Antigone
(assistant designer)

Taylor Theatre
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
February, 1998
Scenic Design by Randall J. McMullen
Lighting Design by Laurie Powell
Costume Design by Jennifer Patrick
Directed by Be Boyd

Production Notes:
The decision to set this production of Antigone in a "pre-historic" time came from the director.  Given this, the costume designer came up with the designs for the main characters.  From there, she and I together draped fabric on the main characters and large chorus, making decisions for each person based on their body type and comfort level.  We used fake and real fur, leather and a variety of highly textured cotton fabrics.  Most of the costumes were held together with leather strapping and we also made "shoes" of thick leather and strapping for some of the characters.  Tiresias was an especially interesting look, as he was essentially wrapped in gauze (ultimately stitched together with a rear closure) and covered with layer upon layer of textured fabric.  We added bamboo to the fingers of one hand, which the actor used to accent his speech.  This show was a wonderful exploration of non-traditional draping and the use of texture.