Costume

  • Mundane colors: black, white, khaki, gray
  • Sammy Costcas: full black attire in contrast to her colorful mind
    • Deliberate attempt to highlight her colorful thoughts (synesthesia)
  • From civilian clothing to professional attire (lab coat)
  • Overall, costumes aren’t elaborate; colors are kept simple as to not overshadow the words and actions that are central to the storyline

 

When the three main leads first stepped out onto the stage, I was a little bewildered by how simple their attire was. Afterwards, I realized that the simplicity of the street clothes and the colors is a deliberate attempt to highlight the complexity of Sammy and the other synesthetes’ minds. The director intentionally kept their costumes simple, so that the colorful flow of words is the main focus of the play. It is a clever decision on the director’s part, and personally, I feel that this is the best approach because had their costumes been elaborate and colorful, the depth of the characters’ speech would be lost.