the fall main-stage show at the university where ryan and i both work was "mad forest" this year. the three-part play took place in 1989 in romania during the romanian revolution.
as usual, ryan wore many hats: production manager, technical director, lighting designer, and set builder. i designed the costumes and noah helped with everything.
for my own sake, at the end of costuming designing every show i like to take a total count of all of the costumes in the production. here's my tally for this production . . .
"mad forest" by the numbers:
80 full outfits
174 individual costume pieces including:
8 undershirts
52 shirts
11 sweaters
5 vests
2 capes
39 pairs of pants
7 skirts
2 wedding dresses
15 other dresses
1 nightgown
1 robe
2 jumpers
1 jumpsuit
2 boxers
1 slip
4 hospital gowns
21 jackets
95 accessories including:
12 belts
6 ties
11 hats
1 set of wings
10 scarfs
2 aprons
1 garter
2 headbands
3 crowns
10 pairs of glasses
3 watches
10 rings
20 pairs of earrings
2 necklaces
2 bracelets
along with:
8 stockings
27 pairs of socks
41 pairs of shoes
bringing the grand tally of things in the show to 345!
here are some photos from the show taken by the university students for the school newspaper.
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love, laurie
2 comments:
Wow, you did a lot of costumes. Of course with your helper in tow. The students did a really good job. Good thing you explained the plot and we were able to follow the play.
Wow, that is definitely a lot of costume pieces to deal with!!! The students did very well portraying their characters and were very efficient with prop changes. You and Ryan always do an excellent job with all the plays. I did find the second act to be rather confusing.
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