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Director Down…But Never Out!

Last week I asked directors Joe Haj and Tom Quaintance to submit new posts from their perspective, as we rapidly approached first rehearsal (10/6). Tom […]

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Dickens…A Librarian’s Dream

Librarians think a lot about the “appeal factors” of books and authors. If you’ve ever asked a librarian, “so . . . what should I […]

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Who Is This Nicholas Anyway?

While we will return to costumes in very short order, I thought it might be time to ask “who this Nicholas Nickleby is anyway?” Dramaturg […]

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Costumes Get a Polish

A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at costumer designer Jan Chambers’ most amazing first-round sketches. This week, we move into the finalized […]

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Bespoke Millinery, Part One

How does a hat go from page to stage? Let’s follow the progress of Miss LaCreevey’s hat from design to reality!   First, as a […]

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Of Course There Must Be Costumes

So you’ve seen the CHART (if not, see video Casting Process with Joe & Tom -June). Costume pieces for a show the size of Nicholas […]

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The Poster is Revealed…

The poster art process for Nickleby started by meeting with the directors, Joe and Tom back in July. This is much earlier than we typically […]

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And Back on the Set

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 […]

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Milliners Return!

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 […]