Escape from Happiness opens one week from Saturday. Now is the time when all of the parts really come together. All of the technical elements, the rehearsals and the director’s notes, culminate into the production that you will be seeing come July 10th. This week we are hearing from Rachel Sypniewski, our Costume Designer.
So I’m at the point when everything costume wise kicks into high gear. We’ve had our production meetings, I’ve talked with the director and I’ve talked with the actors about any special needs or request. Also at this point I’ve seen a run through. For me that is the most important step in fully developing a design. As a designer, it important to emphasis the director’s vision and important to be in harmony with the other designs, but as a costume designer it is critical to support the actor’s work.
Before watching the run through, I did gather some costumes here and there. Items I could find free or borrow, or that would extremely cheap. I didn’t want to spend my budget on something that wasn’t going to be used. Now, that I have the a better idea of where each actor is taking their character, I can make better decisions about what they should be wearing. Since this is more or less a modern show, the costumes are coming from thrift shops and discount chains.
I also get anxious and excited before fittings and before tech week. It means all my work is happening from now until we open July 10th, but I also get to see everything on stage together for the first time and really visually absorb the new world I have helped create with ICT.
RACHEL SENT US SOME PHOTOS TO SHARE:
We promise that from here on out, these blogs are going to be coming fast and furious. Check back as often as you can, as more info is coming in tomorrow. And next week, Chris Maher, our Artistic Director, and Abbie Colton, our Managing Director, will be joining me in posting info from different perspectives as we go through the much anticipated and always interesting TECH WEEK.
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