I'm knee deep in tech rehearsals on the two Shakespeare repertory shows right now, so today i've got a fortuitous guest post by my friend Trystan, who works as a writer/editor at Yahoo! by day and a historical costumer by nights-and-weekends. She originally wrote this piece aimed at an audience of reenactment costumers and bloggers who write about ( Read more... )

First up, i'd like to mention that I'll be participating in the post-show Talkback event for the opening night of I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me By a Young Lady From Rwanda on Wednesday night ( Read more... )

It's the time of year when we start getting lots of inquiries from prospective applicants to the graduate program, people beginning to express interest and book visits and so forth.

Many readers come across this blog while doing their own research on applying to costume programs, thanks to my series of FAQ posts on topics related to graduate ( Read more... )

TheatreFace is a new networking site for professional, educational, and community theatre, sponsored by Stage Directions Magazine. It's got all the usual social networking features like a blog section, a profile page, a "friends list," etc., and the option to join and create communities and groups.

Stagecraft Exchange, launched by UNC graduate ( Read more... )

It's not really appropriate to add to my ongoing list of millinery design and production text reviews, because it's an art book, but i have to mention The Hat Book by Rodney Smith, because i thought, "Some of my readership would LOVE this ( Read more... )

It's that time of year when i talk about portfolios ( Read more... )

It's been a little while since i did an Ask LaBricoleuse entry, and since it is generally that time of year when those who are applying to bachelors and graduate programs and summer-stock theatres are getting together their portfolios, i thought this might be useful. It didn't actually come from a privately-emailed query, but was spawned by a more ( Read more... )