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2012-2013 Season

People or Projections?

by Ariel Mitchell, dramaturg “Devised theatre is a personal stretch for me. I didn't choose my major because I love theatre, necessarily, but I do love the creativity that devising gives to the discipline. Building a play moment by moment is challenging and at times frustrating. The creative process for some people is very individual, but this type of creativity feeds on collaboration. I suppose that is the part I like best is the push towards creative collaboration.” -Chelsey Roberts, costume designer and performance writer One of the main goals we had for Gone Missing and The Cleverest Thief, was to incorporate new media with the traditional in a new way. So obviously costumes can’t just be costumes right? Chelsey Roberts, our costume designer, decided that a trendy but monochromatic palate would be the way to go for actors who would have to play multiple characters in both New York and Provo. Most of the changes with be accomplished by adding accessories and changing physicality and vocal quality. [caption id="attachment_1242" align="aligncenter" width="300"]

Idea for costumes

An idea for what our ensemble might look like (just the girls that is)[/caption] Most of our costumes will be pulled (meaning taken from what the costume shop has stored), but there might be a few special pieces created just for our mediated moments. The cool thing about white jackets or skirts is that they can easily transform into a ready-made projection screen. Here are some examples of Chelsey’s inspiration…

Projection on people

Projected shawl

projected wedding dress

So if you see a white piece of clothing… chances are it could become something incredible. I’d keep my eye on it. Things aren't always what they seem.

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