Dollhouse Rebecca Gilman

The University of Houston’s Production

Presented by: Michelle Liverman, Alicia Perkins, Omolola Areago, Kiera Duffie

Costume Design• In our production of Dollhouse , I want the characters to be dressed modernly. I envisioned Nora as a modern

housewife, but I also want to throw in elements of black into Nora’s wardrobe to show her mischievous secretive side. I also want to highlight Nora’s greed with elements of green in her wardrobe. Nora has a two sides to her personality. She is the good housewife who cares for her husband, Terry, but she also likes to shop and has secrets of her own that she has to cover up. I want to show this character’s personality through her wardrobe and makeup. I would also have price tags hanging from Nora’s arms, and sticking out of her pockets to further show her shopping tendencies.

Director

Director

Costume Design• As I mentioned in the previous slide, I want the characters to be dressed modernly. I

want their wardrobe to business casual and to show a little wealth. For their wardrobe I would have the characters dressed in grey and black and white, very dull colors. Each of the characters in this play have some hidden secrets and I wanted to portray that with the characters by dressing them in grey monotone clothing.

• In our play I envision modern, intimate lighting to capture one of the main characters, Nora, personal flair. I wanted to choose lighting that would match some of her erratic actions in the play, especially the scene where she is dancing to the soundtrack of Flash dance dressed as Madonna in front of Pete and Terry. I see the lighting to include unique shapes/patterns and the brightness that can contribute to the overall feeling of the play

• I also want to capture the sometimes gloomy mood that came with the problems each character was having such as the blackmail between Nora and Raj, and the final scene where Nora and Terry have their heated scene. There are some scenes in the play where I envision much darker lighting to capture the rest of the moods throughout the play.

Light Design

Light Design

• To capture some of the darker moods I wanted to darken the lighting. Not only did I want to darken it a bit, I also wanted to add some dark blue hues. With the blue lighting, I think it allows the play to remain intimate but allows for the mystery and a sense of urgency the play possesses. The lighting will do a great job to help express the more draining moments in the play.

Set Design

Set Design