That's a costume sketch that our illustrious scenic and costume designer, Lex Liang, has created for the character of Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy, played by Sofia Wilder.
We started rehearsing on Wednesday. It's wonderful to be back in the rehearsal room. This one is different, because there are only three actors. We are already discovering that the play is very much a character study, which allows us to nuance who these three people are as we watch them mature over a 25-year period of their life.
Seeing the vision that the costume designer has for the characters helps us find who they really are. And as you'll see in the upper left hand corner of the image, Lex has even provided fabric samples - because texture is just as important as color and style.
Corrie, our costume shop manager will now see if we have anything close to Lex's vision in our extensive costume stock and pull items that might work. When Lex arrives in town next week, he'll be able to choose from the many items that Corrie has pulled, and if nothing works then we start shopping or building costume pieces.
It is always fun to look at the original sketch and compare it to the costume that ends up on the stage. You can do the same, when you see a performance, starting September 12th.
--Scott
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