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Hero’s wedding dress
Designed by: Janessa Jayne Styck
Much Ado About Nothing
Set in 1598 Sicily, the costume
designs for Much Ado About
Nothing follow the popular
fashion of the day. Here we see
Hero’s wedding dress, an example
of female dress for public
occasion. This is shown mostly
in the closed neckline. The
dress is made of a light golden
brown Dupioni silk with velvet
filigree embroidered overlay and
a champagne-colored underskirt.
Italy was the crossroads between
Eastern Europe and the Far East.
During this time of exploration,
merchants were exposing Italians
to wonders from both ends of the
trade route: such lush textiles
became representative of Italy.
The white wedding dress as we
know it today did not come into
vogue until the Victorian period
over two hundred years later.
Therefore, despite the presence
of color, ensemble was made to
display the bride in appropriate
grandeur. The ensemble is then
able to remain accessible to the
modern eye while staying
historically accurate. The
ensemble is supported by a
Spanish Shape Farthingale and
Tudor Style corset. The
farthingale is a hoop-skirt-like
garment which fans out the
skirt. Unlike the cylindrical
shaped English or wheel
farthingale of the period, the
Spanish Farthingale is
cone-shaped. The Tudor style
corset is characterized by its
natural waist line and pointed
front panel, both of which are
meant to cinch in the waist and
elongate the appearance of the
torso. The ensemble is trimmed
to emphasize the silhouette and
line that were of fashion.
Accents at the armscyes and
shoulders flare out to create
the appearance of broad
shoulders. This is done to
contrast the waist-line, which
is also trimmed to highlight its
small circumference. Two lines
of trim run vertically along
both sides of the buttons, a
commonly used technique to
elongate the appearance of the
torso. Lastly, the neckline fans
up and out in a final display of
textile grandeur. |
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CAST
Lorrie
Fargo.............................Beatrice
Daniel
Wood..........................Benedick
Rosalynn
Le.................................Hero
Colin
Madison...........................Claudio
Josh Krupke.........................Don
Pedro
Mok Moser............Leonato/First
Watch
Matthew Gilbert........Don
John/Dogberry
Jalyn Green..............Balthaszar/Verges
Kris Hambrick.................Ursela/Conrad
Peter
Nolte..........Borachio/Friar
Francis
Erica Neils..................Margaret/Sexton
John
Clark.........Antonio/Second
Watch
James
Lynch......................Messenger
PRODUCTION TEAM
Corey
McDaniel........................Director
Kathryn Mesaros...........Stage
Manager
Janessa Styck..........Costume
Designer
Mark Chenovick...........Set
Designer/TD
Rob
Falk....................Lighting
Designer
Jen
Klos................Production
Manager |
