[NEohioPAL] Designing Theatrical Costumes & Costume Rendering at Weathervane

[Melanie YC Pepe]

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Contact: Melanie YC Pepe (330) 836-2626
www.WeathervanePlayhouse.com

Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane  *  Akron, Ohio  44313

Adult Theater Education
Summer Session, 2009

Designing Theatrical Costumes
Costume Rendering

Class info below!

Designing Theatrical Costumes
FOUR Saturdays, June 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. 
Instructor: Jasen J. Smith
Tuition: $80 
A beginner's class into the art of designing Theatrical costumes. 

Costume designers create the "look" of each character by designing clothes and accessories the actors will wear. Depending on the style and complexity of the show, costumes may be made, bought, remade from existing clothing or rented. The costume should reflect the personality of the characters in the script. 

The shapes, colors and textures that a costume designer chooses can make an immediate and powerful impact on the audience. Costumes can provide audiences with information about a character's occupation, social status, gender, age, sense of style and tendencies towards conformity or individualism. Costumes can reinforce the mood and style of the production, distinguish between major and minor characters, suggest relationships between characters, change an actor's appearance, suggest changes in character development and age AND be objects of beauty in their own right. The costumes in a production truly distinguish one character from another.  
This class will delve into the Theory of Costume Design, Costume History and Research resources and techniques. 

Costume Rendering
FOUR Saturdays, July 11, 18, 25 & August 1, 10:00 a.m. to noon. 
Instructor: Jasen J. Smith
Tuition: $80 
A beginner's class into drawing the costume design. 

Renderings are the drawing that costume designers create to show silhouette, period, seam lines, placement of trim and any costume accessories. In this class, students will learn to draw the human form, dress the human form and paint the final design.  Students will learn to use the Fashion Journalists rendering technique.  The class will also research historical periods and work on overall costume character design. Each student will need to purchase a watercolor pad, watercolors or water color pencils, a pencil and eraser.

Register by phone: 330-836-2626
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Online: www.weathervaneplayhouse.com
Space is limited so sign-up today!
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