twelfth night

For our fall show, I was cast as Viola, Shakespeare’s heroine who takes on a masculine disguise as Cesario to gain employment with the hopeless romantic Count Orsino.

In attempts to woo a lady for the Count, Viola/Cesario finds themselves involved in a complex love triangle that blossoms from mistaken identities.

In designing Illyria, our director sought to create a timeless, haute couture world anchored by two distinct “houses.”

ORSINO: bright, light, feminine, pastel and playful

OLIVIA: dark, goth and brooding

Although acting in this production, my previous costume construction experience made me the “go-to” technician when less than a week before opening night, the crew still had “nothing” for Orsino. In addition to creating a signature look for the Count, I also took on sourcing and dyeing Olivia’s wedding gown using a turkey fryer for the final scene.

Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare

production team

• director - Donny Covington

• technical director - Alexis Suggitt

• set design - Carter LeBlanc

• lighting design - Conner Shear

• makeup design - Allie Moore

• costume design - Ebunoluwa Adegbite

• costume technician: Vivian Steele

• sound design - Kennedy Gipson & Julianna Boudreaux

• props master - Rebecca Pruitt

featured photography by Brandon Wilson Photography