A Rose By Any Other Name

One of the exciting (and annoying) aspects of a theater career is the constant change in venue. Very few performers or crew stay in one place for longer then a couple of years. We are season workers for the most part so our contracts run primarily from August through May or May through July if you're working summer stock. Performers are less lucky, if they aren't part of a regular company then they work on a by show basis. The same can be said for a designer although it's easier to juggle more then one show at a time if you aren't doing 8 performances a week. ;-P

That being explained here is the downside. Unless you're Brad Pitt, George Clooney or Meryl Streep, you aren't making big money. In fact living off of a theater wage is being pretty close to poverty. So how do we fill up every waking moment with enough work to do what we love and still eat? OVER-HIRE!!!!

Over-hire is a limited contract with a theater company, independent shop, etc. that lasts a few weeks to ensure the show gets up and running. For My Fair Lady we have two lovely ladies doing over-hire. One is the fabulous Mary, best known for her act with Sharpies, and the other who we bid fair farewell to this past Friday was Rose our crafts person.

In her honer we had a "High Tea" with the hats that had been built for the show. And since at heart all costumers LOVE dress up... we can only that it was great way to relax after a week of fittings and The Dreaded Designer "D".

BTW: The due date for ALL costumes to be done for Mt Fair Lady is the 9th which in case you can't count is 5 days away! Great... Wish us luck!

WE LOVE VSC!!!!!!!

Photos: Justin in his Easter Bonnet
Meg IS the queen, why do you question?
The Costume Shop of VSC - Jeni, Justin, Mary, Rose, ME, and Meg