The Pillowman
My first assignment working at Amherst College after graduation was to design costumes for a production of The Pillowman. I was given relatively free reign on the design and really had a blast putting it together. It is the story of a story-teller in a police-run dictatorship (and lots more). Our production had puppets play the children’s parts and the 3 sets of parents in the stories were portrayed in mask by the actors playing the police. One of the biggest challenges was working with the quick changes that resulted from this casting while producing distinct looks for the different characters. Thanks in large part to our competent backstage dressers, I think we did manage to pull it off… so to speak.
