You Can’t Take It With You (2016)
Costume Design – Adams State University Theatre
Full Production Description:
A classic American comedy requiring a rich palette of character-specific period costumes, balancing eccentric family members with more formal external characters. Designs emphasized 1930s silhouettes, texture variation, and comedic exaggeration.
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- Pattern drafting for period menswear and dresses
- Use of Juki industrial sewing machines and hand finishing
- Wig styling for elderly and bohemian characters
- Costume plots and dressing charts with student team
- Sourcing vintage fabrics and accessory replication
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- Developed strong collaboration between the costume and prop teams
- Prioritized quick-change logistics and heat management for understage areas
- Focused on costume as storytelling—each look reflected character values and clashes
