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Short Update on "Servant of Two Masters"

Color is a huge factor for me in my design process. I can read the show, I can do the research, and I can get a general idea of what I want the characters to look like- but I need the color scheme to actually make progress. 

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For my current show, Servant of Two Masters, the director has set the time line (we're in 1952) and has set the way the show will go (think live TV set), but the set designer has the say so with color scheme. The director wanted vibrant and kitschy, think the Adams Family TV set in color (even though it was filmed in black and white). I for one am super excited, but I've been postponing sketching until I have the approved set colors. I have spoken with the director on characters and the generalizations for them, but I've only made lists and notes on what I think I'd like them to look like. Once I have the set colors I can figure out which characters are in which scenes with those different color schemes on set. Then I'll sketch some rough designs, discuss them with the director, make edits, and finalize them.

I plan on posting my rough sketches and the final ones to illustrate the process I go through with creating costumes for a show. I should have set colors by the end of the month and auditions for the show are towards the end of August. I'm hoping to have rough sketches in about 2 weeks and final ideas before auditions.This will mean that once we have the cast then I can start pulling pieces and seeing what actually needs constructed.
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