Staging Ruined- Location and Scene Design

Location
If I were to stage ruined, I would like to stage it in the Jaeb Theatre at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center(TBPAC). I would stage it there because Tampa is a larger city with a fairly diverse population. There is also a lot of theatre already there. The Jaeb theatre itself is rather small, so it should allow everyone in the audience to see what's going on onstage, from large actions to the small minute details. There are also tables and chairs in the theatre so that the audiece can sit at them and even eat and/or drink as if they really were at Mama's place.
A floor plan of the Jaeb Theatre:


The Scene and Set Design
The play mostly takes place indoors with a few scenes taking place right outside the building, so the set should be made to look like both. The backdrop would be painted to look like it is made of wood and/or bamboo, which is probably what the building was made of. To the stage right part of the stage would be a doorway with either a door or a beaded curtain in it. For the bedroom scenes, this would be the doorway to the hall or stairs, bar scenes- the door to the back, and for outdoor scenes, the door to inside the building. To the far stage right, there would be a raised platform, which is where the band plays and the characters sing. Any music and even some of the sound effects for the play would come from there. Stage left would be the entrance/exit to the bar to and from the outside. On the backdrop itself would be a ledge that would serve as a shelf when they need it, a poster or two(one of an African-American pop star that is mentioned and maybe one dealing with the current events), and some of those cheap plastic colorful lanterns strung along the top.
As for the set pieces, large set pieces such as the bar, pool table, and bed(s) would be rolled on and off stage and would lock into place so that they don't move around when they're not supposed to. Smalled set pieces such as tables and chairs would be carried on and set where they need to be. For the outdoor scenes, all of the set pieces would be removed.
The rest of the theatre will help to set the mood. Fake jungle plants that look like those of the Congo will be placed where they can, carefully placed so that they don't obstruct others' views. The tables will also have colorful tablecloths that reflect traditional designs of the Congo.