Video Exclusive! A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Elegant 19th-Century Set & Costumes of The Heiress

Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s bittersweet drama The Heiress, starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, has transformed the Walter Kerr Theatre into Dr. Austin Sloper’s stately 19th-century home in Washington Square. Below, set designer Derek McLane and costume designer Albert Wolsky reveal the thoughtful, intricate details that make The Heiress come alive onstage. Click on to get a closer look at true-to-the-period costumes and hats, delicate lace wallpaper and more design elements that convey the “combination of wealth, restraint and good taste” of the stately Sloper family.