For The Music Man, I served as the draper for the character of Marian. The two builds for her was the dress she wore to the bridge in Act II, pictured above, and the tailored jacket and skirt seen below. I also constructed her gown and my first
Marian’s top of Act I look. Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
This is a photograph from the mock-up fitting. Overall, it went well. There were not any changes to the skirt. The jacket front needed to be opened a bit more towards the hem. The biggest change was the sleeves were not right at all. They were
Side view of the jacket and skirt mock-up. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
For the mock-up of the dress, there were not any changes. The finished gown was going to have multiple layers of satin and a poly sheer so I used an peach lace we had in the shop with the muslin fabric to create the mock-up. This was a great time
Side view of mock-up of dress. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Back view of mock-up of dress. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Front view of the fabric fitting of jacket and skirt. Here you can see the mock-up of the sleeve. You can see better in the side view how much better this one works. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Side view of fabric fitting of jacket and skirt. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Back view of fabric fitting of jacket and skirt. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Front view of the fabric fitting for the dress. Since there were no changes to the muslin, this went smoothly. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Back view of the fabric fitting for the dress. Photograph by Grace Cochran Keenan.
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
Photograph by Porthouse Theatre.
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