McKay Coble’s set model is now complete. She’s painted it and even included figures just for fun (or for scale). Either way, her attention to […]

When working in a specific period, I often do method research into millinery techniques of the time in question. In our costume library, we have […]

We had to interrupt our regularly scheduled blog this week for an exciting announcement. The role of Nicholas Nickleby has been cast! We are thrilled […]

Just after “Pride and Prejudice” closed but before the end of the spring semester, PlayMakers’ costume department met with designers Jan Chambers and Jade Bettin […]

While we’ll be checking back in on McKay Coble’s set on a regular basis, we’re moving this week into the realm of costumes. First up […]

You’ve been patiently waiting and here it is… The set model reveal! This video is actually Part 1 of a series. It’s a complicated set, […]

I know you’ve all been waiting for the big set model demonstration video, and believe me when I tell you – me too! Unfortunately, the […]

Set designer McKay Coble walks us through building the set model for Nicholas Nickleby. Bare model: first we build a model of the theatre in […]

First ideas I show the directors – my reactions to the script, the story, how it works in our space. These are detail sketches of […]