Working as a Costume Supervisor
Handy with a needle and thread? Always doodling costume designs? This is the post for you! Today we dive into the backstage world of costumes with costume supervisor Phoebe Chambers.
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Let’s Explore the Museum of Broadway!
Come with us to visit the newly opened Museum of Broadway. Check out the fabulous costume, backstage, and set displays to help you plan your next NYC trip!
I Wish I Knew: Interview with Creator and Wardrobe Specialist Franzesca Mayer
I Wish I Knew is back with its 10th post! I am so honored to bring a brand-new artist and career to you today: Franzesca Mayer (aka Franzi) gave an amazing, in-depth interview about being a Wardrobe Specialist AND Freelance Designer. She discusses what a Dresser and a Wardrobe Specialist do, why they are so vital to a production, and why she started her company Rubberlesque. If you’re thinking of getting into wardrobe, or if you just want to know more about how Dressers make magic happen backstage, you’ll want to take a read!
Teens Rule the Berkeley Rep Teen One-Acts Festival
Every spring, the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre invites local teens to participate in a new works festival written, directed, designed, and performed by their peers. Unlike most opportunities for teens, recent college grads guide them through the production process, but the teens carry the bulk of the work. The process is exhilarating, exhausting, and inspiring to watch both onstage and off.
Who Made That? A Look Behind the Scenes
Every play is the culmination of a million little pieces made by many hands the audience will never meet. Just like films have crucial, but mysterious roles like best boy, key grip, or B location scout, theatre has its own lesser known heroes crucial to the performance’s success. Whether you just want to know more about your friends behind the scenes, or are looking for the right career in theatre arts, here are some key players to get you started.
