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For this project, my padlet will illustrate my journey of being a costume designer for the play, The Crucible.

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The play I decided to choose was the infamous play of “The Crucible.” This play production goes in detail about how it is centered on the Salem Witch Trials. As it tells the story of a village that is involved in a witch hunt. The community people living in Salem, Massachusetts are all in a constant fear as rumors keep spreading surrounding witchcraft.

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Costume designers' main target is to make the actors feel connected to their roles. Therefore, as a costume designer it is my job to create a costume that will merge the actors into their characters as a whole.

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The budget I have gathered for this play would be around 300,000. This is typically the  standard amount for a broadway show. For this being my budget, it is my job to manage the funds efficiently. Meaning that  I would most certainly stay within my price range  that way I can manage all my necessary funds. Funds which include: fabric, accessories, shoes, textured clothing pieces, etc.

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My role as a costume designer comes with many responsibilities. I have to draft a costume chart, determine the number of costumes that are needed for the play, sketch a silhouette for each costume, create a color scheme for the production, draft and supply a costume plate for each costume, choose different fabrics and accessories that fit the costumes, and supervise the construction and fitting of all the costumes that are in the production. All of my responsibilities are significant to the play, as it helps establish on what works well together for the show. Costume designers are one of the most personal visual elements on a stage. The costumes that are worn by the performers display to the audience that both the actors and costume are integrated as it makes up the character fully. Fundamentally, with details of being a costume designer the costumes that are constructed overall help the audience understand that there is certainly a connection between the actors playing the characters in a play.

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In order to be a successful costume designer, the approach I took for created these costumes was to do heavy research from the historical time period. The Crucible, is historically inspired by the times during the Salem Witch Trials, circa 1692 in contemporary America. Therefore, my research consisted of exploring the history of life in 1692 and studying the clothing pieces that people wore. For example, women during this time period often wore clothing pieces that had fabrics linen, so they wore long linen dresses with long sleeves, skirts, stockings, petticoats, aprons, and caps. The males during this time wore essentially the same fabrics, textures, and colors. The men wore white linen shirts with dark trousers, jackets. As for footwear, both men and women wore leather boots and shoes.

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This play is important to produce because it shines light of American drama. The Crucible serves the audience of all the struggles that townspeople encountered and struggled with in Salem, Massachusetts. I believe the greater importance of this play is to shine light that individuals should be more serene and mindful during such crisis that comes their way.

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This the costume I have put together for the character of Giles Corey. He is essentially one of the noble characters in my production. Corey is old and wise man who represents strength. The town people are quite entirely intimidated by him, due to the fact of him being so smart and very aware of the things that go around Salem.

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With being very considerate of the directors vision, I would like to keep my vision consistent and make no major changes. Being that this is my first ever production working as a costume designer. I would not like to make any errors that can essentially take an effect on the directors work.

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Above is the costume I have designed for Elizabeth Proctor. It is known that she is John Proctors wife. Elizabeths character is described as caring and very moral. After Elizabeth finds out about John and Abigails affair, she tries her best to work out her marriage. However, in the end she has feelings and can not fully trust John again.

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Above is my ideal costume for the character Mary Warren. Mary is the servant John and Elizabeth Proctor, after Abigail was fired for having an affair with John. Mary is also a part of the girl group that is being accused for being witches and practicing witchcraft in the woods. Her character is portrayed as a naive and scared girl who is always drawn to drama.

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Above is the ideal Costume I have designed for the character of John Proctor. He is essentially the main character of my production. His character revolves him in the central drama, being that he is closely connected to the rest of the casted characters. Proctor is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor, the former adulterous lover of Abigail Williams, etc. He is very known by the town people of Salem, Massachusetts.

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Abigail Williams is the niece of one of the reverends in Salem. All eyes are on her throughout the town. Word has spread about her affair with John Proctor, accusations are circling around saying that she is the main leader of her troubled friend group of witches.

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Costume Designer: A Further Understanding

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Costume Designer: A Further Understanding

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This video gives a well and detailed explanation as for the themes and aesthetics of the play, The Crucible.

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The Crucible - Meet The Costume Designer

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This video presents examples of the costumes that are used in my play just to give my audience and spectators better insight of what I wanted my actors to wear.

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The Crucible - Rent these great costumes for your production!

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This is Reverend Hales costume. He is a so called "expert" in witch craft and witch hunting. In the beginning of the play, Hale is on the hunt to try and capture the essence of having power over assumes witches. However, towards the end he transforms his perspective on the whole spectacle and realizes that there are no witches in the town of Salem.

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For my work in costume designing, my main motive and goal for the production is to give my audience something to remember. I would like them to have notice the details and elements that made the exposure of the play very organized and authentic. Meaning that I want them to know how much effort was put into constructing the right outfits that fit the time period of the play as well as picking the right details that fit the clothing such as colors, fabrics, textures, accessories, etc.

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All in all, this Padlet shows my interpretation of being a costume designer and working on a very popular production. Throughout this project, I came across such interesting and fascinating concepts. The ideas that were introduced to me while working really intrigued me on to further explore this role as a costume designer. This project played a significant role to me as an artist because before this assignment I had never really played much thought on how much work and effort real costume designer put into productions. In the end, I enjoyed doing this project because I was able to play around and explore the world of designers art.

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Abigail Williams-
http://stagemangerportfolio.blogspot.com/p/designs.html

John Proctor-
http://stagemangerportfolio.blogspot.com/p/designs.html

Reverend Hale-
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/rev-hale--60587557468426178/

Mary Warren-
https://www.deviantart.com/froggy-spaztastic/art/Mary-Warren-Costume-Design-127216371

Elizabeth Proctor-
http://stagemangerportfolio.blogspot.com/p/designs.html

Giles Corey-
https://broadwaycostumes.com/sample-show-list/crucible/