#contemporary plays

[maplezbacon]

just thought id post some of the creative process behind the design of my characters costume, child in eurydice (by the wonderful sarah ruhl)

↑↑↑ since it's already been a couple of weeks into rehearsal by that point & the fact that the cast have creative freedom of their characters design, i created a sort of inspo board (made from images found on Pinterest) and showed it to the director & costume designer. they not only loved the fact i created a board but also loved the designs i had in mind.

ive researched other productions and wanted to do something different from the cartoonish cap, oversized shorts, suspenders, & high socks i often saw. eurydice takes place in the 40-60s era and my vision of the character was an unsettling uncanny sailor boy. the child is the same person, or more so a different side of the same coin, as the interesting man. apparently they both had envisioned for the man to have a navy suit so the sailor boy coupled w that fit perfectly. it sort of gave off a " the grown up " version vibe. Now with a more concrete design, our costume designer went online shopping and personally asked us what we'd like to purchase :D

First Photo — First draft, it's out of view but my pants were on the floor and the sweater vest seen on me was tight >_<

Second Photo — The Final <3 All the pieces were sewn so that they'd still be a little oversized but not on the floor. Gold Buttons were added & I got a cute collar n_n The shoes were found in our theaters infamous " hot box " and it took me hours to find the full pair.

I was also given freedom on what to do with my makeup! I'm already somewhat experienced in theatre makeup & was able to do it myself. I used a brown eyeliner to draw / accentuate the aegyo and widen my eyes with a white pencil to make me look 👁️‍🗨️👁️‍🗨️ like I was always staring in awe. I used a liquid cool pink blush to exaggerate the redness of my nose and the apples of my cheeks. I then used a brown liner to draw upper corners of my mouth to make it look like I was always smiling. The result was. Uncanny. Very uncanny valley. My cast members were very put off by it XD (success!) For the 'manchild' scene, I used some contour and power to darken my features and look similar to my counterpart. I even slathered a fake stubble / 5 O Clock shadow on!

I did NOT need to write that much but I love the creative process behind every decision in theatre, and I'm glad we were given a lot of freedom with our characters design. Being able to express our vision allowed a very whimsical production and im overall super happy with the show. I'm so grateful to be able to contribute my ideas like this. I love my silly creepy LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD tricycle riding freak.

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[morningsaidthemoon]

Excerpt from The Song of Roland, translated by Norma Lorre Goodrich (Medieval Myths)

[lia-serrano]

©Lía Serrano

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Shaun Tan - "Cicada" 🇦🇺

....(born 1974) is an Australian artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for The Lost Thing, a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. Other books he has written and illustrated include The Red Tree and The Arrival.

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#surreal #surrealart #surrealism #surrealismartcommunity #popsurrealism #popsurrealist #popsurreal #surrealist #surrealista #surrealistic #lowbrowart #weirdart #lowbrowartist #surrealisme #surreal_art #surrealismo #surrealpainting #newcontemporary #lowbrowpopsurrealists

GUTZ by Warlord Colossus, Teddy Slugz 🎧

[sweatermuppet]

from low visibility by francine j harris, published in play dead

[Text ID: I have light in my mouth. I hunger you. /End ID]

[seagull-scribbles]

Love her even though I’m not supposed to ❤️ she keeps me up

[disease]

"ACE OF SPADES, KING, QUEEN, & JACK" DERRICK ADAMS // 2015 [(4) screenprints with gold leaf | 30 1/16 × 22 1/16"]

[luckycl0ve]

drink up baby, stay up all night

the things you could do, you won't but you might

[artthatremindsmeofhannibalnbc]

Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen, Fusion, 2019 Oil on wood

https://jdmalat.com/artists/henrik-a-uldalen/

[miamaimania]

Emilio Jiménez's 'Shadows and Plants #2': A dance of light and foliage. Can you see where the natural world ends and the man-made begins?

[marejadilla]

Francine Van Hove, "La Fleur de vin (The Flower of Wine)", 1996, oil on canvas. B. 1942, Saint-Mandé, Seine, France.

[niteshade925]

By the group A-Play/一奏器乐派. The second half is inspired by the traditional pipa piece "Ambush from Ten Sides"/十面埋伏.

This is a version of Ambush from Ten Sides by artist Liu Dehai, for people who are interested:

[1lifeinspired]

Small Colorful Kitchen with Patterned Floor - Town & Country Living

[lia-serrano]

Fake Flowers / self-portrait.

© Lía Serrano

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„E-Motion“

Nudes Motion of Life is a new series of Japanese Shinichi Maruyama. His photographs in motion capturing the movements of the human body can enhance the beauty of the skin while guessing nudity

#photography #photooftheday #photo #photographer #photoshoot #nature #picoftheday #love #naturephotography #travel #photographylovers #beautiful #travelphotography #art #landscape #godsowncountry #portrait #photos #portraitphotography

U Can Dance by DJ Hell, Bryan Ferry 🎧

[pearl-plays-piano]

Incognito (Jazz Nocturne)

Jason Sifford