Costume construction, repair and alterations
UIL One-Act Competition Play
Austin High
Lend Me a Tenor
This hilarious play is a case of mistaken identity, mixed with opera! I constructed several costumes for this show, including a gloriously gaudy silver dress, and a traveling suit. To view the complete album, click here.
Austin High
Willy Wonka
Austin High was thrilled to be offered the first opportunity to mount a high school production of Willie Wonka. For this production, I constructed several of the costumes for the children, as well as the parents, Mrs. Gloop and Mrs. Teavee.
In this photo, L to R, Charlie, Violet, Augustus, Veruca, and Mike Teavee. I constructed Violet, Veruca and Augustus.
Mrs. Teavee, behind Mike, and Mrs. Gloop, alongside Augustus. We had to fill his lederhosen with pillows!
Austin High
Major Barbara
This play, by George Bernard Shaw, is set in the early 1900s. For this show, I constructed not only the uniforms for the Salvation Army members, but the ensembles for Barbara’s upper crust family. I also constructed the vests for the male actors. I arranged the music for and also directed the small a cappella ensemble who sang the pre-show music, as well as the music for the second act scene change. To view the full album, click here.
The three-part Salvation Army a cappella group. I constructed all the skirts, capes, and bonnets.
Austin High
The Diary of Anne Frank
For this heart-wrenching show, I constructed quite a few items. In this photo, you can see several of them. Anne’s jumper, Miep’s skirt, and Mrs. Van Daan’s green blouse, seated at the table. Several characters in this production were double cast, so costumes had to be made to fit more than one actor. For the complete album, click here.
Mrs. Frank and Margot
I constructed Margot’s skirt and blouse, as well as Mrs. Frank’s dress
While I didn’t construct anything for this actor, I had to include my cat, Toby. He played the part of Mouschi.
UIL One-Act Play competition
Over the Tavern
This play is set in 1959, and offers a glimpse into the life of a family who lives above their family-owned tavern. This was the UIL competition production for Austin High, which, I am thrilled to say, won the state level of competition that year. I constructed the school uniform vest, skirt and ties for the students, several apron/skirt combinations for the mother, and the nun’s habit and bonnet. This show was a beautiful blend of poignancy and comedy. For the full album, click here.
Cast photo of Over the Tavern
Austin High UIL One-Act Play Competition
An Inspector Calls
University Interscholastic League (UIL) sponsors many competitions in various different disciplines such as music, mathmatics, writing, sports, theatre and many others.
An Inspector Calls is a who-dunnit, set in early 1900s England. This presented the challenge of creating corseted dresses for the female characters. These are the costumes I constructed for this production. To see the complete photos from this outstanding competitive production, click here.
The maid
The mother
The daughter
Spring Musical 2017
Shrek
For this production, I helped as vocal coach, and made the dresses for the four Fiona characters. There were other small repairs and alterations, however, the four dresses were my only constructed costumes for this production. To see all the photos from this beautiful production, click here.
One of our local middle schools presented Once Upon a Mattress in 2017. Here are some of the costumes I constructed for them. Some of these photos were taken during fittings at the school, or during rehearsal. You will notice actors wearing jeans, tennis shoes, and other non-costume items. The show was delightful, and it was a true joy working with these talented young actors!
Princess “Fred” and Prince Dauntless
The Court Jester, the King, and the Minstrel
Prince Dauntless, and his mother, the Queen
Princess Winifred
The Court Jester’s tunic
Prince Dauntless’ Tunic
The King’s tunic
The Queen
We are thrilled to be attending Worldcon 76 next week! Look for the MCRU (Mobile Cosplay Repair Unit). Come and just say hello and snap a picture, or get some help on your costume. Our repair kit will include just about everything you need to take care of something gone wrong. Text or email if you can’t find us, and we’ll figure out where to meet. We can’t wait to see all the creativity!
