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Costume Design for a Production of The Coast of Illyria

Priebe, Rebekah Elisabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461249481

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2016, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Theatre.
Abstract For the completion of my Master of Fine Arts degree in Costume Design, I designed the costumes for the theatrical production of The Coast of Illyria by Dorothy Parker and Ross Evans, adapted by Jennifer Schlueter and Cece Bellomy. The production was performed in April 2016 in the Thurber Theatre in the Drake Performance and Event Center and was directed by Shilarna Stokes. The play is set in the early 1800s and uses historical literary figures such as Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge as some of the characters. Due to the nature of the play, I researched the time period as well as the people present as characters in order to give an accurate representation. Because these are not contemporary figures, it is still vital to give the audience a believable image of these well-known British Romantic writers. While some audience members might be familiar with these writers and some might not, I strove to provide a snapshot of each character to enhance the audience’s knowledge. Another challenge that was presented by this play is showing the mental, physical, and emotional decline of Charles Lamb, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Mary Lamb. This change occurs between Acts Two and Three, giving the actors a limited amount of time to make a complete physical change. I worked with the director to use the costumes and makeup to develop the look of a person in a declining state. All of the elements together informed the design of my costumes to create a cohesive, time-period conscious design, while staying true to the nature of the characters.
Kristine Kearney (Advisor)
Jennifer Schlueter (Committee Member)
Shilarna Stokes (Committee Member)
Mary Tarantino (Committee Member)
139 p.
British and Irish Literature; Design; Fine Arts; Literature; Performing Arts; Theater; Theater Studies
costume design; theatrical design; adaptation; Regency clothing; Regency costume; British Romantic writers; English literature; theatre; performing arts; fine arts

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  • Priebe, R. E. (2016). Costume Design for a Production of The Coast of Illyria [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461249481

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Priebe, Rebekah. Costume Design for a Production of The Coast of Illyria. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461249481.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Priebe, Rebekah. "Costume Design for a Production of The Coast of Illyria." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461249481

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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