...you hadn't noticed (like me!) there are NO REHEARSALS this Friday ( 8th May ). So we can spend the evening trawling the attractions of the Dartmouth Music Festival instead! And do the same Saturday and Sunday!
Back to it on the following Tuesday though!
Janie started the laborious task of measuring everyone in the cast this Tuesday and also began looking at the material she has in store. Amazon is an excellent place for finding what you need and she has recently found a book full of patterns for Elizabethan clothes; you can guarantee that this will be getting much use over the next couple of months. You can also reckon on the costumes, that she and Jenny will be making, being spectacular. At some point in the not too distant future, there will be the usual excursion to the Royal Shakespeare Costume department, in Stratford-Upon-Avon, to chose the principal's attire. The RSC costume facility is an incredible place; the size of a couple of aircraft-hangers and spread over three floors, you can find pretty much anything that you might need for your production...and not necessarily Shakespearean!
This is a photo from 'The Tempest' and you can get some idea of the costume-making skills by having a look at the male costumes on show here.
Ariel's costume (you can see her to the left, standing on the deck of the galleon) was designed and made by Kelly and Jacqui of Ethera, in Dartmouth.
It feels like we're really on the road when you start getting tape measures wrapped round you and people asking what size shoes you take. 8, if anyone's interested!
Ah the dreaded tapemeasure!
ReplyDeleteI'm staring a diet on Monday anyway so (with any luck) my measurements will be changing over the next months...Yes, I know. Pain in the butt! :D