Final Night to View “The Underpants”
Saturday is the FINAL DAY to catch “The Underpants” at the Picketwire Center. We look forward to seeing you at the show!
Tickets available at picketwireplayers.org/tickets. Want a discount? Purchase a season ticket package and save!
Meet the Cast – Heather Pidcock-Reed:
-Tell us a bit about your character. “I’m playing Louise. She is a bored, frustrated housewife who has an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. This incident draws the attention of two men who show up and make her life more exciting.”
-What have you enjoyed about doing this show? “I think that this is the first show that I’ve done where I have laughed until I cried multiple times during rehearsal. People should come and see this show because it is hilarious.”
Meet the costumers of “The Underpants”
Costumes play an enormous role in transporting the audience to the time and place of a show. Collectively costumers Debra Owen, Lorene Marez and Rebecca Ayala have worked on transporting theatergoers to memorable places such as the Land of Oz, dust bowl-stricken California, Wonderland, Never Never Land, and 1800s London to name a few.
Owen stated, “costumes add to what the actors are already doing. I feel that costumes can help performers get deeper into their characters and support them in their portrayals.” “Costumes bring the stage to life,” added Ayala. Picketwire is an all-volunteer, non-profit theater. This translates to having a very modest budget for shows, including the costuming budget.
“The Underpants” is set in the Edwardian time period, so there are some historic requirements for this show. How do you deal with these challenges? “I love to recreate costumes from clothing that no one is ever going to wear,” stated Ayala. Marez stated “it is an enjoyable challenge to use what you already have. You have to use your imagination to see the potential of items in the costuming area.”
Can the audience expect to see period accurate costumes? “Yes! We have thought in detail about the fashion from this time period and selected and created pieces that fit,” stated Owen. “I have always loved and been intrigued by studying fashion history. This has been a fun project because we have been able to work on bringing comedy to the straight-laced Edwardian Time period,” stated Ayala.
Photo caption: Debra Owen, Rebecca Ayala, Lorene Marez
