elegant set is postmodern in the best sense, treating neoclassical Washington architecture as so much found art. . . . the set of Lincolnesque comes off on first impression as cold and refined, yet undeniably seductive.”

- Miami New Times

King Lear

     "The scene of Lear walking through a raging thunderstorm poised on the precipice of disaster highlighted the fantastic work of scenic designer Rob Eastman-Mullins . . .”

 - YES! Weekly

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