“Queen of the Night” costume sketch by grad student Hunter Dowell (M.F.A. Theatre/Design ’16). (Click to see the expand image)
Much of the magic on stage happens months before the show. Meadows takes a look inside the costume shop, where preparations are being made for TheMagic Flute opera starring Meadows music students.
Directed by Director of Opera Hank Hammett, with the Meadows Opera Orchestra conducted by Martha Raley Peak Endowed Centennial Chair Paul Phillips, The Magic Flute runs February 4-7 in the Bob Hope Theatre.
The finished garment will be worn by M.M. Voice grad student Alissa Roca.Dowell at work in the costume shop.Staff member Clarissa Clarke helps with the details by making labels for each costume. Each label includes the actor’s name.Several hours of planning and creation go in to each costume.Hank Hammett, director of The Magic Flute, center, with Associate Professor Sara Romersberger, right, discuss costume alterations with Costume Shop Manager Melissa Panzarello, left, and Dowell.Romersberger, Dowell and Panzarello (foreground) study the movement of the cast as they consider possible alterations to the costumes.
