Behind-the-Scenes: Costumes!

Welcome to the final rehearsals of As You Like It! We are SO close to opening night (this Friday, September 28th)!

(psssst– did you see our banner go up in front of the Don Powell theatre? Woohoo!)

One of the most important design elements of this show is the costuming. Our designer, Angie Zanolini, really has her work cut out for her and the costumes look GREAT! 

So where does the costuming process begin? First, Angie collaborated with our assistant director, Amy Shine, to get an idea of the directorial vision of costumes for this piece. Inspirational images for costume design were assembled.

Rosalind inspiration

Touchstone inspiration

Celia 

Celia

Oliver

Oliver

Next, Angie went to work on pulling costumes from SDSU's costume storage. She then modified those costumes to ensure proper fit for the actors.

Rosalind (Katie Rich)

Touchstone (Erika Appel)

Celia (Chanel Lucia)

Oliver (Kay McNellen)

Then, with the approval of the directors, Angie added accessories and extra touches to make the costumes a perfect fit for the show!

Oliver and Celia (Kay and Chanel)

Touchstone (Erika)

Rosalind and Orlando (Katie and Aaron)

She also designed the makeup the actors will be wearing onstage. The actors have taped her designs to the mirror to help them apply their own makeup:

Do you spy a dramaturg in this photo?

Like all the hard work you see here? (I know this dramaturg (Jessica) does!) Come to the show to see more– we're thrilled to show everyone our work!

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