Plaid Tidings
Delaware Theatre Company
Directed by Matt Silva
Scenic Design by Roman Tatarowicz
Costume Design by Richard St. Clair
Lighting Design by Allysandra Docherty
Production Photos by Mark Urban
Directed by Matt Silva
Scenic Design by Roman Tatarowicz
Costume Design by Richard St. Clair
Lighting Design by Allysandra Docherty
Production Photos by Mark Urban
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The biggest challenge with this production was finding and purchasing matching plaid jackets and plaid pants for a cast of vastly different sized actors. Finding plaid jackets for purchase with a large enough pattern to read across the footlights was also necessary. The current trend in menswear is to cut very tight and close to the body (look at any newscaster these days!) Luckily, with all my experience in tailoring menswear, I was able to rebuild 3 of 4 jackets, adding in extra inches in chests and biceps as needed. I also built and added black silk satin shawl lapels to turn the jackets in to 1960s inspired formal jackets. Lots of work, but the end result was very handsome.
The biggest challenge with this production was finding and purchasing matching plaid jackets and plaid pants for a cast of vastly different sized actors. Finding plaid jackets for purchase with a large enough pattern to read across the footlights was also necessary. The current trend in menswear is to cut very tight and close to the body (look at any newscaster these days!) Luckily, with all my experience in tailoring menswear, I was able to rebuild 3 of 4 jackets, adding in extra inches in chests and biceps as needed. I also built and added black silk satin shawl lapels to turn the jackets in to 1960s inspired formal jackets. Lots of work, but the end result was very handsome.
