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FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE

by Lynn Nottage

COSTUME DESIGN / COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - 2023

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

FABULATION, 2023, MFA Directing Thesis, Columbia University, Tanasia Lewis (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Zhiwei Ma (General Manager), Abigail Mariela Williams-Joseph (Producer), Eszter Zador (PSM), Fuyuan Zheng (ASM), Hunter Lowdon (Company Manager, Laura Valenti (Scenic Design), Adrienne Miikelle (Lighting Design), Bennett Lin (Sound Design), Oscar Escobedo (Props Design), Jaime Goodwin (Projection Design)

INTIMATE APPAREL

by Lynn Nottage

COSTUME DESIGN / SILVERTHORNE THEATRE COMPANY, 2023

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

INTIMATE APPAREL, 2023, Silverthorne Theatre Company, Jasmine Brooks (Director), Cate Alston (Costume Design), Sharon Weyers (PSM), Kyle Boatwright (Sound Design), Elisa Gonzales (Dialect Coach), John Iverson (Technical Director), Ezekiel Baskin (Lighting Design), Fig Leferve (Intimacy Choreographer), Michael Garcia (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Gina Kaufmann (Producer, Co-Scenic Design), Liza Grace Mastrototaro (Costume Supervisor), Sara Bunn (Quiltmaker)

Photos by: Frank Aronson

PLAYING THE OTHER

2nd year MFA acting students

COSTUME DESIGN / SCENOGRAPHY - THE NEW SCHOOL, 2022

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

PLAYING THE OTHER, 2022, School of Drama, The New School, Dael Orlandersmith (Faculty/Facilitator), Jim Nicola (Faculty/Facilitator), Cate Alston (Scenographer), Elizabeth M. Stewart (Lighting), Harper Williams (Sound), Kiara Luna (Stage Manager), Olivia Ragan (Assistant Stage Manager)

Photography by Nathaniel Johnston Photography

INTO THE WOODS

by stephen sondheim and james lapine

COSTUME DESIGN SENIOR THESIS - UALBANY, 2019