By Jen Silverman, The Caird- Black Box Studio, RWCMD, 2022
Director: Claire Brown
Set and Costume Designer: Eve Wilson
Lighting Designer: Yasmin Alayoubi
Sound Designer: Georgina Nobbs
Photographer:Kirsten McTernan
Five different women named Betty collide at the intersection of anger, sex, and the “thea-tah.”(CONCORD THEATRICALS)
TO ENERGISE THE PIECE CLAIRE WANTED TO INTRODUCE AN ALL FEMALE ROCK BAND TO BE PRESENT AND PLAYING MUSIC THROUGH OUT THE PIECE, MEANING WE FELT IT RIGHT TO LEAN INTO A GIG THEATRE AESTHETIC AND THE BOILER ROOM NATURE OF THE BLACK BOX STUDIO.
PROCESS
DEVELOPMENTAL DRAWINGS AND RESEARCH IN TO THE AESTHETICS OF FEMINISM AND FEMINIST PUNK BANDS, CAPTURING THE PLAYS SENSE OF REVOLT.
TO REACH AN ENERGETIC OUTCOME FOR THE FLOOR I DANCED AROUND IN BLACK PAINT BEFORE COLLAGING THE SHAPES THIS MADE TOGETHER WITH CONTEXTUAL IMAGES OF ZEBRA CROSSINGS AND NEW YORK EXPRESSIONISM.
AUTO-CAD DRAWINGS
MODEL
COSTUME DRAWINGS
REHEARSAL DRAWINGS
FINAL PHOTOS