This Month in Theatre History
A non-theatrical venture by John Wilkes Booth, a Tupac musical, the founding of a legendary Off-Broadway company, a global Latin festival, and more.
All Stories About costume design
Qween Jean: Leading With Love in a Time of Awakening
For this New York City-based costume designer and trans activist, artistry and protest are intertwined.
The Silent Voice of the Costume Designer
What do costumes look like, and mean, without a story? With the pandemic limiting access to actors, six Northwestern MFA costume candidates were asked by professors Ana Kuzmanic and Linda Roethke to explore this question.
Productions on ‘HOLD,’ a Web Home Designed to Look Back and Forward
A new site celebrates the designs for canceled productions and offers a peek behind the scenes.
Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene: It’s All Interwoven
How one costume designer is working for change through her chosen medium.
What Clothes After Closure? 4 Young Designers Have Some Ideas
Willa Kim Scholarship recipients are using it to supplement their costume design skills, from watercolor painting to digital rendering.
How Willa Kim Stretched and Shaped Costume Design
The acclaimed designer, who worked on more than 200 productions in a 7-decade career, was known for sculpting her work on actors’ and dancers’ bodies.
Costume Designer: Toni-Leslie James
Her students keep her young, she says, as she balances new jobs, Broadway productions, and regional work.
Various Stages of Dress
Costume designers, who spend their lives clothing fictional characters, tell us what they’re wearing (and why).
