King John

Presented by Upstart Crow Collective in partnership with Actor's Theatre of Louisville as part of the Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series.

upstart crow collective ​produces classical plays with racially diverse casts of women and non-binary people, re-imagining these works for a contemporary audience.

This production originated at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the original costume design is by the incredible Melissa Torchia. She and I worked together on another project, and when this show moved to Louisville, she called upon me to be her associate. In my role as Associate Costume Designer, I worked with the costume shop at Actors Theatre to replicate 3 of the original costumes for the recast actors in the new production, and to build newly redesigned pieces for two of the core characters. Luckily several of the original cast members returned, and we were able to utilize their previous costumes for this version of the show.

As Associate Costume Designer, I was able to make decisions on Melissa’s behalf, manage fabric/materials procurement, run costume fittings, and make adjustments according to Melissa’s original design language. It was also my honor to be hired as a draper/stitcher at Actors Theatre, where I built and altered two pieces for this production.

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