costumes

Fish Sticks and Tater-Tots

Violet Saynuk

The second play I helped produce this summer was another original, but this one was set to music with no dialogue. The playful chalkboard look represented the homes and classrooms of the childhood setting. I helped build and paint the set, and designed the costumes of the parents (2 hippie parents, 2 sleepy moms, 2 sporty parents, 1 single dad, 2 supportive dads, 2 military parents and 1 single mom) while taking into account that I had a 5 minute scene with all parents rotating in and out and only 5 actors to play them all!

the principal played a sleepy mom with a robe, and this costume was hidden underneath for convenience

this jumpsuit is the same as the janitor, so i added a vest to distinguish his character

this bus driver outfit used the same base as the single dad costume
curtain call, with me and the rest of the crew in our costumes

The Betrothed

Violet Saynuk

A Mile Square original written by Chris O’Connor in the commedia dell’arte style, I helped produce this play for my summer internship. The setting of the play was old Italy and I aided in the design and making of all the sets, building up walls and painting flats. I also created the costumes for the characters Don and Dona Pantalone (pictured in red, representing their wealthy status), and Captain Spavento (pictured in gold showing his love for drama.)

i wanted Captain Spavento’s costume to be as over the top as possible, as his character is a dramatic captain whose scared of blood
i came up with the concept of having one side of the stage be the exterior of the in and the other be the interior