Visual Poetry: Insight on the Approach to the Costume World
Costumes are more than just clothes at Seattle Shakespeare, Mary Poppins descends on 5th Avenue, and Seattle Rep celebrates the bounty of the season.
Jocelyne Fowler, the costume designer of Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Love’s Labor’s Lost discusses the process behind creating a visual representation through costumes…
When approaching the visual world of Love’s Labor’s Lost, I wanted to evoke timelessness, fantasy and charm while bringing each character distinctly to life. I wanted to give a heightened sense to the world of the play, and create a fun and lighthearted aesthetic to support the beauty of the language and its comedic style.
For the upper class characters — the King, the Princess, and their friends — I designed the costumes to show softness and elegance through the strategic use of color, pattern, and fabric choices. They are all dressed in pastel shades, and the fabrics are lightweight with softness and flow. Each character’s costume complements their counterparts. I also chose to use motifs of nature — florals, bees and butterflies — in the visuals of each romantic couple’s costumes. The images of nature further emphasize the delicate nature of the upper class as well as the outdoorsy setting…
On the Stage
A spoonful of sugar, a dash of wicked magic, a sorrowful requiem, and a passionate soul singer…this week is full of fun and fervor.
Mary Poppins
Theatre | The 5th Avenue Theatre
Now – December 29 | Tickets
With a spoonful of sugar, Mary Poppins flies across the stage in a brand-new production just for The 5th Avenue Theatre audiences. Precocious children Michael and Jane Banks have exhausted every nanny—that is, until Mary Poppins drops in on a strange breeze.
More Events
- Wicked | Broadway at The Paramount | Now – December 1 | View the Program
- Legally Blonde | Village Theatre Issaquah | Now – December 22 | View the Program
- Fauré Requiem | Seattle Symphony | November 23
- Marc Cohn | Tacoma Arts Live | November 24
Next Line
The holiday season is ramping up with ticket deals and Kringle-tastic events.
- Seattle Rep introduces the Players Pack: one voucher = one seat. The Players Pack includes four ticket vouchers that can be used for any show in Seattle Rep's 2024/25 mainstage season. Use them for yourself, or bring friends and use multiple at once, or gift the whole pack for the holidays.
- Let your imagination run wild at Kringle’s Inventionasium. Meet quirky characters, design your own puppet in the Invention Lab, and even meet with Mr. Kringle himself in an evening of whimsy and wonder. Arts meets STEM at this event starting November 30 through December 24.
