the spring main-stage musical at the university where ryan and i work was "cabaret" this year!
as usual, ryan wore many hats: production manager, technical director, lighting designer, and set builder. i designed the costumes and overall held everything together, while noah supervised it all.
above are some photos from the show taken by the university students for the school newspaper.
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 . . .
"cabaret" by the numbers:
93 full outfits
individual pieces of clothing including:
4 lace bras
8 pairs of costume underwear
1 bedazzled unitard
3 bedazzled leotards
3 solid leotards
3 corsets
3 slips
17 dresses
9 skirts
7 shorts
25 shirts
14 vests
1 cape
7 sweaters
11 robes
21 jackets
19 coats
29 pants
10 belts
5 suspenders
1 cummerbund
19 ties
5 aprons
11 pairs of socks
16 stockings
32 pairs of shoes
3 feather boas
2 shawls
2 arm bands
16 hats
1 scarf
1 pair of glasses
1 wig
countless hair ties and bobby pins
bringing the grand tally of things in the show to 309 things that i have to track!
i decided to make the lobby an immersive experience so audience felt like they were walking into the kit kat club. so, i costumed the ushers and even gave ryan an little pizazz!
love, laurie
2 comments:
Fabulous show! Everyone did a great job and put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. You and Ryan deserve a lot of praise for what you two pulled off. Bravo!!
Hurray! I'm so glad that you posted photos of Cabaret! The show was fabulous! I was so happy that I got to see three performances; I would have enjoyed seeing it many more times. Everything about it was so well done. I loved the set with the staircase and balcony and the brick wall with names written on the red portion. The lighting was moody and really effective. The costumes were constantly changing as the events changed. I noticed how the emcee's makeup changed from cheerful to rather haunting by the end of the show. The acting, singing, dancing, and orchestra were all possibly the best I have seen recently at Marywood. The endings of Act 1 and of Act 2 were chilling and powerful and served as a reminder to us to stay aware of current events in our lives as we remember the horrors that took place during the last century while people were just paying no attention. Thank you to everyone involved in this wonderful performance!
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