Antigone Light Hang.

Some photos from light hang. Thirty instruments, hundreds of feet of cable. One day of fun (and a little work too)...

Girls in Men's Suits

Week Two of the 'Antigone' rehearsal/production process concluded with additional challenges of working in found spaces and its effects on lights, electricity and sound. Here's what costume designer Bobby Brewer-Wallin has to say about his challenges of costuming an entire female cast in male suits, shoes and hats:

"Now that I have the full cast’s measurements, I am able to begin scouting out and purchasing men’s suits, shirts, and shoes. We placed an order for one dozen grey wool fedoras for the chorus. One of the challenges of an all female cast in male dress is finding leather sole shoes to fit – our largest size is a men’s size 8. I guess I will be frequenting the children’s aisle.

This weekend I spent four hours shopping for men’s suits, shirts and shoes."

Having to work with the conventions of an all female cast poses other considerations for Brewer-Wallin:

"I continue to struggle with who Tiresias is as cast. My goal for the coming week is to see rehearsal and to make some design choices for this character.

We also need to continue our conversation about hair – I have strong feelings about short hair for Creon and Haemon."

Bobby's goal for the upcoming week: "I will be scheduling some fittings this week as more items are purchased and costumes constructed for Antigone, Ismene, and Eurydice."

Next week: What to do with the space? How set designer senior theatre major, Aaron Smith, is working to utilize and conquer the limitations of the Transfer Station and create the traditional elements of a greek performance space.

Welcome back bloggers! The summer moved smoothly and swiftly with the
second phase of the Playhouse remodel underway, we have been up for
the challenge of producing ANTIGONE in an alternative space. The
challenges are great, but worth every moment. Antigone will be
directed by Jonathan Cole with the following designers: Bobby Brewer-
Wallin - costume design, Rachel Kinsman Steck - lighting design,
senior - Aaron Smith - set designer. The above pictures are from
our "show and tell" where the Jonathan and the designers shared their
thoughts and work accomplished over the summer. We are looking forward
to getting the shops up and running. The location of our "show and
tell" is also special as it was our first event in the new costume
shop at the Playhouse. Enjoy!