Romeo and Juliet
MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, Spring 2011
Dir. Edward Eaton
My first time working with the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble was an excellent, and way-offbeat, romp with Romeo and Juliet. Director Ted Eaton played with gender-bending, over-the-top violence, and the gritty, gross reality of Verona in a heatwave. I was one of three co-designers, and I primarily designed the blue Capulet costumes--a collection of vests, gowns, and aprons that showed the faded riches of a once-affluent family. I was also responsible for the sloppy Mercutio's costume, which was described by the actress as a "Elizabethan Big Lebowski outfit." Juliet's much-loved and dillapidated dollies were also my creation, including one that required its head to be ripped off every show.
Photos courtesy of Sophie Lee.
Dir. Edward Eaton
My first time working with the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble was an excellent, and way-offbeat, romp with Romeo and Juliet. Director Ted Eaton played with gender-bending, over-the-top violence, and the gritty, gross reality of Verona in a heatwave. I was one of three co-designers, and I primarily designed the blue Capulet costumes--a collection of vests, gowns, and aprons that showed the faded riches of a once-affluent family. I was also responsible for the sloppy Mercutio's costume, which was described by the actress as a "Elizabethan Big Lebowski outfit." Juliet's much-loved and dillapidated dollies were also my creation, including one that required its head to be ripped off every show.
Photos courtesy of Sophie Lee.