Lend Me A Tenor-success!!!

The play is hilarious. The actors are amazingly good at bringing the crisp dialogue and farce to life.

The costumes, designed by students, are also fabulous. We used pieces that we had on our FOA and Thespian costume racks, where possible, but we had some designs created. The seamstresses at Dollar Days, Unity Trade and Xiu Yi helped transform two-dimensional drawings into real costumes.

Bellhop by Haeri Kim



Diana, evening, by Rozette Bunao



Diana, day, by Helen Choi



Mr. Saunders by Rozette Bunao



Maria Merelli by Donna Monton



Maggie, evening, by Allison Madamba



Maggie, day, by Rochelle Dimipilis



Tito Merelli, day, by Donna Monton



Tito as Otello by Lara Lleva



You can see more photos of LEND ME A TENOR in rehearsal at the student competition site here.

350. Saipan Theatre News

Saipan Theatre News--As in, live theatre, produced by the Friends of the Arts.

MY FAIR LADY is scheduled for presentation on April 30, May 1, and May 2 at the Multi-Purpose Center.

I've been busy "designing costumes" for the production! Yeah, I know. A bit of a stretch for me. Especially since I'm a lousy artist. But just as a preview, here are my costume renderings for the show--some of which will be used (and some of which will not).

Eliza the flower seller

Maid(s) in the Henry Higgins household.

Eliza's "student" clothes

Ladies at Ascot

Eliza at Ascot

Lady's ball gown

Eliza's ball gown

Mrs. Higgins--ball gown; "tea" dress

Eliza's "leaving" suit

MY FAIR LADY is a costume-heavy show, and this is my small bit. Obviously, there are a lot more costumes that I have nothing to do with... (the men, for example. They will have clothes in the show, honestly.)

I've also helped with hats, hats, and more hats!

We are having a lot of [fill in the adjective] getting ready. Hope you all will come and see it.

Great music. Great story. Great fun.

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