Entries Tagged as 'costumes'

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

First Rehearsal

Last night was a big night for cast and crew of A Streetcar Named Desire. It was our first rehearsal! Our director, Rod Pilloud, asked that production crew be present for the beginning of rehearsal so that all members of this great show could get to know each other. Those production team members who were [...]

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Behind the Scenes, part 2

Continuing our plan to give you a peek backstage, I’d like to introduce you to Emilie Rommel Shimkus, who will be playing the part of Stella in our upcoming production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Emilie had an interesting morning this week. But let her tell you about it herself…
Ask just about any actor, and [...]

Monday, January 19th, 2009

A Few Costume Sketches

Every member of the production team works hard, but I sometimes think the costumer’s job is one of the most challenging. Beginning with a knowledge of historical styles and a knack for restyling thrift store finds, all the way through borrowing from other costume stock, building a costume from scratch, and dealing with “stage blood” [...]