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The scenic team for this show was given an interesting task, creating a world where this immersive theater experience could exist within a small auditorium. I Want a Country tells the stories of Syrian refugees seeking a new country. We covered wooden frames piece by piece with cardboard and tarps to create realistic yet theatrical tents that would be acting as the refugees’ temporary homes as they wait for the moment to go on their journey. The final project for my costume design class was to create rendering for costumes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but in any time period and style we wanted. I am mostly inspired by modern fashion and drag. I gave the fairies more rigid and structured designs, and I gave the humans more flowy designs. The expression of this world existed in an unrealistic, 4th wall breaking tone that was completely inspired by queer ballroom culture. <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; margin:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Arial”,sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Arial; mso-ansi-language:EN;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:11.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Arial”,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-ansi-language:EN;} .MsoPapDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; line-height:115%;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-page-numbers:1; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1172985207; mso-list-template-ids:5960886;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:●; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level2 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:○; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level3 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:■; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level4 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:●; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level5 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:○; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level6 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:■; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level7 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:●; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level8 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:○; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} @list l0:level9 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:■; mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; text-decoration:none; text-underline:none;} –> ○ I believed wholeheartedly that something could be built or created for this new horror play. Something that could not be bought, or at least what would be cheaper to create, was a punch bowl full of blood that would be served at Homecoming. I love to play with directorial ideas with my design, so while creating this I kept in mind how the actress could play with the viscosity of the blood as she poured the drinks. This included a slow thickening process, and little pieces of toilet paper to create realistic chunks.
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